On The Fly

Xerion got TSO for digital engine management system…AVweb freelance contributor Tim Kern earned Certified Aviation Manager certificate…Council ended dream of converting Convair into B&B.

Xerion Avionix recently received technical standard order (TSO) authorization for its AuRACLE I & II engine management system. The system replaces old-style engine instrumentation with digital tapes, and STCs are being sought for most types of light aircraft…

AVweb freelance contributor Tim Kern has earned the Certified Aviation Manager certificate. The program was set up by the National Business Aviation Association to enhance the level of professionalism and expertise in flight departments. There are fewer than 100 people with the certification…

Neighbors and a sympathetic council in Sheffield, Ohio, will likely end a local mans plan to convert an old Convair airliner into a bed and breakfast suite. Ed Guidicelli thinks it would be just the thing to put his depressed area on the map, but the local council recently passed an ordinance against having such eyesores on private property.