The makers of Day Flier have released LandingFinder.com, a free tool that allows pilots to quickly find the closest airport to an unfamiliar destination. General aviation pilots have access to thousands of airports that airlines don’t. But business associates and friends, who provide instructions to someone flying in for a visit, are usually only aware of the […]
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Guardian Avionics introduces FMS 650
Guardian Avionics, a division of CO Guardian, has introduced the FMS 650, a state-of-the-art connected cockpit system. The unit is installed in your panel and communicates via the RS232 data bus. Bluetooth technology provides multiple data feeds from the FMS 650 to as many as six iPads or iPhones. Pilots and passengers can view real time GPS, […]
The Total Track System for aviation launches
REDMOND, Washington — Dynamic Systems, which specializes in barcode software solutions and data collection applications, has unveiled a turn key system to track tools and inventory for the aviation/MRO/ BO industry based on the latest bar code technology. In business since 1981, DSI provides bar code systems that track tools, maintenance, equipment, work orders, inventory, capital assets, and job costing. […]
Savvy Aviator introduces FEVA
Savvy Aviator has introduced FEVA — Failing Exhaust Valve Analytics — which provides advance warning of failing exhaust valves in piston aircraft engines equipped with a digital engine monitor. A decade ago, Savvy’s founder and CEO Mike Busch said he discovered a characteristic pattern in exhaust gas temperature (EGT) data that is predictive of a failing exhaust valve. […]
New features unveiled for Flying Eyes Sunglasses
AUSTIN, Texas — Patented Flying Eyes Sunglasses are being updated with an even thinner set of temples to make them easier to wear under a headset. The Flying Eyes strap system is already designed to be comfortable with an aviation-style headset, according to company officials. Flying Eyes Sunglasses now include a 1mm, super thin set of […]
AeroBase Group now distributor for Checkers
MELBOURNE, Florida — AeroBase Group has become an authorized distributor for Checkers Industrial, a supplier of aircraft chocks and cable protectors. Products include not only aircraft chocks and cable protectors, but also warning whips and warning lights. AeroBase Group owner Tom Corrao said, “The addition of Checkers’ products to our lineup fills a void in our […]
Hartzell begins full-scale production of Jasco alternator line
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Hartzell Engine Technologies reports it has received all updated FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) and Parts Manufacturer Approvals (PMAs) and has begun full- scale production of the Jasco Alternator line. “Acquiring a product line from another company is just the beginning of a long and laborious process,” Mike Disbrow, president of Disbrow, stated. “Before […]
Reduce risk using supplemental oxygen
Do you sometimes arrive after your flight feeling tired with a headache? You are not ill with something weird, but are suffering from the insidious effects of hypoxia. At 5,000 feet and up, hypoxia may cause the first signs of fatigue, headache, and slower reaction time. At 15,000 feet, the hypoxic effect becomes increasingly dangerous in […]
Kafko introduces windshield wash
Kafko’s new Clear Vision concentrated windshield wash features plant by-product chemistry making it free of petrochemicals. The eco-friendly, zero VOC alternative to traditional wash fluids is non-toxic, non- corrosive, biodegradable and contains no methanol. The products is available in a five-gallon bucket. For more information: OilEater.com