Another successful Triple Tree Fly-In is in the books and by all accounts, the Aerodrome provided plenty of "Fun, Fellowship & Hospitality" for all. The weather forecast for the week included a chance of rain every day, but the rain [...]
I just took my umpteenth checkride yesterday. And it got me to thinking… How many times have you broken out into a sweat just by thinking about your upcoming checkride? Even when the checkride is still months away, just [...]
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley declared August 13 – 18 as “Aviation Week.” It is great to see our state leadership recognize such an important industry. Aviation is and has been a critical component of South Carolina’s economy. Aviation week [...]
How well an aviation operation is structured organizationally, not only sets the foundation for efficiency but, I believe, has a significant impact on safety. A well structured flight operation is imperative to performance and safety. Organization structure defines how tasks [...]
Acronym’s abound in every aspect of our lives. We use them to communicate when we speak, text, write. Companies use them in their marketing to consumers to make their product stick in our memories. Companies also use them to drive [...]
2013 is almost over and it’s time to ring in a brand new year. Seems like only yesterday we were getting ready for spring. As we reflect on a year that was full of challenges, spend some time evaluating your [...]
Ever considered wearing one of these to bed? Well, when Federal Air Surgeon, Dr. Fred Tilton's policy goes into effect you may not have a choice. The FAA has been working on a policy for quite some time to deal [...]
I recently bought a new pickup truck. I was pretty sure I wanted another Ford, but I went ahead and test drove a Dodge and a Chevrolet pickup just to make sure. By test driving a vehicle you can learn [...]
Special Services Corporation (SSC) operates aircraft on a non-scheduled air carrier certificate. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires pilots to meet Airline Transport (ATP) and Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 135 commercial training standards. SSC trains pilots under the guidelines set [...]
SSC has the expertise to perform annuals and maintenance on a variety of airplanes. We can do most anything from changing a tire on a DA20 or Cirrus SR22; we can perform hot section inspections on turbine engines as well. [...]