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Harry & Ginnie’s ClassicAeroProducts has introduced Talk-N-Klip, which provides new life for old Push-To-Talk switches. Talk-N-Klip puts your PTT right under your thumb, where it belongs, say company officials, who add that you can also toss that old chart clip because Talk-N-Klip has a Chart Clip built right in. Talk-N-Klip is composed of a simple […]

Howard Leight has redesigned its AirSoft multiple-use earplugs. Introduced nearly 30 years ago, AirSoft was the first earplug to utilize an internal air pocket. The improved design incorporates a series of patented, noise-blocking fins within the pocket. As the air pocket compresses in the ear canal, these fins interweave to create a noise-blocking barrier optimized […]

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 […]

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, 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” […]

Kansas City Aviation Center has been awarded an STC to install Universal Avionics’ EFI-890R displays on Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop aircraft. The Johnson County Airport-based (OJC) service center in Olathe, Kan., partnered with Universal Avionics in a six-month pilot program to retrofit triple EFI-890R displays on a PC-12. With the FAA certification complete, Kansas City […]

More than 100 employers will be on hand to talk with jobseekers at the 2006 Industry/Career Expos at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s two campuses. The first Expo is Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Activity Center at the Prescott, Ariz., campus. The second is slated for Oct. 25-26, from 10 a.m. to […]

AirShares Elite has opened new locations in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Minneapolis, Minn. In Minneapolis, the company is operating out of Hummingbird Aviation at Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM), while in Raleigh, it is operating out of Aviation Management Group at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). The GA fractional ownership company uses Cirrus SR22s at both locations. For […]

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 […]