Runway incursions can happen to pilots of any experience level and at any airport, so staying current on ground operations is essential. Sporty’s new “Pilot’s Guide to Runway Safety” helps pilots do just that, going beyond the basics in the AIM. It provides pilots with tools and real world strategies to manage ground operations and […]
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Monaco Air Duluth now offers self-service fueling
Self-service fueling is now available at Monaco Air Duluth at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minn. This new option allows pilots to fuel their own tanks with 100LL at a significantly reduced cost per gallon than full-service fueling. Monaco Air Duluth, a Cirrus Authorized Service Center and Parts Distributor and an FAA-approved repair station, is […]
Mercury Computer Systems releases VistaNav Version 2.0
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. unveiled VistaNav Version 2.0 at this year’s AirVenture. The latest release of the VistaNav synthetic vision system includes Mercury’s new, patent-pending 3D Traffic Visualization. The new traffic awareness capability presents the pilot with traffic information in both 2D and 3D views. The 3D traffic view displays traffic targets as “threat zones” […]
Alpha Aviation’s seat belt/harness kits get FAA nod
Alpha Aviation Inc. of Burnsville, Minn., has received FAA approval for the installation of its TSO-C114 seat belt/shoulder harness kits in Piper PA-23 series aircraft. The approval covers all PA-23 150/160/235/250 Apache and Aztec aircraft, not factory equipped with shoulder restraints. With the addition of the Piper PA-23 approval, Alpha Aviation’s seat belt/shoulder restraint offerings […]
Hartzell debuts second generation composite propeller
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received FAA certification for its new ASC-II second generation Advanced Structural Composite propeller system. Hartzell’s ASC-II is the first FAA-certified advanced structural composite propeller developed specifically for the general aviation market. The ASC-II is an optimized design mated to a proprietary, Hartzell-developed manufacturing process. The result is an advanced structural composite […]
International Communications Group introduces new cordless phone system
International Communications Group (ICG) is upgrading its aircraft satcom offerings with a new ergonomic and cordless phone handset. The new cordless phones have been modified for compliance with requirements for fire retardency and emissions on aircraft. The installation includes a custom-designed cradle that provides charging current and latches the handset firmly in place, and a […]
Business Jet Center expands Oakland facility
Business Jet Center has added a new hangar to its Oakland International Airport (OAK) facility. The 42,000-square-foot structure, which more than doubles Business Jet Center’s current hangar space, adds capacity at an airport that is growing in popularity in the busy Northern California business aircraft corridor. The expansive hangar, which is the largest facility of […]
AEA’s “Pilot’s Guide to Avionics” now available
The Aircraft Electronics Association’s 2006/2007 edition of the “Pilot’s Guide to Avionics” is now available at no charge to pilots, avionics technicians, AEA members and those in the aviation industry. The guide is a comprehensive buyer’s guide featuring 170 pages of the latest information on avionics for aircraft and offering a directory of certified avionics […]
Aircraft Spruce adds more than 250 new products from 3M
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty has signed a distributorship agreement with 3M, entitling it to offer all 3,000 products manufactured by 3M. Aircraft Spruce already stocks more than 250 3M products that can be utilized in various levels of aviation activity. Other items can be special ordered. The general categories include: abrasives, adhesives, automotive products, cleaners […]