Shadin Avionics has revealed that the first two products of the new AIS-450 Digital/Synchro Data Converter Platform will be available for sale in first quarter of 2011. These products will function individually as a single channel ARINC 429 to synchro heading and a three channel ARINC 429 to synchro heading, pitch, and roll. Both products […]
Becker Avionics receives FAA nod to manufacture in U.S.
The FAA has granted Becker Avionics a production certification to manufacture the Digital Voice Communication System (DVCS) 6100 at its U.S. subsidiary, in Miramar, Florida. “With certification and production authority in hand, Becker Avionics will begin manufacturing the DVCS6100 system in the U.S. immediately,” said Roland Becker, President and CEO of Germany-based Becker Avionics Group. […]
The Kestrel lands at its new home
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) in Brunswick, Maine, recently gave Kestrel Aircraft Co. the keys to its new hangar at the soon-to-be disestablished Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB). While the airfield is not yet open to the public, the Navy granted special permission for the company to land its JP-10 aircraft on the runway […]
Cyber skywriting
Lynol Amero of Lake Tapps, Washington, may have tapped into a new way for wannabe skywriters to enjoy a new flying activity, according to a report at EAA.org, which details his foray into cyber skywriting, using a “breadcrumbs” (GPS data track files) approach that, when plotted out on a computer screen, show an entire flight […]
EPA to study 15 airports for lead levels
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule approved by the agency Dec.14 calls for a yearlong study of lead levels at 15 airports, according to a story at AOPA.org. The story notes that the rule revises the monitoring requirements for lead emissions from a variety of sources to better assess if areas are complying with the […]
Airport Support Network reaches milestone
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Airport Support Network passed a milestone recently and now has more than 2,200 volunteers helping keep tabs on what’s happening at airports across the country. More than 300 new volunteers joined the program in 2010, AOPA officials noted. The Airport Support Network is made up of volunteers who pass […]
NC proclaims Aviation Appreciation Week
Leaders of GA’s alphabet groups are commending North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue for proclaiming Dec. 3-10 “Aviation Appreciation Week.” “Governor Perdue’s proclamation rightly highlights the vast benefit that general aviation provides to residents across North Carolina,” said Selena Shilad, executive director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “General aviation is a literal lifeline to […]
Air Plains Services partners with Petersen Aviation
Air Plains Services will partner with Petersen Aviation Inc. on an Anti-Detonation Injection System (ADI), which will allow GA aircraft to use autofuel. In the early 1990s Petersen Aviation, based in Minden, Nebraska, certified ADI systems on Cessna 188s, 210s and Barons, which allowed operation of these aircraft using 91 octane autofuel when the anti-detonation […]
Museum offers winter break fun
The International Women’s Air & Space Museum’s (IWASM) Aviation Education Center at Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) in Cleveland will be open to the public Monday through Friday Dec. 20–Dec. 31. Admission is free to both the museum and the aviation education center. The museum will have two craft hours every day, at 11 am and […]