Products

A new tool called Magnum Bender helps homebuilders with cutting and bending steel and aluminum plate. It can grasp and bend metal parts up to 1/8-inch thick x 6-inches wide. It features the Universal Tooling Plate system, which incorporates slots for a clamping kit, or a row of five ultra high strength rare earth magnets […]

Yingling Aviation has introduced a Joint Ownership Program that offers partnerships on refurbished and updated Cessna twin turbine aircraft. “By creating joint ownership arrangements, we are able to offer buyers the benefits of aircraft ownership without any of the drawbacks that go with buying a fractional share,” noted Lynn Nichols, Yingling’s president. Buyers, who share […]

ARINC DirectSM is doubling the size of its aircraft service facilities in Scottsdale, Arizona, and adding a range of new maintenance and integration capabilities for business jets. Construction is already under way to increase the company’s hangar space from 20,000 to 40,000 square feet. An additional 7,000 square feet of back shop and office space […]

Landmark Aviation has added non-destructive testing (NDT) capabilities at its Rochester (N.Y.) International Airport FBO, including Level II services for eddy-current and fluorescent dye-penetrant inspection. The eddy-current test instrument may be used in a variety of inspection applications including aircraft structures, sheet metal, wheels and material thickness measurements. For more information:

FlightSafety International has become a preferred online training provider for Garmin panel mount avionics products. FlightSafety’s first Garmin G1000 online training course will feature the Cessna Citation Mustang. It is scheduled to be available early in 2007 and will provide customers with familiarization training for the G1000 in advance of their initial training. Future plans […]

Klein Tools has expanded its line of protective eyewear with the introduction of three new lens colors — dark gray, amber and SCT gray. Designed for comfort and all-day use, the new eyewear features anti-fog, scratch-resistant, anti-UV lens coatings. Manufactured in the U.S., the protective eyewear has wraparound polycarbonate lenses for clear peripheral vision and […]

Jeppesen recently launched a new website, FlyElectronic.net, dedicated solely to the transition from paper to electronic charts. The website includes a wealth of information on cost, the legality of flying with electronic charts, hardware and software, as well as answers to frequently asked questions about a paperless cockpit, according to Jeppesen officials. Pilots also can […]

A new passenger briefing system, featuring both audio and video capabilities, has been introduced by Flight Display Systems. Designed as an upgrade to its Moving Map cabin entertainment and information system, the new passenger briefing option includes a Cockpit Controller. The controller allows pilots to initiate the audio and/or video briefings within the aircraft cabin, […]

Falcon Aviation Services at Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (KFFC) in Georgia, has added two Diamond Twin Stars to its fleet. The flight school, which specializes in professional pilot training programs, also has facilities at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport (KPDK) and Ben Epps Field in Athens, Ga. For more information: 770-486-5561