| |
Peerless Electronics
E-Commerce Store Now Open!
Peerless Electronics Inc. has been supplying switches, circuit
breakers, relays, splices, shrink tubing and connectors to many of the
world's largest aerospace manufacturers since 1945! We are
an authorized stocking distributor for Sensata
Klixon™, Honeywell S&C (including Hobbs &
MicroSwitch™), Eaton, OTTO, Leach, TE Connectivity (including
AMP™ and Raychem™) and more! Our e-commerce store features
spec sheets, photos, movies and one-stop shopping for your aerospace
electrical component needs.
To shop now, click here.
| | |
| |
RUSSIAN
AIRLINER EVADES MISSILES
Russia has ordered its airlines to
avoid Syrian airspace after a charter airliner with 159 passengers and
eight crew aboard escaped a possible missile attack Monday. Russia Today quoted Interfax as saying the the
Nordwind Airlines A320, on a flight from an Egyptian resort to Kazan in
Tatarstan, was over the mountains of Syria when the crew spotted the
launch of two ground-to-air missiles and took evasive action. The
missiles reportedly exploded "very close" to the airliner at about
30,000 feet, but it was not damaged. The crew then asked ATC for a
higher altitude and continued the trip at 33,000. More...
747
CRASH CAUGHT ON DASH CAM
 An American-owned
Boeing 747-400 operated by National Air Cargo crashed on takeoff from
Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Monday killing all seven people aboard.
Dash cam video (click through) shows the aircraft climbing before
it apparently pitches up and stalls. [Warning: The video is graphic and
my disturb some readers.] The pilot appears to have initiated a recovery
but runs out of altitude and the aircraft pancakes in a huge fireball.
Various theories on the cause of the crash have been advanced but so far
the only one backed up with evidence is that weather might have played a
role. More...
|
| |
Experience Aviation and the
World of Sound with
Sennheiser BlueStage
Download Sennheiser's new magazine app for the iPad at no cost
and dive right into a new and interactive way to experience the world of
sound. In the aviation issue, the high art of aerobatics features
alongside the high art of plane building from scrap heaps. Watch Vince
Neil from Mötley Crüe take his first flying lessons and learn
how veteran pilots pass the torch in schools. Also listen to our new
"Live Your Dream" theme song by
Joe.e. 
In May, BlueStage is all about the sonic experience on wings. Download,
swipe, and enjoy!
Learn more.
| | |
| |
| Rolling Back One Corner of the Sequester Cuts | | back to
top |  | |
FAA
FURLOUGH BILL FIXED, WAITING FOR SIGNATURE
The bill that
would give the FAA the ability to shift money from its airport
improvement budget to suspend furloughs of its employees still has not
been signed into law because of a spelling error. A missing "S" in the
bill rushed through both houses to end a week of delays and political
turmoil surrounding the furloughs prevented President Obama from signing
it. The Senate passed an amended bill Tuesday and it was to have passed
the House by late in the day. The president was expected to sign it by
the end of the day but that had not been confirmed by our deadline. The
original bill was so rushed that parts of it were handwritten.
Meanwhile, the pundits are speculating that air transportation will take
a back seat to surface projects under Obama's pick for a Transportation
Secretary. More...
|
| |
Our Agents Are
Pilots!
Talk to pilots who value your airplane, even before they insure
it.
Aviation Insurance Resources ( AIR-PROS.COM) will research
your aircraft's market value before you buy, sell, trade, or renew. And
we shop coverage options from all major aviation insurance markets to
save you time and money — or expand coverage — for new owners,
transitioning pilots, renters, FBOs — even flight schools.
Call (877) 247‑7767. Or
click here. 
| | |
| |
SPACESHIPTWO
MAKES POWERED FLIGHT
 The first powered
flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo propelled the passenger
spacecraft faster than the speed of sound in a milestone test flight
over the high desert of southern California Monday morning. "The first
powered flight of Virgin Spaceship Enterprise was without any doubt, our
single most important flight test to date," said Virgin Galactic Founder
Sir Richard Branson, who was in Mojave for the flight. "For the first
time, we were able to prove the key components of the system, fully
integrated and in flight." The autonomous flight of the spacecraft
lasted about 10 minutes and ended with the vehicle gliding to a landing
at Mojave. More...
|
| |
Pilot's Guide to
Avionics Now Available
The 2012-13 edition of the Aircraft Electronics Association's
Pilot's Guide to Avionics is now available. To request a
complimentary copy,
visit AEAPilotsGuide.net. 
