Archives: October/November 2015
K-C Aviation Cofounder Dies
OLATHE, KAN. – William Ralph Emery, 73, cofounder of K-C Aviation, and founder of Aviation Concepts, died August 7. Emery was born Nov. 5, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, and started out working at Executive Aircraft Service for his father, which … Continue reading
Posted in October/November 2015, People, Sections
Tagged K-C Aviation, William Ralph Emery
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Ulteig Names Doug Jaeger CEO
FARGO, N.D. – Ulteig, one of the nation’s largest engineering design firms, has announced that it named Doug Jaeger to the position of chief executive officer effective June 15, 2015. Jaeger succeeds Eric Michel who will remain an advisor to … Continue reading
Public Airports & Aerial Applicators Are Vital To Nebraska’s Farm Economy
by Russ Gasper Nebraska Dept. of Aeronautics When it comes to agricultural receipts, bigger is not better and size does not matter. Nebraska and Iowa rank in the top four in the U.S. in agricultural receipts for all commodities, along … Continue reading
South Dakota Aviation Businesses Oppose Creation of Air Traffic Control Corporation
WASHINGTON, DC – In a September 8, 2015 letter to the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator John Thune (R-SD), South Dakota aviation businesses expressed opposition to using the upcoming FAA reauthorization legislation to create a user-fee funded air … Continue reading
Carried Through The Sky On Fine Threads
by Tyler Beckman The aerospace industry never ceases to be on the cutting edge of technology! If you want to know or see the future of technology in engineering and design, look no further than in the aerospace industry because … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Columns, Education, Minnesota Education Section, October/November 2015
Tagged aircraft mechanics, Airframe and Powerplant, Carbon Fiber, Ceramic Matrix Composites, Kevlar, NAF, NCTC, Northland Aerospace, Northland Aerospace Foundation, Northland Community and Technical Colleg, Tyler Beckman, Unmanned Aerial Systems Maintenance
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Cirrus Vision SF50® Personal Jet Enters Final Stages of Certification
DULUTH, MINN. – Cirrus Aircraft announced August 25, 2015, the FAA issued Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for its Vision SF50 personal jet, marking another significant milestone in the aircraft’s certification program. TIA initiates formal FAA flight evaluation of the Vision … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, October/November 2015, Sections
Tagged Cirrus Aircraft, Cirrus Vision SF50
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1000th RV12 Delivered!
AURORA, OREGON – On August 27, 2015, the shipping department at Van’s Aircraft Inc. loaded its 937th RV-12 kit empennage package onto the shipping dock, where it was picked up by a customer from Washington state. What’s the significance of … Continue reading
Piper Aircraft R&D & Sales
OSHKOSH, WIS. – At a press briefing held during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 20, 2015, Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott announced that Piper Aircraft and Hartzell Propeller are collaborating on the certification of a five-bladed composite propeller for the … Continue reading
Minnesota Trades President Asks U.S. Senator To Support Pilot’s Bill of Rights II
HOPKINS, MINN. – In an August 19, 2015 letter, the president of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA), Gregory J. Reigel of Reigel Law Firm, Hopkins, Minn., asked U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota to support the Pilot’s Bill of … Continue reading
