Technology developed by LORD Corporation will be featured at the AirVenture in Oshkosh later this month, along with a chance to win LORD products. Held at the American Bonanza Society Tent (across the road from the Theater in the Woods) on Wednesday, July 27, at 1 p.m., Tom Law, staff engineer, Product Support at LORD […]
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Career Fair slated for SLN
AAR Aircraft Services, a provider of aircraft maintenance and modifications services, in partnership with the SLN Aviation Service Center and KANSASWORKS, will hold an Aviation Career and Networking Fair in Salina, Kan., as the company considers expanding its operations into Kansas. The fair will be held at the Salina Airport Hangar 600, 2720 Arnold Ct., […]
Chabord debuts new exhaust system
An American-registered, Swiss-flown Siai-Marchetti, was recently converted with the addition of a new Chabord exhaust system, which changed the plane’s Airworthiness Certificate from S205-18R to -20R. Owner/pilot Ariel Beresniak worked with Alain Chabord and the FAA to gain approval for the conversion, which saves some 40% of the weight, compared to the stock system, and […]
Vintage watch debuts
The new Christopher Ward C8 Pilot Mark II Vintage is based on the iconic IWC B-Uhren watches used by pilots and navigators in World War II. The design shares many of the characteristics of the watches commissioned by the Luftwaffe, and then the RAF, which were worn over thick flying suits and had large faces […]
Beyerdynamic to introduce digital headset at Oshkosh
The German audio company beyerdynamic will debut a new aviation headset at this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. The HS 800 Digital uses a newly developed DANR (Digital Adaptive Noise Reduction) which combines the advantages of feed-back and feed-forward ANR for the first time in a digital system, according to company officials. ANR headsets use […]
Jeppesen provides nav data for GRT Avionics
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in the US enjoyed regular updates to their EFIS navigation databases, customers outside the US had only limited, outdated data, according to company officials.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 […]
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 […]