There have been more than 125,000 downloads of Jeppesen’s Mobile TC app, company officials said today at Oshkosh. The Mobile TC app for iPad is just one of the platforms for Jeppesen’s Express JeppView digital charting services. Others include multi-function display (MFD) avionics systems such as Garmin, Avidyne and EuroAvionics and portable devices from Garmin […]
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#OSH11: Swift partners with Electroair
Swift Enterprises and Electroair have signed a testing agreement, in which Swift’s Cessna 150 will be fitted with an Electroair Direct Fire Ignition System as the company continues development on its alternative for 100LL. For the last five years, Swift has been developing 100SF, a high-octane unleaded replacement for 100LL that meets Grade UL102 of […]
#OSH11: Oregon Aero ships 1,500th seat for RV-10
Oregon Aero has reached a milestone that underscores its cooperative relationship with Van’s Aircraft: The company recently shipped out the 1,500th seat for builders of the RV-10 kit plane. In fact, due to the popularity of the RV-10, Oregon Aero officials estimate they will have shipped nearly 2,000 seats by the end of Oshkosh. Oregon […]
#OSH11: Avidyne unveils synthetic vision
Avidyne unveiled on opening day of Oshkosh its soon-to-be-certified v9.3 software upgrade — which includes Synthetic Vision technology (SVS) — for the Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (R9) system. The v9.3 software release, which is expected to receive final FAA certification later this year, also provides support for three-screen R9 installations and on-board weather radar, […]
#OSH11: Baron releases Mobile Link
Baron Services’ Mobile Link device is now available for purchase online and at Airventure. The Mobile Link allows users of smart phones and tablets to view XM WX Satellite Weather data. The Mobile Link serves to connect an XM WX data receiver with mobile devices. A compatible third-party app is required to view XM WX […]
#OSH11: Belite demos fuel line water detector
A new, patent-pending technology developed by Belite Enterprises that is capable of detecting water in the fuel tank or fuel line is being demonstrated this week at AirVenture. Through the use of a small patent-pending probe and patent-pending discernment technology, the new technology discriminates between water and fuel and provides an alarm signal to the […]
#OSH11: LED replacement for Barons, Bonanzas debuts
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has developed an LED replacement for its Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza landing and position lights. Designed in conjunction with Astronics LSI, these lighting units are available to replace existing landing, taxi, position and anti-collision lights. With no glass filament to break, they are shock and vibration resistant while consuming […]
OSH11: New climate control for Bonanzas
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has partnered with KPAK and AC Systems to offer its automatic cabin climate control system for the Beechcraft Bonanza. GCS will offer CabinComfortPlus as an aftermarket installation at its factory-owned Hawker Beechcraft Services locations. Customers who order the system during the AirVenture will receive introductory pricing, company officials said. […]
#OSH11: Lancair introduces new avionics suite
Lancair International has introduced a new avionics suite for the Evolution Aircraft: The EFC900X. Introduced in 2009, the Evolution by Lancair has been equipped with Garmin avionics, centered around the G900X system. The only thing missing was the integrated flight control provided by the certified GFC 700 autopilot, company officials said. Now, for the first […]