A Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) solution will be available this summer for all Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21-equipped Hawker 800XP aircraft. The upgrade is a cooperative effort between Rockwell Collins and Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC). HBC’s factory-owned aircraft service centers are now taking pre-orders and pre-scheduling aircraft for […]
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PBY-5A Catalina available for FSX downloads
The PBY Catalina is now available for download for FSX direct. The PBY-5 entered production in 1940 with high power engines that made the aircraft suitable for reliable, long-range flight. The Catalina also served the military of allies including Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden. Following the war, many were converted to aerial […]
199-pound O200 from TCM
Mobile, AL – Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) introduced its O200 Lightweight Engine for sale to the Piston Aircraft market. The O200 Lightweight Engine line is purpose-built for the Light Sport and Kit Aircraft markets. (O200 spec sheet). “The O200 Lightweight Engine offers aircraft builders a certified and pedigreed engine that is lighter in weight without […]
Blackhawk offers financing for engine upgrades
Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. has unveiled an Engine Financing Program that offers up to 100% financing to qualified U.S. buyers. The Financing Program may include the cost of the engines, shipping and installation of factory-new Pratt & Whitney PT6A engines. The program provides qualified customers the ability to finance their engine purchase using a 15-year fully […]
Parade of Planes lands in Atlanta area
Aircraft Specialists Jet Center at Gwinnett County Airport (LZU) near Atlanta will host the Parade of Planes Southeast event. The third of four regional Parade of Planes events scheduled for 2009, occurs Aug. 13-15. Aircraft Specialists Jet Center, a full-service FBO operating around the clock 365 days a year, has agreed to waive service fees […]
Selkirk Aviation offers composite cowlings
Selkirk Aviation Inc. has FAA-approved composite cowlings available for all Cessna 180s and 185s along with Cessna 182s years 1959 to 1961 models. These cowlings are lightweight, easy to repair and come primed ready for the customer to paint, according to officials with the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based company. The nose bowls are incorporated into the […]
AlumaFeed welding system debuts
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced its AlumaFeed Synergic Aluminum Welding System for high-volume, high arc-on time aluminum applications requiring conventional MIG and pulsed MIG welding outputs. The system consists of the AlumaPower 350 MPa synergic power supply (an 80-lb. inverter with an output of 5 to 425 amps/10 to 38 volts and built-in programs […]
Aviation tax reports available
Wolcott & Associates, a CPA firm with a practice limited solely to the aviation industry, recently released several reports including “Income Taxes for Aircraft Used in Business,” “Personal Use of Company Aircraft,” and “Spreadsheet Application for Calculating SIFL Benefits and Entertainment Cost Limitations.” Prices range from $28 to $98 for the reports. For more information: […]
PlaneFinder 2.0 released
Dan Johnson, a Light Sport Aircraft expert and a columnist for General Aviation News, has released PlaneFinder 2.0 at ByDanJohnson.com. PlaneFinder 2.0 helps pilots or prospective pilots interested in LSA determine which LSA is best for them. The free service uses 24 criteria to make these determinations, although it not necessary to reflect your preference […]