Wicks Aircraft Supply now offers Beyerdynamic’s new HS 800 headsets. The headsets utilize Digital Adaptive Noise Reduction (DANR). Using a high-speed clocked microprocessor, the HS 800 combines feedback and feedforward-algorhithms in a digitally controlled system, according to company officials. The HS 800 comes with an audio box and plugs that allow simultaneous connection to intercom, mobile […]
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West Star streamlines app
West Star Aviation has updated its “Experience On Call” app, adding a QR code to make download easier. In addition to being available to download free from the Apple App store, the “Experience On Call” app can be accessed by scanning the QR code, which will be displayed on West Star Aviation literature. “Experience On […]
Engine failure leads to off-airport landing
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Pawnee. Injuries: None. Location: Bainbridge, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was performing a training aerial application over a farm […]
Have you put on some weight?
I have a copy of the Federal Aviation Regulations, published by Boeing Field’s Merrell Aviation in Seattle. It dates from 1965 and is deliciously compact. For example, Part 91 spans 21 pages ranging from 91.1 (Applicability) to 91.175 (Rebuilt engine maintenance records). Pulling just one section (91.5 — Preflight action) from 1965 reads as: Each […]
FAA clarifies ‘actively engaged’ for IAs
Noting there has been widespread misunderstanding of the term “actively engaged” for renewing an aircraft maintenance professional’s Inspection Authorization (IA), the FAA recently issued a long-awaited clarification. The enhanced definition will become effective with the next IA renewal expiration date of March 31, 2013, according to officials at the National Business Aviation Association. The clarification […]
Michigan company wins grant to explore using marinas for amphibs
Air Vehicle Integration, Inc. has received a grant from the Wolf Aviation Fund to research the potential to use marinas for amphibious aircraft operations. AVII is an aircraft design thru lean manufacturing consulting company in Oakland County, Mich., that has been involved with seaworthy aircraft. Company officials have been on the design teams that developed […]
Solar storms could impact GPS
A huge explosion on the surface of the sun Aug. 9 sent a wave of radiation sweeping outward into space, heralding the coming of an active solar storm season. That will likely spell occasional trouble for GPS approaches and satellite-based communications over the next decade — or perhaps longer, according to a report at NBAA.org. […]
Avionics industry optimistic despite economic concerns
About half of the companies responding to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s 2011 Rate & Labor Survey say they expect business to increase this year, with another 46% saying they expect business to remain the same. Only 5% expect a decrease in business, compared to the 15% who expected a decrease in 2009, and 8% in […]
SPOT Connect goes international
The SPOT Connect App is now available to international customers thanks to an update to the app, which pairs iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with SPOT Connect, a satellite communications device that allows users to transmit messages via satellite from virtually anywhere in the world. The SPOT Connect device provides connectivity to the Globalstar satellite […]