Hartzell & RAF Agreement Highlights Recreational Flying at EAA 2021

Hartzell Propeller’s agreement with the Recreational Aviation Foundation, that provides special $1,000 discounts on all new Hartzell backcountry propellers sold to RAF members, will be featured at EAA AirVenture 2021. RAF is a national organization headquartered in Bozeman, Mont. and dedicated to preserving, improving and creating airstrips for recreational access. “Highlighting this exclusive offer to […]

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Drone Software Provider Airspace Link Supports First U.S. Multimodal Autonomous Systems Delivery of Organs in Ohio

Airspace Link, Inc., a provider of solutions designed to help state and local government agencies better plan for and manage the safe integration of drones into their communities, supported the nation’s first autonomous, multi-modal Organ Transplant Transportation recently in Ohio. Airspace Link, participated in a demo that used a combination of manned and unmanned aircraft […]

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Lighthouse Avionics Launches Drone System to Bolster Emergency Response Efforts

Converge Ventures, a unique high-tech lean startup studio model that commercializes innovative research, announces the launch of Lighthouse Avionics (Lighthouse), an airspace management system capable of providing low-cost long-range identification, tracking, and communication capabilities for drones flying below 400 feet, the current FAA ceiling for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and drone activities. Lighthouse recently […]

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Hartzell 3-Blade Navigator Composite Prop STC Approved for Bonanza Fleet

Hartzell’s new Navigator, a three-blade advanced structural composite scimitar propeller, is now approved for thousands of Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine airplanes. The new STC applies to Bonanza models including most 35-C33A, E33A, E33C, F33A, F33C, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, 36 and A36 aircraft. Available as part of Hartzell Propeller’s Top Prop™ program, the Navigator’s Advanced Structural […]

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Hartzell Receives Voyager Prop STC for Cessna 180/182/185/206 Aircraft Fleet, Building on Backcountry Acceptance of Skywagon/AgCarryall Prop

Hartzell has expanded the eligibility of its popular three-blade aluminum Voyager props. The Voyager is now STC approved for the large fleet of Cessna 180/182/185/206 aircraft, powered by Continental 520 and 550 engines. The Voyager, which has been well received by bush pilots, was previously approved for Cessna’s A185E/F Skywagon and AgCarryall aircraft. “Inspired by […]

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Tailwind Technologies Adds Capabilities of Dawley Aviation & Dawley Manufacturing to GA Portfolio

Tailwind Technologies’ sister operating companies, AMI-AWI, have acquired the assets of Dawley Aviation and Dawley Manufacturing. AMI-AWI are industry leaders in aviation component manufacturing, tubular components, thin-wall welding, precision machining, and exhaust systems. Both of the newly acquired companies also serve the general aviation market, as do other Tailwind portfolio companies, including Hartzell Propeller, Hartzell […]

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The National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 2020 Combs-Gates Award to be Presented to the CAF RISE ABOVE

The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) proudly reports that the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) RISE ABOVE project has earned the 18th Annual Combs Gates Award. The NAHF will award the $20,000 cash prize to the CAF in early 2021. NAHF Chairman Michael Quiello quoted from the nomination packet itself in making the announcement, “The […]

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