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If you believe that it’s best to learn from the mistakes of others, Troy Martin has a deal for you. If the name rings a bell it’s because the 37-year-old was at the center of one of the most infamous navigational miscues in general aviation history. He was in the left seat of a Cessna […]

In an interview with AVweb, Thielert said the diesel engine training center will be established in Dallas and parts will be stocked there — but there’s no immediate intention to distribute diesel engines and parts through the existing Superior network. In the meantime, Diamond, which is basically the only current and sizeable North American customer […]

The announcement came as Diamond Aircraft, of London, Ont., is getting ready to ramp up production and sales of its DA42 TwinStar, which is powered by Thielert 135-hp diesels. “Obviously, Diamond is delighted that [Thielert] is taking this very significant step,” Diamond CEO Peter Maurer told AVweb. “The timing coincides perfectly with our ramp-up of […]

Aviation insiders are abuzz about what may become one of the most significant developments in the U.S. aircraft engine industry in decades. German-based Thielert AG has announced it has taken over Superior Air Parts, of Coppell, Texas. The $10 million deal gives Thielert, which makes two Jet A-powered diesel engines, an instant manufacturing, distribution and […]

Just how Mineta and his department define GA will shape the debate from here on. If GA means piston-powered, the DOT has cleared a huge political hurdle by ensuring the support of more than 400,000 pilots who rarely, if ever, see five digits on their altimeters. But if the definition of GA excludes business aviation […]

Before entering a debate it’s always helpful to get the terminology straight. When it comes to the possibility of metered user fees for non-commercial aircraft, the Department of Transportation, the airlines, business aviation and the piston crowd seem to have different views on just who should be included in the fee-paying group. Are business aircraft […]

DC Pilots, a well-connected and media-savvy online association of those most directly affected by the ADIZ and other Washington-area flying challenges, was the first to notice the transcript’s absence. From there, word spread quickly until AOPA was motivated by the event to file a Freedom of Information request to have the transcript (the whole thing) […]

If there was one speaker at the meeting who stood out in the minds of those attending, it was Lt. Cmdr. Tom Bush, a Navy F/A-18 pilot from Oceana Naval Air Station who regularly flies his Mooney to Washington on Navy business. It’s possible that Lt. Cmdr. Bush (no relation) has some insights or operational […]

Well, if NORAD had hoped to keep what it regarded as potentially “security sensitive information” (SSI) out of the public eye by this maneuver, we’d have to call the mission an abject failure. Chat rooms, news services and aviation groups are frothing over the agency’s order (no, it was not a request) that the FAA […]

In a general notice (GENOT) sent out to air traffic facilities, the FAA says that air traffic managers must review the impact that airport configuration and local conditions may have on TIPH operations, and prepare a facility directive that prescribes local procedures. The GENOT (click through for the pdf file) also stipulates what staffing must […]