Making its debut is the Aviator’s Practical Organizer, a new system that helps student pilots organize and understand the knowledge needed for the oral and flight exams. Created by Teresa Guillemot, the Aviator’s Practical Organizer (APO) is an organizational tool for private, instrument and commercial student pilots that help them compile and organize all the […]
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Guidance Aviation to unveil new app
Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona, will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary and unveiling its newest training technologies — a “Maneuvers Guide” mobile app and an online training portal called “MyGA” during HELI-EXPO 2013. The mobile application includes a series of High Definition (HD) instructional flight videos and a digital Maneuvers guide. This new training tool […]
New case makes kneeboard for iPad Mini
PilotMall.com has introduced a new, multi-function kneeboard/hard case for the iPad Mini. The case has an adjustable hold-flat leg strap for easy placement on the pilot’s knee, company officials note. A 360° rotating cradle accommodates both portrait and landscape viewing formats. Detaching the leg strap, the case also stands on a desk at a comfortable […]
PilotWorkshops.com acquires ZD Publishing
PilotWorkshops.com has purchased the assets of ZD Publishing, including the copyrights and inventory of ZD’s 21 different pilot-friendly GPS manuals. Written by ZD Publishing founder John Dittmer, an ATP-rated CFI, these manuals have been used to help pilots master their panel-mount and handheld GPS units produced by Garmin and Bendix/King, according to company officials. The […]
Sensenich introduces RV prop
Sensenich has introduced a ground adjustable composite propellers for Van’s RV aircraft. The new propeller features Sensenich’s proprietary airfoils on a semi-scimitar planform for improved takeoff and climb performance, according to company officials. The blades are internal pressure molded using prepreg carbon fiber and fiberglass, featuring a co-cured leading edge erosion shield, and includes an […]
Wicks Aircraft offers O-Ring kit
Wicks Aircraft now offers a selection of O-rings in a kit for homebuilders. “The temptation is always there to re-use things like O-rings, and the result is too-often a leaky seal,” says Wicks president Scott Wick. “Having to take time to find or order O-rings makes that temptation even greater. With our Home Builders Kit, […]
Beringer debuts nosewheel for Twin Otter
The Beringer Co. has launched its new STC’d nosewheel for Twin Otter DHC-6. The wheel is CNC machined from high strength aluminum alloy and is anodized, protecting the part against corrosion, according to company officials. The roller bearings last longer thanks to a waterproof environment (lipseals and O-rings), officials add. The parts are optimized using […]
Janitrol, Southwind heater AD relief from C&D Associates
BUCHANAN, Mich. – Owners of aircraft with Janitrol or South Wind heaters have long had to comply with an airworthiness directive (A.D.) to repeatedly test for heater pressure decay. No longer. The FAA has authorized C&D Associates to overhaul original Janitrol or South Wind heaters with the end result being an aircraft heater free from […]
Innovations: Add ANR to your old headset
Many pilots have upgraded their headset to one of the many popular ANR headsets on the market. But what to do for a passenger without a headset or for someone yet to make the leap to an ANR? If you have an old non-ANR headset, consider an ANR Kit from Headsets Inc., which makes kits […]