Hillsboro Aviation, Inc., was recently awarded a contract by the City of Chicago Police Department to complete a new Bell 206-B3 JetRanger Helicopter. The JetRanger will complement an existing LongRanger IV that was acquired from the Chicago Fire Department earlier this year and is currently being retrofitted by Hillsboro Aviation. The JetRanger completion, scheduled to […]
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A Field Guide to Airplanes
You are on the grounds at AirVenture — or any other air show — and trying to impress your traveling companion with your aircraft knowledge. Your companion points to a particular aircraft and asks what it is. You have no idea. You can avoid this particularly nasty form of aviation embarrassment by carrying “A Field […]
Aviat offers high lift wing tips for all Husky models
Aviat Aircraft now offers a new composite wing tip with a trailing edge that turns upward, reducing drag and increasing cruise speed. The change follows a recent redesign of the ailerons, which eliminated the need for spades through mass balancing. The reconfigured wing tips have added 6 mph to the cruise speed of new Huskys […]
Avidyne and Heads Upadd options for in-flight entertainment
Avidyne Corp. and Heads Up Technologies, Inc., now offer a new option to add XM music, news, sports and entertainment audio programming to both new and existing Avidyne EX500 multi-function displays (MFDs) with XM WX Satellite Weather datalink. Featuring Heads Up Technologies’ XMC050 Bluetooth wireless remote control and display, the XM audio option lets pilots […]
Insurance company createsnew aviation practice
Integro, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has established a new aviation practice. Heading it up is Edward Nicholls, who has 25 years of experience in the aviation sector. He comes to Integro from Aon Corporation, where he served as an executive vice president for 13 years. Before that, he was chief operating office […]
Pacific Coast Avionics expands
Pacific Coast Avionics has acquired an adjacent hangar and effectively doubled its square footage to more than 15,000 square feet at the Aurora State Airport in Oregon. The major reason for the acquisition was to provide additional space for the Avionics Install Shop, according to company officials. The new hangar will enable the avionics shop […]
Zenith Aircraft sets 15th annual Open Hangar Day
Zenith Aircraft Co.’s 15th annual Open Hangar Day is slated for Saturday, Aug. 19, at Mexico Memorial Airport in central Missouri. All aviation enthusiasts are invited to drive or fly in. Zenith produces two and four seat kit aircraft, including the low-wing, all-metal Zodiac XL cruiser and the short takeoff and landing STOL CH 701 […]
Conquer the night
Imagine this: It is a moonless night and you are flying over a featureless desert, surrounded by mountains, and things go black. You can fumble around for an old flashlight, or you can conquer the night with FLITELite, a new high intensity light source that snaps onto your headset mic. Touch it once and FLITELite […]
Carmanah unveils versatile solar powered airfield light
Carmanah Technologies Corp. has unveiled the Model A704-5n, a versatile solar-powered LED airfield light for permanent, temporary and emergency applications. “This is our first airfield light to include wireless control and our first light to include dual-function infrared and visible-spectrum LED operation,” said CEO Art Aylesworth. The new model includes the following features: Improved visibility […]