Author Archive for JetAviator7
John White is an ATP Pilot with several type ratings including the venerable Douglas DC-3. Over the years he has been both a charter pilot, flight instructor, corporate flight department head and retired from a 30 year career in the aviation insurance business in 2004.
Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast For General Aviation
On May 27, 2010 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its final rule pertaining to Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast, also known as ADS-B. Considered by the FAA to be a critical building block for the NextGen air traffic management system, implementation will cost general aviation operators between $ 1.2 billion and $ 4.5 billion. [...]
The DC-3 Reunion
Unfortunately, the planned mass fly-in of DC-3s in celebration of the 75th anniversary of this wonderful aircraft to Oshkosh and AirVenture will not happen, as many had feared. The Douglas DC-3 is perhaps one of the most widely known passenger aircraft in the world, and while designed and first flown in 1935 many of these [...]
Burn Jet Fuel In Piston Engines
What would you think if you could burn jet fuel in your piston powered engine as opposed to 100LL? As the quest for a replacement heats up, a company in Maryland may have the solution. All it takes is the right piston, a little tweaking of the cylinder and some trick fuel injection timing. That’s [...]
BluLink Bluetooth Adapter For General Aviation
OK, you have your iPhone or other cell phone and you would like to use it while flying. There is a solution, it is the new PilotUSA BluLink bluetooth adapter for general aviation headsets. BluLink enables you to use your Bluetooth cell phone and any music source wirelessly in the cockpit. You can use your [...]
SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ Ford Mustang
Aviation-themed Build #1 of 1 Ford Mustang SR-71 “Blackbird” to be sold at auction July 29, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, with proceeds supporting youth experiences and education. DEARBORN, Mich., July 14, 2010 – Two automotive icons, legendary racer and manufacturer Carroll Shelby, and world-renowned racer, engineer and designer Jack Roush, have come together in their [...]
Hydrogen Power For Aircraft?
Imagine, if you will, an airplane that takes off, flies for 4 days, and is powered by hydrogen. Flying at 65,000 feet it flies above commercial aircraft, protecting America from some of its most deadly enemies. Yes, it is a new military spy plane known as “Phantom Eye.” Pretty cool name, eh? The manufacturer, Boeing, [...]
Jimmy Doolittle’s Stinson SR-10
In 1938 Jimmy Doolitle was a Vice President at the Shell Oil Company, and he flew NC1104 some 140 times between 1938 and 1940. This beautiful Stinson SR-10 will be auctioned off at the EAA AirVenture event later this month. Most of us remember Jimmy Doolittle for his raid on Tokyo with a flight of [...]
