Aspen Avionics has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval of the Evolution Backup Display system. Now available for third party STC and OEM applications, the Evolution Backup Display is a fully digital, independent flight display system designed to replace mechanical backup instruments used in Part 23 EFIS installations. The Evolution Backup Display goes beyond traditional […]
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BlackBox Aviation Data Manager now available
BlackBox Aviation Systems has announced the public beta availability of the pilot logbooks portion of BlackBox, an aviation data manager for general aviation. BlackBox is a cloud-based digital record management solution for general aviation that frees pilots from the burden of recording and protecting paper records, while allowing them to keep their paper records up-to-date […]
True Blue Power introduces battery tester, charger
True Blue Power introduced a new benchtop test set that doubles as a battery recharger, the TT43. The compact 2-inch by 4-inch by 5-inch unit features a large LCD display, its own AC adapter and a two-year warranty. The TT43 was created specifically to test and charge Mid-Continent Instrument Company’s 4300 Series Lifesaver and TS420 […]
True Blue certifies lithium emergency power supply
True Blue Power has certified the TS835-5 lithium-ion emergency power supply with 28-volt output plus integrated 5-volt output for special lighting requirements. New lithium-ion technology creates a lightweight power supply that is a direct replacement for heavier, lead-acid PS-855 models, which require frequent maintenance and have considerably shorter life expectancies, according to company officials. The TS835-5 […]
Sensenich celebrates 80 years with 80% off
Sensenich Propeller will be celebrating 80 years in business at the Airventure Oshkosh 2012 fly-in this year, by giving one of its next 80 customers an 80% discount on his or her new prop. “I hate gimmicks,” says President Don Rowell, “but hey, this is a birthday celebration; and who wouldn’t want 80% off?” To […]
ATS adds Beading Tool Kit
Aircraft Tool Supply (ATS) now manufactures the ATS Professional Beading Tool Kit. Used for making hose clamping beads in metal tubes, the kits were formerly produced by Parker and offered surplus by ATS. With its supply exhausted, ATS’s kit added the ability to work with ground, hardened, and polished surfaces for mar-free beads in aluminum, copper, brass […]
Aero 454 debuts
Guardian Avionics by CO Guardian has introduced the Aero 454, which receives data from your airplane’s Garmin GPS system (430, 530, 650, 750, G900, or G1000) and transmits it simultaneously to as many three iPad/tablet devices held by pilots or passengers. The new Aero 454, an FAA/TSO certified product, can reference locations, maps, flight plans, […]
Garmin debuts AC-U-KWIK for glass panels
Garmin reported at Sun ’n Fun that it will begin offering AC-U-KWIK Airport Directory data for its glass flight decks. “Pilots around the world depend on the AC-U-KWIK directories for up-to-date information on unfamiliar airports,” said Carl Wolf, Garmin’s vice president of aviation sales and marketing. “The electronic extension of this data integrated right into Garmin […]
PocketHorizon debuts
Logical Drive has released PocketHorizon, a battery-backed Standby Artificial Horizon (Attitude Indicator) for any airplane, running on any iOS device from an iPad 3 to an iPhone to an iPod touch, using OS 4.2 or higher. The gyro is fully supported in the newer devices for quick response, but fully GPS-derived attitude is available in […]