 | 1800endoscope.com Borescope Journey to the center of an Engine http://www.1800endoscope.com Borescope Journey to the center of an Engine Opus 2008 Borescope in key of Portascope non destructive testing National Business Aviation Association orlando |
 | Dornier's New SeaStar Inline Twin Turboprop Seaplane A twin PT-6 (Pratt & Whitney) powered amphibious aircraft capable of carrying up to 12 passengers to most destinations land or sea was introduced to attendees of the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando, September, 2008. The Dornier SeaStar. |
 | NOAA Hurricane Hunter/National Hurricane Center A tour of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Hurricane Hunter aircraft at the Cape May County Airport in New Jersey as part of an East Coast publicity tour, May 1, 2007. Featured are new National Hurricane Center Director Bill Proenza and well as NHC Senior Hurricane Specialist Dr. Richard Knabb. Produced by Pete Smith of the Seaside Heights, New Jersey Office of Public Relations. |
 | Aero-TV: NBAA Announces New Light Airplane Conference ... Aims To Spotlight Smaller Side Of BizAv When you think of the National Business Aviation Association, what types of aircraft first come to mind? Citations, Challengers, Falcons and the like... right? Well, NBAA would like people to think smaller, too. At a news conference in early April, NBAA CEO Ed Bolen announced the first of what the organization hopes will be an annual event, showcasing the "lighter" side of business aviation -- light jets, turboprops, and piston aircraft. The inaugural Light Airplane Conference and Exhibition is scheduled for March 12-14, 2009, in San Diego, CA. "We are confident that the Light Airplane Conference & Exhibition will be well received by our light airplane operators, who will now benefit from a show filled with exhibits and educational information sessions focused on their unique interests, and a static display that showcases their aircraft." NBAA plans to have approximately 1,000 exhibit booth spaces at LAC&E, with 50 aircraft on display at nearby San Diego International Airport. The organization also expects to offer 25 information sessions, tailored to light business aircraft operators. While the perception of his organization is mostly of its high-flying members in Global Express jets and BBJs, Bolen noted that of NBAA's estimated 8,000 member business and organizations, 1,000 operate piston aircraft -- and that a majority (60 percent) own just a single plane they use for business. Aero-TV Joins NBAA As They Detail The Light Airplane Conference and Exhibition FMI: www.nbaa.org Copyright 2008, Aero-News Network, Inc. ALL Rights Reserved. |
 | AVweb Short: Cessna Columbus Mockup Unveiled at NBAA 2008 Cessna Aircraft unveiled their mock-up of the Citation Columbus 850 at the National Business Aviation Association Convention in Orlando, Florida. During the convention, customers and interested parties will tour the mock-up and offer feedback. |
 | PAMA Certification Overview After nearly a year of steady progress, the first PAMA Aviation Maintenance and Production Safety and Quality Certification is almost complete. Our baseline technical certification is called Aviation Maintenance Specialist - Technician (AMS-T) for non-FAA certificated technicians and Aviation Maintenance Engineer (AME) for FAA certificated Airframe and Powerplant certificated Mechanics. The exam, identical for everyone that takes it, validates baseline knowledge for all certificants and acknowledges professionals that have earned their FAA A&P certificate. The purpose of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association is to promote a high degree of professionalism among aviation maintenance personnel; to foster and improve methods, skills, learning, and achievement in the field of Aviation Maintenance; to conduct national, state, and local meetings and seminars; to recognize achievement in our field; to publish, distribute, and disseminate news, technical bulletins, journals and other appropriate publications dealing with the trade of Aviation Maintenance; to collaborate with other organizations in aviation; to address the queries of governmental agencies pertaining to maintenance rules and guidelines. |
 | Aero-TV Special Series: Understanding The Pilot Shortage This Episode Features A Presentation By Kit Darby, AIR Inc. (Part One In A Series Examining A Ponderous Issue) We've been hearing about it for years... a pilot shortage... a critical one, at that. For many in the aviation community, it sounded like good news... at least if you were on the bottom rungs of the pilot hiring ladder and working desperately to climb your way up. However; after engaging in discussions thorough the industry over the last year and in attending a particularly pointed (and very well-organized) presentation at the FAA Forecast Conference some months ago, ANN and Aero-TV are left with the troubling impression that aviation has a BIG problem on its hands. The session devoted to discussing the Pilot Supply was, as indicated earlier, exceptionally produced and wholly on target. the session was presented by Moderator Peter J. Wolfe, Executive Director, Professional Aviation Board of Certification (PABC), and augmented by presentations delivered by Kit Darby, President, AIR, Inc, Captain Paul Rice, First Vice President, Air Line Pilots Association, International, Ron Levy, University Aviation Association, John Dixon, Director of Pilot Recruitment for American Eagle. The first presentation, and one that set quite a trend for the session, was delivered by Kit Darby. Kit Darby is the president of Aviation Information Resources (AIR, Inc.). Currently a B767 captain with United Airlines, Mr. Darby has interviewed 20 times with 16 different airlines and worked with three majors and one national airline since 1978. He has a BS in Aeronautical Studies from Embry-Riddle AU. Kit is coauthor of the Simulator Flying Guide, Beginners' Guide to Becoming a Career Pilot, the World Wide Pilot Supply Report, World Wide Jet Transport Simulator Study and the new Pilot Career Guide. Kit's flight experience includes 15,000 hours total time, 10,000 hours jet time. He has an ATP with B737, B727, DC-8, and B767 type ratings, flight/instrument and engineer instructor, commercial instrument helicopter pilot, ... |
 | AVweb Short: Harrison Ford Harrison Ford will join more than 300 fellow Cessna Citation pilots in the 2010 Special Olympics Airlift to Lincoln, Neb. in 2010 as honorary chairman. Ford appeared at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando on Sunday to lend his support to the effort, which is a favorite project of Cessna President Jack Pelton. |
