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Aero Seats & Systems continually develops and manufacturers life raft deployment systems for all types and makes of helicopters around the world. The addition of these systems enhance the safety and crew and passengers in offshore travel and commutes.

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2010 FAA Forecasts Growth For General Aviation

March 10,By Mary Grady, Contributing Editor Reprinted from AvWeb

By 2030, the general aviation fleet will grow by about 50,000 airplanes and 52,000 active pilots, the FAA forecast this week. The forecast calls for robust growth in the long term and predicts business use of GA aircraft will expand at a faster pace than personal and recreational use. With growth forecast across all sectors -- traffic at the nation's 35 busiest airports is expected to increase by 60 percent -- infrastructure upgrades will need to keep up. "A safe, efficient and vibrant aviation system is vital to our nation's economic health," said Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. "We must find long-term solutions that will keep the U.S. aviation industry competitive and moving forward into the future." Light sport aircraft are expected to increase by about 825 aircraft per year through 2013, then taper off to about 335 per year. Sport pilots, who numbered 3,248 at the end of 2009, will increase to 14,100 by 2030, the FAA estimates.

The forecast, which comes after a short-term period of slow growth in aviation activity, underscores the need for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), as well as continued investment in airport infrastructure projects, the FAA said. "This forecast makes a very strong business case for NextGen," said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. "Without NextGen, we won't be able to handle the increased demand for service that this forecast anticipates." Meanwhile, the FAA reauthorization bill, which will provide funding for the agency, continues to be stalled in Congress. Legislators from Tennessee have come under fire this week for trying to derail the bill due to a provision that would make it possible for some FedEx workers to unionize.

Pilot's License Deadline

March 9, 2010

Meg Alexander Reporting KFOR

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Some Oklahoma pilots say they didn't get enough warning about needing to get a new pilot's license by March 31. Pilot Gene McMillen says, "The FAA is putting a requirement on pilots but they are not telling the pilots there is a requirement." A pilot's certificate never expires. However, the FAA is mandating that pilots get a new plastic license to replace the paper one by the end of the month.




They can apply on-line or by mail and the cost is only $2.

The Federal Aviation Administration says they are doing this for durability and security.

Spokesperson Roland Herwig also says it should be no surprise for pilots.

"We've been working on this since 2003 we've been starting to convert and by now over 90 percent of pilots have converted."

McMillen believes too many people still don't know about it and worries about what could happen.

"To be caught flying without a valid license is worth $10,000 and a year in jail," McMillen said.

Air traffic modernization on Congress' radar but funding isn't

By DAVE MICHAELS / The Dallas Morning News
dmichaels@dallasnews.com


   

WASHINGTON – As the Senate finally considers long-stalled legislation this week to speed modernization of the air traffic system, the bill won't resolve one crucial question: Who pays for the technology that planes need to make it work?

Airlines and private jet owners want taxpayers to fund the gear that would let them benefit from an upgrade from radar to satellite-based navigation. The Federal Aviation Administration says the technology will make flying safer and enable controllers to accommodate more planes in the sky.

The Senate bill mandates that aircraft owners buy the equipment, but it doesn't give them what they want – between $2 billion and $4 billion to pay for it. And while the Senate bill, which could be voted on as early as today, offers incentives for adoption, the House version of the legislation doesn't include direct funding or incentives.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said this week that the administration is discussing ways to be "helpful" to airlines and would make a decision soon, but it has not agreed to pay for it. Meanwhile, airline executives are still fuming from being shut out of the $787 billion stimulus bill last year.

"If government is going to mandate it, which they would do in the Senate bill, they should fund this technology," said Karen J. Lewis, vice president of governmental affairs at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines. Fort Worth-based American Airlines shares that position.

GPS technology

The technology, known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast, or ADS-B, uses GPS technology to broadcast a plane's speed and location, and to receive weather data. It would allow pilots and air traffic controllers to almost instantly know where planes are.

It was pioneered in Alaska, where the mountainous terrain prevented widespread installation of ground-based radar stations. And it was recently implemented in Houston to track helicopters and planes over the Gulf of Mexico, where radar coverage doesn't extend.

The FAA bills are loaded with other provisions that enhance the regulator's oversight of airlines and pilots, including several elements that stem from maintenance problems at Southwest and American in 2008 and 2009. The House bill includes a controversial provision that would make it easier for FedEx workers to unionize, which could slow negotiations with key senators who support FedEx's opposition to it.

But FAA officials and lawmakers say air traffic modernization is the most crucial feature of the bills because the radar-based system won't be able to handle the expected traffic growth over the next 15 years. The FAA's latest estimate says the modernization effort will reduce total flight delays 21 percent by 2018. The new system will enable more efficient flight paths, which will save 1.4 billion gallons of jet fuel over the same period, the FAA says.

