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As part of its continuing workshops program for aircraft builders, Wicks Aircraft Supply will offer a TIG welding workshop on February 27 and 28, 2010. Featuring Mister TIG, aka Wyatt Swaim, the event will be a hands-on experience with TIG welding equipment.

Aero Accessories, Inc., the manufacturer of Tempest aviation products, announced that it has acquired Unison Industries aviation sparkplug product line. Unison previously marketed this sparkplug line under the Autolite brand.

Hobarts EZ-TIG 165i is heralded as the quickest and easiest AC/DC TIG welder to set up and use, the company says. Designed for first-time welders, this affordable TIG welder features a unique single-knob control to make welding steel, stainless and aluminum easier.

Teledyne Continental Motors announced today that it would refrain from increasing prices for new and factory-overhauled engines in 2010, instead sticking to 2009 prices. According to the company, "TCM has been successful in improving many aspects of its factory operations."

The carbon fiber/metal TECNAM P2008 LSA debuted at the Friedrichshafen Air Show in April ’09, and the first one is now making its way...

Structural improvement kits have been going out the door at Zenith for just less than materials cost.

The carbon fiber/metal TECNAM P2008 LSA debuted at the Friedrichshafen Air Show in April 09, and the first one is now making its way to the U.S., having been shipped to Virginia Aviation in Richmond.

In late November, the Experimental Aircraft Association posted an online survey for Zenith Zodiac builders and owners asking about the recent FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB). According to the EAA, there were 450 responses.

There is a resource for owners of Rotax powerplants, and its online, published with factory support by the Rotax Owner Assistance Network (ROAN). Along with having access to maintenance videos and product reviews, registered members may sign up to receive free email notifications about Service Bulletins and other newsworthy information.

Comp Air Aviation is offering three aircraft in various stages of completion in its year-end inventory reduction sale. They are a Comp Air 8 and two Comp Air 8SS52 models.