 | B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" FLIGHT from Napa on 5/8/2007 Go to http://b17.org and fly B-17 'Aluminum Overcast!' Members of the national organization Experimental Aircraft Association [EAA] have reconditioned this B-17 Flying Fortress that tours North America every year out of Oshkosh, WI ...here visiting in Napa on May 8th and 9th 2007 from the Napa County Airport, California, USA. The challenge during take-off [due to strict SAFETY Standards] was to achieve proper camera angle out the cockpit and side windows from a seated position facing backwards towards the tail of the aircraft below the flight deck. It was kinda like shootin' from the hip facing the wrong direction with fairly good accuracy. My hope is this inspires ALL to support and contribute to such a valiant, honorable representation of our love and support we all share for every veteran, both young and old, with us and deceased, for their sacrafice in their fight for our freedom and liberty that many times seems taken for granted. In honor of all those who have and continue to serve such a selfless commitment for every American! To learn more about the crew (Pilot Linc Dexter and a few more of the West Coast team) and this incredible aircraft, please cut and paste into your browser address bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-EfIT6zIfw Photography/Videography/Image Rendering/Editing by the original "Painter of LIFE" Rich Hoffmann Photo-Graphics © 2002-2007 To view images of this gallery, please go to: www.tinyurl.com/34khrr ...found at my main photography site at: www.rhphotographics.com ...in connection with: HFT Fire 'The Technology to Take the HEAT!' www.hftfire.com ...and to keep your Family and the Emergency First Responders assigned to your community FIRE SAFE [in loving memory of Fire/Rescue Technician I, Kyle R. Wilson], please take time to learn what you can at: www.fireandlifesafety.org For a SAFER Community! Rich Hoffmann rich@hftfire.com (800) 486-1642 |
 | Aero-TV At NBAA2008: Day One, And So The Fun Begins.... The News Starts Early Here At NBAA.... Welcome to Orlando, Florida... home to this year's National Business Aviation Association Conference and Trade Show. These are some of the recent NBAA show headlines for Monday, October Sixth, 2008. There's no denying these are different times in the world of business aviation... just as these are difficult times for the world at large. In stark contrast to the festive atmosphere seen over the past three years at NBAA, the news from the first day of this year's event was subdued by comparison, yet still cautiously optimistic... a tone NBAA President Ed Bolen says reflects a general uneasiness of the today's marketplace... Continuing a somewhat-quirky NBAA tradition, Sunday's 'sneak-peak' press conference schedule was jam-packed with companies hoping to get their announcements out ahead of the show's formal opening ceremonies on Monday. Gulfstream was among the first to show their hand, announcing its new G250 "super mid-size" jet. Based on the existing G200 -- itself a variant of the old IAI Astra -- the G250 appears aimed at soothing those naysayers who may quibble over whether the aircraft is a "true" Gulfstream product... While Dassault Falcon didn't have a brand-new plane to announce, the company did reveal its plans for an upgrade package to its popular EASy flight deck, including a new synthetic vision option. But Dassault's Olivier Villa spent most of his time talking about the recently-introduced 900LX... telling attendees the aircraft will build on Dassault's already-impressive lineup of fuel-efficient business aircraft when it enters the market in mid-2010... Embraer's Luís Carlos Affonso provided an update on the Brazilian planemaker's rapidly-expanding line of business aircraft. Starting with just one offering when Embraer launched its "executive jets" line in 2005, today the company has five new business jets in various stages of development, and a sixth in production. Embraer expects to win certification for its smallest ... |
 | Gingrich At AEA 2008: Progress, Technology, Aviation! (Part Former House Speaker Talks Aviation To The Aircraft Electronics Association Newt Gingrich's high-energy luncheon speech at the 2008 Aircraft Electronic Association annual convention provided more than a little opportunity for some thought-provoking discussion throughout the annual gathering. No matter what you think of the man or his politics, Gingrich was knowledgeable and well-prepared to speak on aviation matters to an aviation-centric audience... who seemed more than interested in what the former House Speaker had to say. Gingrich covered ALL the bases... progress, technology, education, ATC, Airspace, GPS, airports... you name it. Despite being out of office for several years, Gingrich remains a prominent and compelling figure in the Republican Party, as well as the Washington political scene. Gingrich spoke during the AEA's main luncheon on Friday, April 25, at the Gaylord National Resort in Washington, DC. AEA says Gingrich gives audiences the "big picture" view of the issues at stake in the upcoming presidential election, and the future of the country after the votes are cast. He draws on his years in the front lines of politics and his current role as a leading figure in entrepreneurial and technological advances to discuss the current political climate in Washington and offer an up-to-the-minute look at today's issues and events. A prolific author, Gingrich has published several fiction and nonfiction best sellers. His nonfiction books include "Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America," "Contract with America," "To Renew America," "Lessons Learned the Hard Way," "Saving Lives & Saving Money," "Window of Opportunity," "The Art of Transformation," "Rediscovering God in America," which was made into a documentary-style movie with he and his wife, Callista, "A Contract with the Earth," and his latest "Real Change." He also is the author of these fiction books: "Gettysburg," "Grant Comes East," "Never Call Retreat: Lee & Grant, the Final Victory," "1945," and "Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8." Join Aero-TV In Our Two-Part Look At Some Of Speaker Gingrich's remarks (Excerpted) From The 2008 AEA Convention FMI: www.aea.net/convention Copyright 2008, Aero-News Network, Inc., ALL Rights Reserved. |
 | Energy/Air Service Summit - Ed Bolen President National Business Aviation Association speaks at the AAAE Energy/Air Service Summit, July 10, 2008 |
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