Virtually every industry organization representing pilots has joined in a request for the FAA and NTSB to discontinue their recent work involving anonymous drug testing for pilots. From the start of the letter: On behalf of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Allied Pilots Association (APA), Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA), Experimental … [Read more...]
Jack Johnson, Texas Skyways Founder, Dies at 87
Texas Skyways founder and president Jack Johnson, who in 2013 received the prestigious FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, died on April 8 in Boerne, Texas. Johnson was 87. Texas Skyways (www.txskyways.com), a full service aviation company, offers engine and propeller upgrades for better speed and climb performance on Cessna aircraft, models 180 through 210. The company … [Read more...]
Airforms Gets Approvals for Cessna 208/208B Door Hinge Halves
Adding to their growing list of FAA Approved products available in support of the world’s Cessna Caravan fleets, Airforms, Inc. has announced FAA PMA Approval for door hinge halves for Cessna 208 & 208B aircraft. The hinges are approved in two configurations – standard hinge halves and hinge halves with replaceable bushings installed. Airforms’ Steve Hunter explains, “As … [Read more...]
Cessna Owner Magazine May 2019
May 2019 What's inside ... 8 Featured Plane Cessna Skymaster: World’s Safest Piston Twin? By Bill Cox 16 Avionics uAvionix and the “Beacons” By Bob Hart 22 skyBeacon Installation Tips & Tricks By Rocky Landsverk 28 Sky Talk Float Planes and Insurance By Scott “Sky” Smith 32 Flight Review It’s Flight Review Time Again By Scott Sherer 36 Airtext Offers … [Read more...]
Textron Service Bulletin Alert: Check Master Control Unit Wire Harness
Textron is telling owners of certain models to check the serial number of their Master Control Unit because some of them will need a replacement wire harness. Models and serial numbers affected: MODELS & SERIAL NUMBERS 172S 172S12111, 172S12116, 172S12118, 172S12120, 172S12124, 172S12126, 172S12128, 172S12129, 172S12133, 172S12134, 172S12135, 172S12136, … [Read more...]