CubCrafters has introduced a new instrument panel option featuring space designated for the attachment of a tablet computer or similar device. CubCrafters is calling the option the MyPanel. It can be ordered as an option on any new CubCrafters Carbon Cub or Sport Cub aircraft. “The MyPanel allows the pilot to craft his or her […]
NextGen PAPI to be deployed
New Bedford Panoramex Corp. was recently awarded a contract by the FAA to replace legacy Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) systems powered by antiquated incandescent lamps with up to 400 systems that are powered by Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps. Once implemented, this program could cut energy costs for PAPI systems at U.S. airports by […]
WingX Pro7 adds Zaon Flight System PCAS Traffic
Hilton Software now supports the XRX PCAS Traffic System from Zaon Flight Systems. WingX Pro7 connects wirelessly to the portable XRX traffic system to provide real-time display of traffic threats on its moving map. WingX Pro7 also introduced its new field-tested traffic symbology. These new color-coded symbols improve the visual ergonomics and reduce interpretation time […]
New iPad Kneeboard debuts
ASA has introduced a portfolio-style iPad kneeboard for pilots. ASA’s new iPad Kneeboard has an elastic strap that secures the binderlike case to a pilot’s leg for in-flight use and is removable for everyday use. The inside sleeve holds the iPad securely on the right side with full access to iPad controls and buttons. The […]
Florida AirMotive celebrates 50th anniversary
There are not many FBOs that could fill a stadium with the youngsters they’ve introduced to flying. But that’s exactly what Florida AirMotive has done in its quest to keep general aviation thriving. In the half-century since Florida AirMotive’s founder Owen Gassaway Jr. signed on as a branded Phillips 66 Aviation dealer, some 40,000 people […]
HondaJet to build new maintenance facility at PTI
Honda Aircraft Co. has selected Greensboro, North Carolina, as the location for its new HondaJet Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility. The company will invest an additional $20 million to build the new MRO facility, bringing its total capital investment for construction of its North Carolina facilities to more than $120 million. Honda Aircraft’s MRO […]
Flight Guide first to provide traffic with Zaon’s PCAS XRX
Airguide Publications has partnered with Zaon Flight Systems to add a traffic alert feature as part of its recently released Flight Guide iEFB v4.1. By attaching Zaon’s PCAS XRX unit to the Flight Guide Fly-Wi GPS unit, you can get TCAS-like traffic alerts overlaid on the moving map display, company officials said. The Zaon unit […]
MKC embarks on improvement project
Workers from Ideker, Inc. have begun the first phase of a three-phase Taxiway Pavement Rehabilitation Program at Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC). The $3.5 million project will include partial-depth pavement repairs, full-depth pavement removal and replacement, crack sealing, joint sealing and pavement markings on Taxiways F, K and G. The work will also include rehabilitation […]
‘Sentimental Journey’ to offer rides at Copperstate
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will be offering rides in “Sentimental Journey,” a restored B-17G Flying Fortress, at the 39th annual Copperstate Fly-In & Aviation Expo at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Oct. 20-22. Rides on the B-17 start at $425 per person, certainly not pocket change. But, as CAF spokesman […]