This special 10th anniversary edition is a consumer's directory
containing buyer's guides, educational articles and timely information
about the avionics industry, its products and its people. The
publication helps pilots make better buying decisions and locate more
than 1,300 AEA member companies, including government-certified repair
stations around the world.
| | |
| |
INDIANA
SLASHES AVIATION TAXES
While other governments, including the
current administration, are increasingly viewing aviation as a cash cow,
the state of Indiana has slashed aviation-related taxes that will save
some aircraft operators thousands of dollars a year. The legislature in
Indianapolis has cut fuel taxes from 60 cents a gallon (based on current
prices) to a 10-cent-a-gallon excise tax. Taxes on parts used in repairs
and maintenance have also been eliminated. AOPA says the outcome came
after a lobbying effort it supported involving the local aviation
community. The group showed Indiana lawmakers how Maine had
significantly improved its aviation industry by amending its aviation
tax structure a few years ago. More...
|
| |
Save $100 on Zulu.2 from
Lightspeed Aviation
Gear up for the flying season with Lightspeed Aviation's Spring
Sale. April 1 through May 31, 2013,
participating dealers will be offering $100 instant savings on the
top-of-the-line headset from the company ranked #1 in the latest
Professional Pilot Headset Preference Survey.
Click here to learn more.
| | |
| |
PRODUCTION
SOVEREIGN FLIES
Cessna has flown the production version of
its updated Sovereign mid-sized business jet and, as expected,
everything went well. The two and a half hour flight tested all the
systems, including the new G5000 avionics suite that includes
autothrottles. "The aircraft handling characteristics and performance
were exceptional, just as we had anticipated after flying more than
1,300 hours in three test flight articles. The Garmin G5000 avionics
system provides a sense of control and situational awareness that any
pilot will appreciate," said Matt Freund, Cessna production flight test
pilot. More...
|
| |
How to Fly Airplanes:
Basic Aircraft Control by Robert Reser
Available from AVweb Bookstore
A detailed description of airplane control from the perspective of
"what matters to the pilot," written unlike any private or
advanced pilot's text book. Don't be fooled by the title. This is an
in-depth book which will be appreciated by all pilots from the student
to the professional. A modern-day version of Langewiesche's 1940s
classic Stick & Rudder.
Click here to read more or order.
| How to Fly Airplanes | Book: $26.95
eBook
$22.95 |
| | |
| |
VIDEO:
PIPISTREL AT CAFE 2013
 At the 7th annual
CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium in Santa Rosa, California, Tine Tomazic
of Pipistrel summarized the new and emerging projects the company is
working on to promote hybrid and electric flight. More...
|
| |
Love to Fly?
We do! And we want only the best in gear and equipment for our money. We
test all of it — and give you the benefit of our experience!
Subscribe now
and save money on your next aviation purchase!
| | |
| |
MINKOFF
TO JFI JETS
 | | Bill
Minkoff |
Bill Minkoff is the new VP of global
management and sales. He was most recently a regional sales director for
Hawker Beechcraft. More...
SPEARS
AT AMERICAN EUROCOPTER
 | | Mike
Spears |
Mike Spears is the new senior director
for Lakota production and retrofit at Eurocopter's Columbus, Miss.
facility. He was formerly general manager of the Sikorsky Aircraft
production facility in Troy, Ala. More...
WHO'S
WHERE? YOU TELL US
Get a promotion or a new job? Your
colleagues want to know about it, and AVwebBiz can get the word
out. Drop us a line about the
staff appointment, with a nice recent photo, and we'll do our best to
include it in our new section, "Who's Where." The items will be
permanently archived on AVweb for future reference, too.
More...
|
| |
Looking for Low-Cost, Yet
Effective, Marketing Options?
Let AVweb assist your company in creating effective
direct-response marketing campaigns to generate leads. No other digital
aviation news media reaches more qualified subscribers more often. Text
messages in newsletters combined with online banners reach over 255,000
readers monthly and deliver more new users to sponsor sites weekly than
most print publications do monthly.
Click now for details.
| | |
| |
| The Top Reporter on Our Crack Staff ... Is You! | | back to
top | | |
MEET
THE AVWEBBIZ TEAM
AVwebBiz is a weekly summary of the latest
business aviation news, articles, products, features, and events
featured on AVweb, the
world's premier independent aviation news resource. The
AVwebBiz team is: Publisher
Tom Bliss Editorial Director,
Aviation Publications
Paul
Bertorelli Editor-in-Chief
Russ Niles Webmaster
Scott Simmons Contributing
Editors
Mary Grady
Glenn Pew Contributors
Kevin Lane-Cummings Ad
Coordinator
Karen
Lund Avionics Editor
Larry
Anglisano
Have a product or service to
advertise on AVweb? Your advertising can reach over
225,000 loyal AVwebFlash, AVwebBiz, and AVweb
home page readers every week. Over 80% of our readers are
active pilots and aircraft owners. That's why our advertisers grow
with us, year after year. For ad rates and scheduling,
click
here or contact Tom Bliss,
via
e-mail or via telephone [(480)
525-7481]. Click
here to send a letter to the
editor. (Please let us know if your letter is not
intended for publication.) Comments or questions
about the news should be sent
here. If you're having
trouble reading this newsletter in its HTML-rich format (or if you'd
prefer a lighter, simpler format for your phone or handheld device),
there's also a text-only version of AVwebFlash. For complete
instructions on making the switch, click
here. Aviate.
Navigate. Communicate. More...
|
|
