Current worldwide navigation data is now available for all GRT Avionics EFIS products through Jeppesen, supplier of worldwide aviation navigation data. While GRT Avionics’ customers in the US enjoyed regular updates to their EFIS navigation databases, customers outside the US had only limited, outdated data, according to company officials. Partnering with Jeppesen, GRT Avionics has […]
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Twin Commander owners upgrade to touch-screen nav systems
Four Twin Commanders are among the first turbine-powered airplanes in the world to be equipped with Garmin’s new GTN touch-screen navigation systems, according to company officials. Introduced at the Aircraft Electronics Association’s International Convention & Trade Show last March, the GTN series (GTN750/725 and 650/625) are the state-of-the-art replacements for Garmin’s highly successful GNS530/500 and […]
Landmark names new director of safety
Landmark Aviation has named Eric Lugger its new director of safety. As a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Lugger served on a combat tour in the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm. Since retiring from the military, he has worked as a line pilot, a general manager of an aircraft structural repair facility, and as a […]
EMU expands flight training to LAN
Eastern Michigan University and its partner, Eagle Flight Centre, will expand their professional flight training program. The new program, which will operate out of Capital Region International Airport (LAN), will be modeled after a similar program that has been operating out of Willow Run Airport (YIP) in Ypsilanti for five years. The new Lansing Flight […]
2R2 slates Open House
Indiana’s Hendricks County Airport-Gordon Graham Field (2R2) is gearing up for its seventh annual Open House July 16. Featuring a variety of activities, the free event is popular among aviation enthusiasts and families alike, according to airport officials. The open house will include tours of the airport, with pilots available to answer questions about general […]
DynaVibe prop balancing kit now at Aircraft Spruce
Aircraft Spruce is now distributing the DynaVibe dynamic propeller balancing kit worldwide. The original DynaVibe was designed over 10 years ago for, and used almost exclusively on, Rotorway helicopters. Roughly three years ago, the team at RPX Technologies, decided to offer its propeller and rotor balancing kits to all of GA. According to the RPX […]
Stager joins Flightcom
Flightcom has appointed Reed Stager executive vice president. Stager, who has nearly three decades of experience in high-technology marketing, business development, and strategic planning, is tasked with expanding Flightcom’s products, including its wired and wireless aviation headsets, intercoms and accessories to other communication needs in the aviation and military markets. “Hundreds of thousands of pilots […]
Keep your iPad clean and protected
Pilots and iPads form a terrific partnership, and now Sporty’s offers a microfiber cloth to clean iPads — with the added bonus of important aviation information. “iPads have become the must-have accessory for pilots,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “We developed this cloth for all our iPad-toting pilots so they can keep their iPads […]
Decalin RunUP Fuel Additive fights lead build-up
Now available is Decalin RunUP Fuel Additive, which is designed to prevent lead build-up in engines running 100LL. The active ingredients is Tri-Cresyl-Phosphate, which aids in more completely burning lead during combustion. Decalin RunUp scavenges lead in aviation fuel after combustion to prevent lead oxide build-up on valves but still allows the lead to perform […]