Snap-on Industrial has introduced three new ratchets that meet foreign object damage (FOD) and foreign material exclusion (FME) conformance. These ratchets are ideal for aviation and other critical applications where FOD and FME prevention is crucial, company officials said. The ratchets are FOD and FME compliant because the coverplate and reverse lever are permanently affixed […]
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Sporty’s offers new approach to IFR training
IFR training hoods are bulky and awkward to wear in the cockpit. IFR glasses offer a good alternative, but you may be required to put them on and remove them many times during a single flight. Now eFoggers offers a solution for better IFR training, according to Sporty’s officials. Never again will pilots hear their […]
AircraftIncidents.com launches
AircraftIncidents.com has officially launched with more than 70,000 NTSB reports, organizing the reports in many different ways, including by country, state, manufacturer, airline, and NTSB report type. AircraftIncidents.com aims to provide an easy to use website for aviation enthusiasts and pilots to keep up to date with the latest findings of the NTSB, according to […]
GRT supports remote interface with Trig transponders
WYOMING, Mich. — Now available is the remote interface capability of GRT Avionics’ HXr electronic flight information system with the Trig TT22 1090ES Mode S transponder and its Class 2 counterpart, the TT21. The Trig units can be remotely mounted and controlled through either one or two HXr display units, creating a clean instrument panel […]
Garmin introduces all-digital radar altimeter
Garmin International has introduced the GRA 5500, a high-performance, all-digital radar altimeter for general aviation. Using patent-pending digital signal processing technology, the GRA 5500 works to provide smooth altitude tracking, resulting in a consistent and highly accurate altitude above ground indication, even over the most challenging environments like rough terrain, tree canopies, sand and choppy […]
Lighten up in a Sporty’s pilot T-shirt
Sporty’s has added to its line of humorous T-shirts with three new options: JetFuel: Even more than the smell of strong coffee or the smell of the pancakes at a fly-in breakfast, pilots love the smell of fuel. This T-shirt announces that fact by declaring, “I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning.” […]
Boston 8 folding bike debuts
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Montague Corporation, a manufacturer in full-size folding bikes for 25 years, knows what pilots are looking for in a bike: low maintenance, a suitable range of gears, adjustable handle bar height, fenders, and the ability to fold for easy stowage in the hold of a plane. Thanks to the Boston 8, the […]
DAC International secures dual PMAs
AUSTIN, Texas – DAC International has received FAA Parts Manufacturer Approvals (PMA) for the company’s GDC62 Radio Altimeter Interface Unit and the GDC66 Fuel Quantity Adapter Unit. The dual part approvals were accomplished by DAC International’s Engineering and Certification Division (ECD), in partnership with Cutter Aviation. These converters, developed specifically for the Piper Meridian, permit […]
FlightLink from Lightspeed Aviation evolves
Lightspeed Aviation has released FlightLink 1.2, an upgrade to its free app that turns iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches into cockpit voice recorders. The new version includes a file compression feature that makes audio files both smaller and compatible with a wider variety of audio management software. Launched at EAA Airventure 2012, FlightLink captures all […]