Pilots can now turn their iPads or iPhones into cockpit voice recorders with FlightLink, a free, downloadable app developed by Lightspeed Aviation to work with newer Zulu.2 headsets. All communications through the intercom are recorded and available for instant playback and permanent archiving. Multiple recordings may be stored either in Apple devices or in an […]
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Hartzell debuts new prop for RV-10
Hartzell Propeller has developed a new 3-blade ASC-II(TM) composite propeller for Van’s Aircraft RV-10. The new prop is 4 pounds lighter than Hartzell’s previous model due to the certification of a lighter-weight hub, according to Hartzell officials, who noted it is available to order directly through Van’s Aircraft. Hartzell will deliver the first of its […]
New MyGoFlight iPad Checklist free at Oshkosh
Going to AirVenture? MyGoFlight, a company focused on the iPad In Motion for aviators, will make its new MyGoFlight iPad Checklist available for free at Oshkosh. The iPad Checklist can be obtained from the company at one of its two booths, at one of the two seminars company officials are presenting at the show titled […]
Aviation lubricants emergency hotline goes live
ExxonMobil Aviation Lubricants has a new telephone hotline to provide guidance to customers in the event of aviation lubricant-related technical emergencies. The hotline number is 609-737-4411. Trained professionals staff the Technical Emergency Hotline around-the-clock, every day of the week, company officials said. “Offering our aviation customers an easy, uncomplicated way of doing business is a […]
Legacy Building Solutions opens new plant
Legacy Building Solutions, a designer, manufacturer and installer of tension fabric buildings, including aircraft hangars, has opened a new fabric manufacturing plant at its headquarters in South Haven, Minn. The new facility will allow the company to produce higher quality fabric panels while also increasing capacity, company officials said. The new plant is a hybrid […]
Hartzell introduces lightweight aircraft alternator
Hartzell Engine Technologies has received FAA PMA approval for its new ALV-9610 100-amp aircraft alternator. The Hartzell ALV-9610 is a lightweight, compact design with integral noise filtering that directly replaces traditional larger, heavier gear driven 100-amp Crittendon and ALV-9510 units on Continental -470, -520 and -550 series engines, company officials said. The ALV-9610 is the […]
Baron Mobile Link updated
Baron Services’s Mobile Link device now provides up to four mobile devices with the ability to simultaneously connect to and receive XM WX graphical weather data. This upgrade is the main feature in the free Firmware 2.2 update, which is available immediately for current subscribers. The Mobile Link allows XM WX Satellite Weather subscribers to […]
Sporty’s Pilot Shop expands Oshkosh presence
Sporty’s has expanded its EAA AirVenture presence for 2012 from an inside exhibit to a much larger tent location with even more products and enhanced displays. Located in space #260 in front of Hangar B, Sporty’s will have an array of products on display, including an on-going demonstration of the Stratus, Sporty’s new in-flight weather […]
New owner for ACR Electronics
ELT manufacturer ACR Electronics has been acquired by an investment fund managed by J.F. Lehman & Company, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on defense, aerospace and maritime sectors. The company most recently was a business unit of Cobham Commercial Systems. ACR Electronics, founded in 1956, designs and manufactures a line of safety and […]