Kings Avionics, a 40-year old avionics facility based at Salt Lake City International Airport, has expanded from one Repair Station at its Salt Lake City base to two additional Repair Stations in Henderson, Nevada, and St. George, Utah. Each of the three Kings Avionics Repair Stations has been granted full Instrument and Radio ratings, as […]
Centurion extends engine lifetime
Centurion is launching a service offensive for its Centurion 2.0 aircraft engine series. The operational lifetime for this engine has been extended to 1,500 hours. Centurion also has managed to avoid the factory inspection originally planned for 1,200 hours, according to company officials, explaining this means that the engines no longer have to be removed […]
Tri-Nav charts debut
Howie Keefe’s new Tri-Nav Charts introduce a new chart concept in atlas format for the cross-country pilot. Charts are “combo” charts that keep you legal for both IFR or VFR navigation, with Internet updates conforming to the FAA 28-day cycle, according to company officials. Tri-Nav charts use the FAA IFR Low Altitude Enroute Charts and […]
Aviation watches debut
Christopher Ward recently unveiled two new aviation watches, the C5 Malvern Aviator Mk II and the C8 Pilot Mk II. The C5 Malvern Aviator Mk II is taking the place of the limited edition (1,936 pieces) C5 Mark I, which has sold out. The C5 Malvern Aviator Mark II has a 38mm diameter case and […]
Piper to shut down for a week
Piper Aircraft will shut down operations for the week of Aug. 9, according to a report at Aviation International News. With some exceptions, all staff, including company management, will be unpaid for that week, the story notes, adding the exceptions will be workers developing the PiperJet and those devoted to delivery of essential parts and […]
NAFI breaks away from EAA
After an extended period of discussions, EAA and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) board of directors have agreed that NAFI will become a fully independent organization no later than March 1, 2011. “We endorse NAFI’s decision to position itself as an independent professional association for the flight instructor community,” said Tom Poberezny, EAA […]
Taurus LSA takes off
Pipistrel has unveiled the Taurus LSA, the first-ever high-performance two-seat self-launching glider with all advantages of the LSA category. The Taurus LSA is equipped with a 50-hp retractable powerpack, allowing for unassisted powerful takeoffs on supershort runways and glider fields, company officials note. Takeoff distance is less than 600 ft., even when fully loaded and […]
Cirrus introduces retractable gear sim
Cirrus has unveiled a new option for SR20 and SR22 aircraft used in a training environment: a means to simulate the use of retractable landing gear. Vice President of International Sales Ian Bentley noted the importance of this new Cirrus innovation. “Across the world more and more flight schools are accelerating the pilot learning process […]
Air Show Hall of Fame nominations extended
The International Council of Air Shows has extended to July 31 the deadline to nominate your favorite performer to the ICAS Foundation Hall of Fame. Click here for the rules and how to nominate. The ICAS Foundation is a non-profit organization manned by volunteers, some of whom pay their own expenses to the annual ICAS […]