It all Filters Down to This…

Challenger Aviation cleanable, high performance filters continues to spearhead aviation filter technology.

 

The cornerstone of Challenger Aviation Products filtration philosophy has been and continues to be that aircraft filters should be cleanable with the latest filter media design to maximize air, oil and fuel flow without limited useful service life.  Put simply, the benefits of increased performance associated with Challenger filters contribute meaningfully towards money savings, fuel savings and a dramatic reduction in environmental waste.  Aircraft owner’s filtration education with the benefits of Challenger aviation filters may have not been passed along by the aircraft OEM’s or maintenance personnel. 

 

It is time for you to become involved in that decision process, “times they are a changin”. Challenger appreciates that a little education goes along way for owners to take an active stance in choosing aircraft filters that are right for our times, money and environment.  The filter revolution will continue as aircraft OEM’s and service personnel respond to the aircraft owner’s demand for premium, high performance filters that increase horsepower and provide clean air, oil, and fuel to the engine.

 

Challenger is a small family owned company capable of answering all questions including the many misstatements made by some misinformed people.  Please contact us at premfilter@aol.com or call 937-387-6500.  We look forward to hearing from you.

 

The most common misconception in the general aviation community is that a PMA (Parts Manufacturer Approval) part is inferior to an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) part.  This may be due to the lack of information the public has available to them as to how a PMA license is obtained.

In November 2007, Bill Burchell of Aviation Week magazine helped us understand the ways that a PMA license is obtained.  The following is the four different ways of classifying a PMA part.

If a part is shown to be identical in all aspects to the approved design, a PMA license is issued.  A minimum performance standard is issued by the FAA when a license agreement between a type certificate or technical standard order and a PMA manufacturer agrees that a part is identical to the original design.  This allows the same part number to be used for both the PMA and OEM part. (Aviation Week, 2007)

If only minor changes have been made to the part the part manufacturer can obtains PMA licensing by providing test computation and comparative analysis demonstrating  that the part meets the requirements of all of the airworthiness standards related to that part. It must be proven that the new part is equal or better to the current part.  With this type of PMA the part number is not allowed to remain the same as the OEM. (Aviation Week, 2007)

Finally if a major change is applied to the part and a STC (Supplemental Type Certificate ) is obtained then the PMA licensing is provided by the FAA as a manufacturing permission. (Aviation Week, 2007)

The latter type of approval is the type obtained by Challenger Aviation to manufacture our re-cleanable air and oil filters.  Our test analysis has consistently shown that the performance of our product is superior to that of the paper and foam filters currently on the market.  Because our air filters are made with surgical cotton and use environment friendly mineral oil to help keep the dirt out and keep the air flowing to your engine we obtained a STC.  However, our filters are also PMA approved and have been through the necessary steps for the FAA to allow manufacturing of our product.

The approval process for our performance enhancing filters is long.  Many customers ask when their aircraft will have a filter approved.  Please know that we work on obtaining STC and PMA licensing throughout the year and plan to cover the aircraft still remaining as soon as possible. 

Heather Rocco-Geissler
CEO

 

Before you head out on your holiday trips, make sure that your aircraft has a check up.  This is a good time to remove your Challenger air and oil filters and perform maintenance to them.  Have your IA clean your air filter with Challenger’s specially formulated cleaner and re-oil it with Challenger’s mineral oil.  Your oil filter can be drained and checked for any debris.  This maintenance will help your holiday flights to be as efficient and environmentally friendly as possible.  Please call us with any questions at 937-387-6500.

Challenger Aviation will be closed at noon on Dec 24, 2008 and will reopen with limited staff on Dec 29,2008.

Seasons Greetings from all of us al Challenger Aviation!

Heather Rocco-Geissler
CEO

Just want to let all of our loyal customers know that our website is down for routine maintenance and should be back up in approximately 48 hours.  Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Heather Rocco-Geissler
CEO

Due to an overwhelming amount of interest in our re-cleanable oil filters the product is temporarily out of stock.  We are working to correct this and hope to have this phenomenal, eco-friendly product back on our shelves in early 2009.  Please feel free to contact us at 937-387-6500 with any questions.

We appreciate your patience in this matter.

Heather Rocco-Geissler
CEO

Just an update for all of you paying attention.  Challenger is back to full operational status again.  However, next Monday through Wednesday we will be working with limited staff but will be doing our best to accomadate all of your needs.  Thank you for your patience during this time.

Heather Rocco-Geissler
CEO

Just a short note to let everyone know that we hope to be back in full operation by Monday 9/22/08.  Thank you for your patience.

Over the past weekend, Hurricane Ike made his presence known in the Dayton area.  We had to close Monday September 15th due to lack of electricity.  The governor of OH declared a state of emergency for the entire state.  Due to the fact that our power companies sent their crews to help the people in Texas we may not regain power until next week.  We will be assessing the situation at the office tomorrow.  Please be patient as we try and do what we can throughout this trying time.

Heather Rocco-Geissler
CEO

Challenger has jumped into the Millenium!  We have started a blog.  This blog will be used by Challenger Aviation’s family of employees to keep all of our customers, vendors and friends updated about current and future projects as well as our current initiatives.  Feel free to visit this page frequently as it will be updated often.  At times we may even have guest bloggers! 

Comments are greatly appreciated or feel free to email us any questions you need answered or topics you would like discussed.  This blog is meant  to be informative and will contain what YOU want to hear about.

Thank You for your interest in this blog and we can’t wait to get started.

Best Regards,

Heather Rocco-Geissler
CEO