Garmin has introduced integrated weight and balance calculations, as well as aircraft performance tables and calculations within the Garmin Pilot app on Apple mobile devices. Also new to Garmin Pilot, Freehand flight planning allows for flight plan editing from the moving map page. Pilot-configurable checklists are also integrated within Garmin Pilot, providing pilots the option to […]
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Unmanned Safety Institute launches Part 107 online ground school
The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), a subsidiary of ARGUS International, has launched an FAA Part 107 compliant version of its Small UAS Ground School online course. The online course prepares aspiring remote pilots to successfully pass the Aeronautical Knowledge Test leading to the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC), according to company officials. The self-paced, 24-hour […]
New edition of The Pilot’s Manual: Ground School released
The fourth edition of “The Pilot’s Manual: Ground School” walks readers through everything they need to know to pass the Private and Commercial FAA Knowledge Exams. The latest revision reflects current rules, procedures, drone operations, and the FAA’s new Airman Certification Standards, according to ASA officials. The information is organized into chapters, and the text is supported […]
‘Training the Right Stuff’ released
Schiffer Publishing has released “Training the Right Stuff: The Aircraft that Produced America’s Jet Pilots” by Mark Frankel and Tommy H. Thomason. The book is a study of the training aircraft used to transition the United States military into the jet age. At the end of World War II, high-performance jets with unfamiliar operating characteristics were replacing […]
FAA certifies lithium-ion batteries on Cessna 208s
The FAA has issued Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for True Blue Power’s TB44 (46-amp hour) lithium-ion batteries on Cessna Model 208 and 208B Caravans. According to company officials, operational and performance improvements include: Increased power — three times the energy per kilogram; Extended useful battery life — more than double lead-acid and NiCad alternatives; Rapid recharge […]
Latest edition of ‘Severe Weather Flying’ released
Just released is the fourth edition of Dennis Newton’s “Severe Weather Flying.” The new edition is updated with advice on current weather prediction models and technology, along with instruction on how all pilots can use these to their advantage, according to officials with ASA. Newton offers guidance built on a lifetime of experience and expertise, […]
Jeppesen offers service bundles to GA pilots
Jeppesen recently released a series of three new data bundle services that combine access across general aviation avionics, including Garmin and Avidyne, and popular mobile apps. “Our new data bundle options for general aviation pilots will provide the coverages they need on the number of devices they use, at a price that is more affordable,” said Reggie […]
2017 China Aviation Directory published
Business Data International has released the English-language China Aviation Directory 2017. The 416-page directory provides a listing of all major aviation and aerospace organizations and companies throughout China, including government agencies, societies and associations, airlines, airports, national corporations, aircraft and component manufacturers, engine and component manufacturers, airborne equipment manufacturers, tool and machinery manufacturers, aeronautical research […]
HET offers alternator trade-in credit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Cessna and Piper aircraft owners will receive a $150 trade-in credit on legacy Chrysler and Ford alternators when they upgrade to a new-generation Plane-Power alternator for their Cessnas or Pipers. “Ford alternators were used exclusively on single-engine Cessnas in the 1970s and early 1980s,” said Mike Disbrow, president of Hartzell Engine Technologies […]