Virgin Limited Edition has introduced Necker Nymph, a DeepFlight three-person aero submarine. Likened to an underwater aircraft, this open cockpit winged sub, designed and built by engineer Graham Hawkes of Hawkes Ocean Technologies, extends the overall capabilities of scuba, while offering the experience of underwater flight, according to company officials. Unlike conventional subs that use […]
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MusicianAviators.com launches
A free membership website for musician pilots, MusicianAviators.com, went live Feb. 1. The new social network is designed to bring together people who love music and flying, according to developers. “Our goal is to establish a community of musician aviators from around the globe by creating a space to gather and share our passions, stories […]
Aircraft Spruce Canada launches website
Aircraft Spruce has launched it Canadian website, which has all the features of AircraftSpruce.com, but is dedicated to serving customers throughout Canada. The website provides pricing in CND only, as well as show which products are in stock in the company’s Brantford, Ontario, warehouse — or when they will be in stock. The website also […]
DRE debuts upgraded headsets
DRE Communications has introduced upgraded versions of its active and passive noise attenuation headsets for both fixed-wing and helicopter applications. Advances in technology now enable the company to deliver state-of-the-art active noise reduction (ANR) for about half of the traditional market value, according to company officials. “Headset performance that pilots paid $1,000 for is now […]
Floats and Fuel Cells earns AS9100 certification
Floats and Fuel Cells Inc. and FFC Manufacturing have achieved the AS9100 Aerospace Quality Standard Certification. National Quality Assurance (NQA) recently presented Floats and Fuel Cells and FFC Manufacturing with the AS9100 and ISO9001:2008 certifications after the company successfully completed a rigorous Quality Management Systems Audit. The ISO 9001:2008 is the latest revision, and the […]
Life Cycle Cost 2010 released
Conklin & de Decker has released Life Cycle Cost 2010 Volume I, an aircraft budget and financial analysis tool that is part of a family of aircraft operating and acquisition products developed to provide ownership and operating cost data for more than 375 jets, turboprops, helicopters and piston aircraft. The budgeting software puts all aspects […]
Rotax refresher course slated
A Rotax RFSC Seminar Refresher Course is slated for Feb. 20 at California Power Systems at the Oakland International Airport in California. The Rotax training guidelines for iRMT qualifications, which started in January 2008, have reached their first major milepost, that of the 24-month window. For many this year will mark the first return of […]
Duncan Aviation releases whitepaper on WAAS/LPV
Duncan Aviation recently released a whitepaper that addresses common questions and misperceptions about Wide Area Augmentation Systems (WAAS) Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) upgrades. Titled “Upgrading to WAAS: Answers From Industry Experts,” the whitepaper is written by avionics installation representatives at Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln and Battle Creek facilities as a resource for operators considering […]
Super SportCub gets new name
CubCrafters’ Super SportCub is now the Carbon Cub SS. With the name change, the LSA is appropriately tied to its legacy, the proof-of-concept Carbon Cub first presented at the 2007 Alaska State Aviation Trade Show and Conference, according to CubCrafters officials. The SUPER Sport Cub was the follow-on production model of the Carbon Cub. Introduced […]