SimCom Training Centers recently installed a King Air 350 Pro Line 21 Flight Training Device (FTD) at its Orlando, Florida, training center. The high fidelity FTD was built by SimCom, and will be available for training this winter. Courses to be offered include Type Ratings, initial and recurrent training. The device is equipped with the […]
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Becker receives TSO for transponder
Becker Avionics has received TSO certification of its BXP6403 Mode S Transponder Class I and II series. The BXP6403 helps customers meet the future requirements of transponder technology by enhancing safety and situational awareness through the use of traffic information, according to company officials. The compact and lightweight single block Mode-S transponder is compatible with […]
Kissimmee Air Museum expands
Kissimmee Air Museum, located at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), has expanded to include not only a new hangar, but also new exhibits and programs. Warbird Adventures has been offering T-6 flights from the Kissimmee Airport since 1998. It expanded its operation in 2006 by building its first new 10,000-square-foot hangar, which is now home […]
Groom Aviation Sales takes off
Groom Aviation LLC partners Randy Groom and Doug Brantner have formed Groom Aviation Sales LLC, which specializes in turbine aircraft sales. Before forming Groom Aviation, Groom was president of Beechcraft, and Brantner, a CPA, was formerly vice president of Hawker Beechcraft Services. Joining the new company are longtime King Air specialists Andy Biller and Blair […]
LSA stars in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book
Featured in this year’s Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is a “His & Hers Gift Package” that includes an ICON A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) with custom trailer and Sport Pilot license training for two. Now in development, the ICON A5 is from a team of engineers and designers who helped create the Virgin Global […]
Aircraft Spruce releases new catalog
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty has just published its new 2010 Pilot Shop catalog, which will be available at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Tampa, Fla., next week. The 88-page, all-color catalog lists a wide range of the most popular items used by pilots in all kinds of flying activity. The catalogs are issued free to […]
Mid-Continent Instruments debuts ACU
Mid-Continent Instruments introduces the MD41-1948, an Annunciation Control Unit (ACU) specifically designed for the lightest, most compact aeronautical broadband solution on the market — the Aero-SB Lite from Thrane & Thrane. The MD41-1948 provides annunciation for the Aero-SB Lite with internal Wi-Fi. It displays the connectivity status of the SwiftBroadband Unit (SBU) and Wireless Local […]
Bomber pilot publishes memoirs
Recently published is “Lord Have Mercy” by World War II veteran Gilbert Burns, a compilation of his diary accounts as an dive bomber pilot, beginning in his early years as hes drafted for the war, to his basic training and flight training, and through his over 100 combat missions overseas. As he was growing up, […]
TimeTrac upgraded
P2 Aviation Technology is set to release its software Version 2.5 for its TimeTrac Maintenance Tracking System. Highlighting the list of enhancements is the addition of the Import/Export feature, according to company officials, who explain this allows for easy sharing of data between computers. “Now you don’t have to be a computer expert to share […]