Stratus, the portable in-flight weather receiver for ForeFlight that was launched at SUN ’n FUN, has been updated to provide increased performance, according to officials with Sporty’s. “Relying on the uniformly excellent reviews and customer feedback we have received on Stratus, the teams at Sporty’s, ForeFlight and Appareo have worked hard to make it even […]
Products
Guardian Avionics launches Aero 454
Guardian Avionics will launch its newest product, the Aero 454, at this week’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. The Aero 454 receives data from your airplane’s Garmin GPS units (430, 530, 650, 750, G900, G1000) and re-transmits it simultaneously to as many as three iPad/tablet devices held by pilots or passengers. It can now also transmit Standby […]
Sonex Aircraft adds new quick build parts to kits
Sonex Aircraft has added new pre-fabricated parts to its Sonex and Waiex kit models. Pioneered by the recently-introduced Onex Single-Place Aircraft Kit, Sonex and Waiex Complete Airframe Kits and Sub-Kits now feature Matched-Hole Formed Parts. Adding over 100 new parts to each model’s kit package, the Matched-Hole Formed Parts kit consists of channels, angles and […]
Garmin rolls out new features for GTN Touchscreen avionics
Garmin has expanded the capabilities of the GTN series touchscreen avionics. New features include display support for weather radar, advanced ADS-B capabilities, worldwide connectivity, cross fill with the GNS 430W/530W series and more. “The GTN series were designed with a growth-oriented architecture that allows for new technologies and expanded capabilities to be accommodated via software […]
Lightspeed Aviation launches FlightLink app
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 […]
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 […]