Props

Sensenich Propellers has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of its carbon fiber short takeoff and landing (STOL) propeller on Piper Super Cub aircraft. The STC for the two-blade, ground-adjustable prop covers Super Cubs powered by Lycoming O-320 engines. According to the company, the STC is now available and shipment of preordered […]

McCauley Propeller Systems announced on Thursday that its high-performance C780 propeller has been certified by the FAA for Beechcraft King Air B300 series aircraft. According to the company, the C780 provides B300 operators with a weight savings of more than 50 pounds, improved takeoff and climb performance and noise reduction in the cabin and cockpit. […]

One way to tell if a pilot is serious about his responsibility to conduct a thorough preflight is if he looks at a propeller, notes that it’s still attached and walks right by it to the other wing’s fuel drains. Even if it’s a relatively simple all-metal, one-piece, fixed-pitch affair, things can go wrong with […]

It’s bound to happen. Your airplane hits the shop for an annual inspection and all seems to be going well until that dreaded call from the mechanic, who says the propeller (or propellers, if it’s a twin) needs to get shipped to a propeller shop for overhaul.  But what exactly happens to that propeller once […]

Hartzell Propeller announced on Monday that it has promoted JJ Frigge to the position of president. Frigge began work at Hartzell in 2011 as the company’s controller and has held positions including executive vice president and general manager. He will be replacing Joe Brown, who will become the company’s chairman. According to Hartzell, Frigge and […]

California-based Ampaire reports that it flew its electric hybrid aircraft this week for the first time and plans an aggressive test program toward commercialization in 2021. The hybrid drive is installed in a Cessna 337 airframe. The company flew the airplane from Camarillo, California, on Thursday, but has offered little detail on the flight parameters […]

A young Canadian inventor has come up with what he says is a low-cost flight data recorder for light aircraft that requires no special installation. Ephraim Nowak, 26, says the video-based SkyVU system doesn’t need to be wired into the aircraft’s panel and systems. Instead, it uses 4K video cameras to record gauges on the […]

The Desanctification of AoA We installed an AOA called a “Lift Reserve Indicator” in our missionary C182. It’s purpose was exactly what the name implied…at any given airspeed, weight, bank angle, and G load, you knew how close you were to a stall far more precisely than indicated airspeed, sound, feel, buffet, etc. The instructions […]

AVweb’s weekly news roundup found reports on an aviation upgrades shop expanding its autopilot offerings, a convention appearance for Click Aviation Network and a new training management system for Pobeda Airlines. Air Plains Services has announced that it is adding Genesys Aerosystems autopilots to its list of available products. The Kansas-based company offers general aviation […]

AVweb’s weekly news roundup found reports on an STC for a King Air autothrottle, FAA-PMA approval for Nicrocraft Cirrus SR22 heat exchanger and muffler, discounts for certain FlightSimExpo attendees and a simulator sponsorship for US Aviation Academy. It also uncovered announcements of a new owner for Ft. Langley Air, a sales director appointment at DAES, […]