Astronaut Chris Hadfield has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. A recent 144 days stint as commander of the International Space Station (ISS) saw him post hundreds of spectacular images to Twitter (@Cmdr_Hadfield) which earned him more than 1 million followers. In addition to still images, Hadfield interacted with students from the ISS on subjects […]
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Garmin debuts GDL 39 3D
Garmin has introduced the GDL 39 3D, a portable ADS-B and GPS receiver that adds simultaneous display of aircraft attitude information (pitch and roll), alongside interactive mapping, traffic, and weather within the Garmin Pilot application. The GDL 39 3D also features advanced traffic awareness, including patent-pending TargetTrend relative motion technology and subscription-free weather. The GDL […]
FltPlan.com launches free iPad Go app
FltPlan.com has officially released its new free iPad app, FltPlan Go. The app adds many features for users of FltPlan.com, according to company officials. The legacy FltPlan app was originally created four years ago to provide pilots with airport information and approach charts. As pilots’ in-flight needs grew, the legacy app continued to add more […]
Foster Flight debuts Spark-On
Foster Flight is now shipping Spark-On, a solution to the growing concern about out-of-tolerance internal resisters in both massive electrode and fine wire plugs. These out-of-tolerance resistances have been linked to various issues from excessive electrode wear, RFI problems and hard starting to problems during regular operations especially at or near engine limits., according to […]
Refined baffles from D’Shannon
D’Shannon Aviation has refined its custom baffle cooling kits for Barons and Bonanzas. The company went beyond FAA requirements, conducting flight tests in 100° ambient temperatures, according to company officials. Data collected in conditions that exceed FAA requirements have verified the cooling properties of D’Shannon engine baffles, officials add. A factor in the effectiveness of […]
WSI adds global flight tracking for Honeywell-equipped aircraft
WSI Corporation reports that its WSI Fusion Operations Management platform now supports flight tracking for Honeywell GDC Datalink customers. Using the Honeywell position reports, WSI Fusion is enabled with global contiguous flight tracking and monitoring of Honeywell datalink equipped aircraft. WSI Fusion is an operations management solution that fuses public and proprietary weather information, airspace […]
Practical Test Standards for ATP updated
Now available is the updated Practical Test Standards For Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating. The practical test standards (PTS) for applicants seeking their Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane have been updated to include Change 6 (Effective 9/30/2013) and FAA-S-8081-10D for dispatchers. Reprinted exactly as written by the FAA, this cockpit-sized guide details […]
Sporty’s FAR/AIM goes mobile
Just launched as a mobile app is Sporty’s FAR/AIM. “Having the FAR/AIM on your phone or iPad is an inexpensive and convenient way to make sure you are always knowledgeable no matter where you are,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “You can’t access the regs if your FAR/AIM book is in your hangar or […]
EPIC strikes deal for new card that increases global acceptance
EPIC and U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation have introduced the new EPIC/Multi Service Aviation cobrand card, which will provide global acceptance to EPIC cardholders via the Multi Service Aviation network, starting in the first quarter of 2014. Currently, the EPIC Card is accepted at hundreds of locations in the U.S. and Canada, including all EPIC […]