Appareo Systems, LLC has received an additional Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the ALERTS Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) system. The FAA has granted the STC for Eurocopter AS350 and EC130 helicopters. Earlier STCs were granted for Bell 206 and 407 aircraft. ALERTS – Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety – is […]
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Citation Service Centers add PWC engine expertise
Beginning in April, Cessna Aircraft Co. will offer Citation turbine engine hot section inspections for Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D and PWC 500 series engines across its Citation Service Center network through an arrangement with Dallas Airmotive. For more information: Cessna.com.
Flight training device using virtual air traffic voice commands to debut
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Frasca International will unveil the first integrated flight training device (FTD) with virtual air traffic control commands designed to give student pilots more realistic training. Designed specifically for general aviation pilot training, the product called SAFTE (Synthetic Automated Flight Training Environment) with Virtual Air Traffic (VAT) will make its debut at […]
Elliott Aviation boosts fleet
Elliott Aviation has added an Astra 1125SP jet aircraft, based at Forest City, Iowa (FXY), to its charter certificate. Elliott Aviation operates a fleet of 15 jet and turboprop aircraft at its four full-service locations, which include its headquarters at Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) in Moline, Ill., Omaha, Neb.’s Epply Airfield (OMA), Des Moines […]
Latitude partners with navAero
Latitude Technologies has completed testing to prove the interoperability of the text messaging, telephone dialing, and device memory functions of its SkyNode S200 satcom voice and data transceivers with the t·BagC2² Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) from navAero Inc. The Latitude software utility allows navAero EFB users to install software that complements and expands […]
Website for aircraft buyers launches
A new website, PreferNo.com, recently launched, aimed at buyers of unique, hard-to-find airplanes, automobiles, boats and real estate. The website allows buyers to seek specialized, high-value items by posting very specific criteria. “As a collector of vintage cars and other collectibles, I’ve spent hours and hours online looking for very specific items through some traditional […]
Bully Hawk debuts Rotax alternator
Bully Hawk has released its 40-amp external alternator for all models of the Rotax 912 and 914 series. Designed for those who need additional power to run avionics and radios, the alternator’s built-in rectifier/regulator puts no additional strain on the existing battery or electrical system, company officials said, noting its extra output allows more flexibility […]
Ram Air Recovery System approved
The FAA has approved the installation of the new Ram Air Recovery system from American Aviation on a stand-alone basis. Before, the system also required installation of the company’s Pitot Cowling System, which required additional installation time and painting. The new system offers an additional 50 to 75 foot-pounds of torque depending on the aircraft […]
‘The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles’
Mort Mason recently released his second book, “The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles,” which includes stories from his more than 30 years of flying hunters, fishermen and sightseers to remote locations around his state in his Piper Super Cub and a Cessna Turbocharged 206 Amphibian. Mason also includes tales of legendary pilots who’ve flown before him […]