But travelers and businesses won't get those benefits if planes don't adopt the technology. While the FAA expects to issue a proposal by May that would mandate adoption of the avionics by 2020, the Senate bill sets the date at 2015.

Airlines' push

Airlines argue it's a difficult time for them to make expensive investments that might not yield cost savings. After striking out on the stimulus, the carriers are again lobbying for the government to cover those costs, which could exceed $4 billion for all aircraft.

"I am still dumbfounded that there was no support for air traffic control infrastructure, particularly equipage, in the stimulus legislation," American Airlines chief executive Gerard Arpey said Tuesday in a speech in Washington.

"The airlines have invested billions to acquire state-of-the-art equipment," he said. "The government has not. The net loser is the economy, which suffers from the diminished productivity of one of our greatest assets."

Some airlines, including Southwest, are also pushing for the government to reward their earlier modernization investments, which include avionics and training that allows them to fly more direct routes.

Such "rewards" may involve asking the FAA to clear a path for Southwest to fly the more direct procedure, which could require other carriers, which aren't capable of flying the more direct routes, to alter their routes, said David Newton. He has directed Southwest's efforts to implement the procedures, known as Required Navigation Performance, or RNP. American has invested in RNP as well.

"The real benefits to ADS-B require that everybody adopt it so that everybody is sharing this increased surveillance," Newton said. "RNP, on the other hand, we can do that tomorrow."

Arpey said American's new costs under the FAA bill would be in the "hundreds of millions of dollars."

Incentives

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said Wednesday evening that senators are discussing a provision that would allow, but not direct, the FAA to pay for the carriers' equipment. Hutchison, the senior Republican working on the bill, said it's unclear if that would succeed.

If Congress doesn't allow funding for the technology, it may authorize incentives, such as a "best-equipped, best-served" policy, which would grant airspace and runway priority to jets that have the gear. The Senate bill also would allow the FAA to work with up to five states to offer loans to aircraft owners to adopt the gear.

Arpey said he likes a "best-equipped, best-served" policy, but worries it would hurt general-aviation pilots, who may not have the money to upgrade their avionics.

"Is that fair?" Arpey asked. "Is that the best way to allocate a scarce resource?"

Steven Brown, director of operations for the National Business Aviation Association, said aerospace companies and private aircraft owners recommended to an FAA rulemaking committee that subsidies would be needed to accelerate their purchase of equipment.

The funding options being discussed include direct payments, loans and tax benefits, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said.

FAA officials say all aircraft – commercial and private jets – need the technology to reap the full benefits of modernization. They acknowledge that funding for owners of business aircraft will probably attract criticism.

"Incentivizing equipment is of interest to all of us, and a big step forward if we can engage in it," Babbitt told a conference on Tuesday. "We need the entire community to come forward with support."

CMW Aviation Supplies Offers a Wide Choice of Headsets

Warren Delp Offers Top Service

Warren Delp Aviation-Headset.com is an on-line aviation supply store operated by CMW Aviation Supplies, Inc. We represent excellent aviation products from manufacturers who provide quality products, service and support.

When CMW Aviation Supplies decided to establish aviation-headset.com we planned to represent just a few very good products. We realized that by limiting the number of products we sell we would also limit our potential for a large sales volume. However, we believe that by limiting our selection to a few good products that we know intimately we will be able to provide the service and support a customer deserves. If we provide quality products and unsurpassed service we think our company will grow without losing sight of our goals, which are to provide excellent products, warm and friendly service, and customer support all at a fair price!

As President of CMW Aviation Supplies, Inc., it will be my privilege to serve you. Over the past twenty-five years I have been a "Road Warrior" for many of the aviation distributors. Before going into avionics sales I was a pilot for several corporations and served as Director of Aviation for a large charter and flight training school in the Northeast. Due to health reasons, at the age of 68, I retired to sunny Venice, Florida to enjoy the warmer climate and to pursue my dream of starting up this little business. Little is exactly how I want it to be. Service, support and knowledge of product seem to be a thing of the past nowadays and here at CMW we would like to change that. I will be the one who takes your order, and I will gladly try to answer your questions and resolve your challenges.

Whether you visit our web site to purchase one of our fine products, or just to get information, I will do my best to provide you with prompt and courteous service. Remember, after twenty-five years of selling I have a vast knowledge of aviation products and information. Thank you for visiting aviation-headset.com.

Warren E. Delp
President
CMW Aviation Supplies, Inc.

 
   

IAS is a boutique aviation consulting firm

IAS is a boutique aviation consulting firm for the demanding client who desires personalized service. Our unique combination of airline and corporate aviation expertise provides our clients with the ultimate in safety, security and privacy.

Let the IAS team that has been chosen to operate aircraft for private owners, corporations, celebrities and even celebrity Billionaires for over 25 years help you with your aircraft needs.
 
Email us  and we will contact you to arrange a no obligation phone consultation.
 
