Max-Viz has shipped its 1,000th Enhanced Vision System (EVS). The unit, an EVS-1500, was shipped to the AgustaWestland factory in Italy and is expected to be installed on an AW139 within the next few weeks. “We are very proud of our product and the marketplace acceptance that the shipment of this 1000th unit represents. Enhanced […]
Women in Aviation 2012 scholarships already at $375,000
Although the available scholarships for 2012 won’t be announced for 60 days, companies, organizations and individuals have already pledged more than 48 scholarships totaling $375,000 for Women in Aviation members. These scholarships cover expenses for academic study, technical training, flight training as well as specialized aviation activities, including recreational flying, engineering and maintenance. In addition, […]
AVTweets debuts
Avionics Specialists of Loveland, Colo., has just introduced two new services that deliver real-time METAR weather information directly to smart phones or any other internet device – AVTweets and a new, customized mobile website for viewing METARs: Airport View Mobile. Using AVTweets, users can choose to automatically receive METAR updates for airports and other AWOS […]
Integra manufacturer celebrates 15 years in business
TL elektronic Inc., a company based in the Czech Republic, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. Starting in modest conditions and from the scratch, the company’s first product was an intercom for communication between pilots. The company now offers a number of onboard instruments for ultralight and experimental planes. Today the flagship product is the multifunctional […]
New Trisoft system protects horizontal surfaces
Trisoft Covers has introduced Trisoft Panels, which interlock to cover wings and horizontal stabilizers, protecting them from dropped tools, flashlights, spray cans, and all the other hazards that can fall onto thin metal and painted surfaces. The XLPE foam is resistant to sunlight, heat, and cold; and its closed-cell structure is chemical resistant and will […]
USAG expands LSA service
US Aviation Services, a division of US Aviation Group in Denton, Texas, is taking steps to become a factory authorized service center for the maintenance and repair of the majority of Light Sport Aircraft models. It already has Rotax and Jabiru qualified A&’s on staff and factory authorizations from the majority of LSA manufacturers, according […]
Ehrig joins Eckert Seamans’ aviation group
James Ehrig has joined the aviation practice of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC, a law firm based in Washington, D.C. Ehrig has years of experience advising aviation clients in all aspects of regulatory compliance in a wide variety of administrative, adjudicatory, and enforcement matters before the Department of Transportation, the FAA, the National Transportation […]
Virginia Festival of Flight soars
Finally, after years of iffy to truly bad weather, this past weekend saw the East Coast bathed in sunshine Friday through Sunday for the Virginia Regional Festival of Flight in Suffolk, Va. Aircraft winged their way to Suffolk Airport (SFQ) in Southeast Virginia from Maine to Florida and westward to Ohio. The sunny weather was […]
GA shipments still down, but pistons show positive trend
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest shipment and billings figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that times were still tough for the GA industry in the first quarter of this year. In the first three months of 2011, total GA airplane shipments fell 4.6%, from 390 planes in 2010 to 372 this year. […]