Cobham Avionics has extended its autopilot rebate promotion. Customers now have until June 30 to receive a $2,000 rebate on a new System 55X or System 65 autopilot purchased from an authorized Cobham autopilot dealer. Both of the two-axis autopilots have STCs on scores of fixed wing aircraft makes and models, including Cessna, Piper, Beech, […]
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Ship it AOG expands
Ship it AOG, a worldwide distributor of spare parts for the business aviation market, has added a new 7,000-square-feet warehouse adjacent to its existing facility in Addison, Texas, bringing the total warehouse space to 14,000 square feet. “We have experienced a period of incredibly rapid growth in our business,” said George Miller, president of Ship […]
GNV FBO joins Phillips 66 network
University Air Center, the sole FBO at Florida’s Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), is now a member of the Phillips 66 Aviation branded dealer network. University Air Center offers aircraft charters flying a fleet of five Citation series jets; maintenance with factory warranty repair for Cirrus and Cessna; Eclipse 500 maintenance and modification; FAA-approved avionics repair […]
Duncan Aviation launches Job Status Tracking
Job status reports are now available to customers who manage their aircraft projects through MyDuncan.aero, Duncan Aviation’s project management system. The new feature provides a project overview with charts, hours for items in different phases of work, and cost estimates. Although the reports do not reflect real-time changes, they can help customers monitor overall progress […]
The Museum of Flight Free Evening June 2
For the month of June only, The Museum of Flight in Seattle will hold its free admission evening on the first Wednesday — June 2 — instead of the regularly scheduled first Thursday of the month. The museum will return to the regular schedule in July. Once a month, the museum stays open late for […]
Flight Data Management System debuts
FreeFlight Systems has introduced the Flight Data Management System, which includes a data recorder-like Memory Management System (MMS) and Hardened Memory Unit. The FreeFlight Systems Memory Management System (MMS) is a programmable unit that can record, store and transfer vital aircraft information provided by the pilot, or other aircraft systems (such as on-board cameras, and […]
Wipaire’s Single Point Fueling System now G1000 compatible
Wipaire, Inc. has received certification of its new Single Point Fueling System for the Cessna Caravan. The G-2 edition of the Single Point Fueling System is now fully compatible with the Garmin G1000 and features precise electronic fuel level monitoring, company officials said. Wipaire’s Single Point Fueling System G-2 is compatible with the Cessna 208 […]
Air Journey’s Round the World Trip uses iPad to navigate volcano ash
Pilots flying Air Journey’s Round the World trip were each given an iPad and a SolidFX e-reader to facilitate their 72-day, 25,000-nm trip circumnavigating the globe. The group departed from Quebec last week and is currently touring Scotland. Air Journey’s Thierry Pouille credits the iPad for helping the group navigate around the clouds of volcanic […]
B-17 visits Seattle’s Museum of Flight
The Seattle-born Boeing B-17 bomber, which played an important role in World War II and aviation history, is celebrating its 75th anniversary of its first flight this year. “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association’s restored B-17G Flying Fortress, returns to the Seattle skies and The Museum of Flight for rides and ground tours from Wednesday, […]