We specialize in new, as well as pre-owned aircraft acquisition, aircraft completion oversight and flight department organization. IAS is a Lifestyle aviation consulting firm; we work closely with our aircraft interior designers to see that our aircraft fit our clients’ needs. IAS enjoys the challenge of creating an innovative and sometimes a one of a kind interior for our clients. We are committed to providing an aircraft that is safe, reliable and will retain its value for the years to come.
 
IAS has access to all new and pre-owned aircraft on the market and can arrange new aircraft delivery positions without waiting years.    We are not aircraft brokers or a manufacturer’s salesperson therefore we are not limited to an individual brand or our own listings. We are aviation consultants that pass along all the favorable terms that we are able to get directly to our clients.
 
Before you contact a manufacturer, private jet management company, jet sales firm or aircraft brokers, contact us  and have aviation consultants on your side.
 
 
Corporate Airliners and Heavy Jet "Head of State" aircraft visit us at:
www.headofstateaircraft.com










Our services include:
•Needs assessment
•Aircraft evaluation
•Aircraft acquisition
•Pre purchase inspections
•Aircraft completion oversight / Aircraft completion management
•Modernization / retrofit / heavy maintenance "C " and "D" check management
•Export Compliance
•EASA / Jar-ops aircraft Compliance
•RVSM and RNP aircraft Compliance
•FAR 135 aircraft compliance
•Aircraft interior Designers and Aircraft exterior Designers
•Jet or Helicopter Acceptance
•Flight department consulting services
•Airliner to Corporate conversions
•DAR/DER services
•Ferry Permits
•Export Certificates of Airworthiness
 
It is standard practice in the industry to hire an aviation consultant to assist with acquisition, aircraft pre purchase, aircraft completion oversight and acceptance. Even well established Fortune 100 corporate flight departments hire aviation consultants.

Most pilots and maintenance personnel do not have the skills or the time required for aircraft completion management or experience working with aircraft interior designers. We have the expertise and have done many of these projects for over twenty years.
Visit our Blog Aviation Solutions for some aircraft and corporate aviation information.
 

Aerowelding and Fab Opens for Business

Mobile Aviation Welding and Airframe Specialist

Aerowelding & Fab provides aviation welding and innovative airframe fabrication and repair service for your aircraft.   Your work is completed by a licensed A&P / certified welder.  Our mobile welding unit can be configured to accommodate your specialty welding project.  Our product is top-quality and meets the standards set forth in FAR 43.13 1b.  All work is signed off by an IA as required by the FAA. 
Don't toss that part just yet!  Let us take a look at it.

FUEL TANKS (Repair or Fabrication)                
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
SPINNERS
WINGS
AIRFRAME DAMAGE
AIRFRAME CORROSION
AIRFRAME RESTORATION

We will travel to any location in the Pacific Northwest.  We also offer pickup and delivery in the Portland/Salem Greater Metro Areas or we can ship to anywhere.
 
Welding Services Include:
TIG welding
MIG welding
ARC welding
Aluminum
Carbon Steel
Chrome Moly
Stainless Steel
Magnesium
Titanium
Super Alloys (Inconel, Hastalloy, Monel)
Cast Iron
Bronze
Silver
 
Bring us your ideas, blue prints, or even your napkin drawings. 

If your project is small, we'll come pick it up and bring it back! 
If it is large, we'll bring our shop to you!
 
We also do fiberglass fabrication and repair, and fabric work.  Using only the highest quality materials, your part will be like brand new.
 
Nose Bowls
Cowling
Faring Tips
Guards
Belly Pods
Wheel Pants
  
Aerowelding and Fab takes your satisfaction to heart,
guaranteeing our workmanship to be the best that can be done. 

We want to bid your project.  CLICK HERE!
 
 
Call (503) 857.2321
 
Tell a friend about us! 
  
SALES@AEROWELDINGandFAB.COM

AEROWELDING & FAB, LLC
Mobile Aviation Welding and Fabrication for the Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

Serving Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Yamhill, and Marion Counties in Oregon

 
 
 

Never Before Seen Video of the Japanese Surrender

Fellow veterans of all services---

What a moment in history!  What it must have been like to be aboard this ship on that day!!!! 

 This  is an actual film made of the surrender ceremony of the Japanese to McArthur in  Tokyo Bay in September 1945.  Actual voice of the General.  Never  been shown  to the general public before.  We always saw the "stills" but never the  film itself.


If  you are a history buff you will enjoy it. In the end, MacArthur asked God to preserve “Peace” for eternity.

Historical  Footage: Japanese Surrender Signing Aboard Battleship Missouri Sunday  Sept. 2, 1945.

Battery Watering Systems

Stop by our booth at the Aviation Industry Expo, March 16-18 in Las Vegas, NV!

