Seattle Avionics has introduced FlyQ Online, a free web-based flight planner for PC and Mac, with dozens of new features. FlyQ Online, a companion to the FlyQ EFB app for iOS, has been in public beta testing for some time with a focus on easy yet flexible flight planning, fuel prices, and group management for […]
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Latest edition of ATP Oral Exam Guide released
Just released is the fourth edition of the Airline Transport Pilot Oral Exam Guide by Michael D. Hayes, which has updated references, and new and revised questions to reflect the latest regulations and procedures. An appendix, the FAA’s ATP-Airplane Multiengine Applicant Qualifications Job Aid, has also been added. All the subjects an ATP candidate will […]
PMA awarded for Cessna Exterior Door Handles
FAIRBANKS, Alaska– Airframe Innovations has been awarded FAA/PMA approval for Cessna Exterior Door Handles. The idea for a better exterior door handle came to Airframe Innovations owner Karl Braun while standing on floats loading three guests into his Cessna 185. The OEM handles, made of electro-plated potmetal, were very weak and failed in his hand. As a […]
Give the gift of flight
Sporty’s has assembled a Deluxe Learn to Fly Course Kit that includes everything a student pilot could need, from video-based training to essential pilot supplies. “This kit removes a barrier for potential pilots,” says Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke. “We include our training course along with everything an individual needs to get off the couch […]
Cardinal Aviation introduces Mooney Fuel Selector Arm Extender
While the folks at Cardinal Aviation were doing an annual on a friend’s Mooney, they noticed he had made a device from PVC to switch the fuel selector on the floor between his legs while sitting upright. “Just for fun we added it to our product line and it became our first international sale,” company officials […]
New BINGO Fluid Detector provides exact fuel levels
Just introduced is the BINGO Fluid Detector, which provides an indication of fluid presence or absence, giving pilots a better fuel management tool, according to officials with Radiant Technology, also known as Belite Electronics. It is typically installed at the point in the tank where the pilot wants to be alerted. For instance, at one-quarter […]
FlightSafety launches engine course for ag pilots
FlightSafety International has launched a new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Pilot Familiarization Course designed specifically for agricultural aircraft pilots. Training is planned to begin in Brazil in early 2018. Additional locations will be added according to customer needs, according to company officials. “This new course will provide agricultural pilots who fly aircraft equipped […]
Additional capabilities for G5 certified
Garmin has received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of additional G5 electronic flight instrument capabilities, including the installation of a G5 in place of an existing directional gyro (DG) or horizontal situational indicator (HSI) in some certified fixed-wing general aviation aircraft. When paired with select VHF NAV/COMMs or GPS navigators, the G5 […]
Bondhus introduces line of pliers and cutters
Bondhus Corporation, through its German marketing partner FELO, has introduced a line of pliers and cutters. These German-made hand tools have super hard gripping and cutting surfaces and cushioning hand grips, according to Bondhus officials.