Now in development is Raisbeck’s Learjet 60 Aft Fuselage Locker. Officials at the Seattle-based company are pursuing FAA certification of the locker. They note that the primary goal of zero drag or performance penalties due to the locker’s installation has been achieved throughout the Lear 60’s flight envelope. A composite aerodynamic shape representing the locker […]
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Jeppesen partners with Aspen Avionics
Aspen Avionic’s Evolution Flight Display system will be the first to utilize an aggregated NavData, obstacle, terrain and cultural database from Jeppesen, which will be updated via the Jeppesen Services Update Manager (JSUM) data delivery tool. “Jeppesen is excited to be onboard this new ground-breaking generation of EFIS systems,” said Thomas Wede, Jeppesen senior vice […]
Surf & Turf Fly-In slated
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1094 will host its Surf & Turf Fly-In Sept. 11-12, at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR), in northeast Texas, which is home to American Legend Aircraft Co., manufacturers of the Legend Cub. The event has become a much-anticipated social gathering, complete with antique aircraft exhibits, factory tours, grass strip landings […]
New design for welding helmet
Hobart Welding Products has introduced a new black design to its XVX Series of auto darkening welding helmets. The XVX Series features a 2-3/8-in. x 3-7/8-in. viewing area, the largest of all the Hobart models, with four independent arc sensors that provide continuous arc-sensing capability for out-of-position welding, according to company officials. Price: $279. For […]
URS becomes Cobham dealer
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS), an aircraft completion facility, avionics shop and MRO, has been awarded a dealership by Cobham Avionics. Cobham includes Artex, Chelton, NAT and Wulfsberg. URS is also a dealer for Ahlers Aerospace, Altair Avionics, Avalex Technologies, Avidyne, Avionics Innovations, BMS, Dart, Flight Displays Systems, Garmin, Goodrich, Honeywell, Max-Viz, Nivisys, Sagem, Shadin, Sky […]
Jeppesen online course gets FAA nod
The new Jeppesen Private Pilot Online training program recently received Part 141 and FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) acceptance as a FITS flight syllabus from the FAA. For more information: Jeppesen.com.
PilotMall slates open house at new location
PilotMall.com Inc will hold its fourth annual Open House Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be held at the company’s new retail location at Florida’s Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) on the Sun ‘n Fun Campus in the former Gifts of Flight Building. As in past years, there will be […]
Leading the way to NextGen
Garmin has introduced three new systems designed for the FAA’s new generation air traffic control system, dubbed NextGen. Unveiled at this summer’s AirVenture in Oshkosh were the GTS 800 and GTS 820 traffic advisory systems (TAS), and the GTS 850 traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS I). According to officials with the Olathe, Kan.-based […]
Aircraft Spruce West Fly-In slated for Oct. 3
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty West will host its annual Super Sale & Fly-In on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Aircraft Spruce will provide free hot dogs and beverages to attendees. Representatives from a number of aviation companies, such as Concorde Battery, Lightspeed, Scheyden, Kelly Aerospace, Sennheiser, Flightcom, Tempest, Bose, Mid-Continent, Skytronics, Pilot USA […]