Booth # 4025

Battery Watering Systems

For decades, battery maintenance has been a slow, inefficient and potentially dangerous business. Manual watering methods that typically take 20 to 30 minutes to fill each battery are still being used.

Battery Filling Systems is the world’s leading manufacturer of battery watering technologies. See for yourself why aviation maintenance is turning to the smarter and safer approach to battery maintenance.




Battery Filling Systems offers a full line of products and services including:

Watering Technology: a complete line designed to work with every battery configuration.
Water Delivery Systems: gravity or direct fill, customizable to your maintenance requirements.
Water Purification Systems: extend the life of your batteries using purified water
Training and Support: experienced technicians and engineers are always available
Warranty: We provide a full five year warranty on our valves. If our valves cause a cell failure, we’ll replace the cell as well!

See how efficient, easy and cost effective battery maintenance can be. Contact Battery Filling Systems today!

Pima Air and Space Museum

Upcoming Events

New Volunteer Orientation
March 13
9:30AM - 10:30AM


We hold free orientation sessions at the Pima Air & Space museum every second Saturday of the month.  Orientation gives you an overview of the Foundation's volunteer program and how you can participate.

Simply be in the Pima Air & Space Museum admissions area at 9:30am, a staff member will meet you there and brief you on the orientation.  Please park in the visitor parking lot.

After the orientation briefing, you are encouraged to begin the self-guided portion of your orientation.

Take a look at the volunteer opportunities listed on our Volunteer page.  If you think you might enjoy serving on one of our teams, then join us at the next orientation.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us.
Contact: Mina Stafford
Email: mstafford@pimaair.org

Arizona Aerospace Foundation's Annual Meeting of the Membership
March 23
4PM - 6PM
The Arizona Aerospace Foundation's Annual Meeting of the Membership will be held, Tuesday, March 23, 2010.  Cocktails will start at 4:00 PM followed by the annual meeting at 5:00 PM.  All Foundation members are welcome.

Contact: Meghan Hobrock - 520.618.4818
Email:mhobrock@pimaair.org

Volunteer Presentation Series - Andrei Cherny
March 27
10AM - 11AM
Andrei Cherny is co-editor of the idea journal, Democracy. A former White House speechwriter and Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, he is the author of The Next Deal and has written on history, politics, and culture for the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. Cherny is an officer in the Navy Reserve. He, his wife, and son live in Phoenix.

Come enjoy an informative talk about his book The Candy Bombers:The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift.  Books will be available at the museum store for purchase and Andrei will be available to sign books.

Lecture free with paid or member admission to the museum.

Contact: Mina Stafford
Email: mstafford@pimaair.org

Volunteer Presentation Series
April 17
10AM - 11AM
James Mulligan speaks on "the ups and downs of aerial banner flying".

Lecture free to Arizona Aerospace Members or paid admission to the museum.

Contact: Mina Stafford
Email: mstafford@pimaair.org

2010 Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
April 17
5:30PM - 10PM
The 21st Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is being held Saturday, April 17, 2010.  Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 5:30 PM followed by the dinner program and induction ceremony at 6:30 PM.  This years inductees are: Barbara Lee Harper, Maj. Gen. Donald L. Owens (AANG,Ret.), and Clifford M. Sterrenberg.  Tickets are $125.00 per person ($80.00 per person of the total amount is tax deductible).

Contact: Meghan Hobrock - 520.618.4818
Email: mhobrock@pimaair.org

B-36 Peacemaker Symposium
April 23 & 24
1PM - 7PM
The Pima Air & Space Museum will be hosting pilots and crewmen of the B-36 Peacemaker, the largest aircraft ever built for the U.S. Air Force, for a two day symposium.  Learn about their important Cold War missions, 48 hour flights, and the challenges of maintaining such a large aircraft.  There will be roundtable discussions at 1:00pm and at 5:30pm.  In between you can examine our B-36 Peacemaker "The City of Fort Worth" in our outdoor exhibit area.  Symposium free with paid or member admission.

Contact: Mina Stafford
Email: mstafford@pimaair.org


Space Day
May 7
1PM - 4PM


Children of all ages are invited to explore the science and technology behind exploring space.  Along with a chance to visit our Space Gallery visitors can participate in Hands on Activities focused on exploring aerodynamics, rocket science, and living and working in space.

All activities free with museum admission.

Contact: Mina Stafford
Email:mstafford@pimaair.org

6000 E. Valencia Rd.
Tucson, Arizona 85756
Open 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Daily
Last admittance at 4:00 PM
Call 520.574.0462 or Click Here for more info.

 
The museum restaurant is closed for construction. Drink and snack machines are available on site.
Hand stamp available for same day re-entry.
click here for more info.
 Adults $15.50
Pima Co. Residents $12.75
Seniors $12.75
Children $ 9.00
Children under 6  Free
AMARG $ 7.00
Group Rate $13.50