The Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group has launched a new website, HearingPortal.com. The new site features product information for Howard Leight and Bilsom hearing protection devices, including all recognized attenuation ratings (NRR, SNR, SLC80), literature downloads, global sales contacts, news archives, and a user-friendly search function. Central to HearingPortal.com is a series of short articles designed […]
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Merger creates nationa’s largest GA insurance brokerage
The nation’s two largest aviation insurance brokerage firms, AirSure Limited and Aero Insurance, have merged. The new company, owned by the Van Gilder Insurance Corp., will operate under the AirSure Limited name, with Bill Behan serving as managing director and Larry Mattiello as president. “Both companies bring a lot to this merger,” says Behan. “Not […]
New screwdriver features “push-button” interchangeable bits that never get lost
Ready Products introduces the new Retract-A-Bit Self-Storing Screwdriver System, which features bits that can be changed with the push of a button. Because the bits are integral to the screwdriver, they can never be lost – making them ideal for many “around the hangar” uses. Simply select the desired bit, and slide its button into […]
STC awarded for Falcon and Citation models
Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated has received an STC for installation of Rockwell Collins’ IDS-3000 Integrated Display Systems on Dassault Mystere-Falcon 200 and FJ44 Eagle II Citation 501 series aircraft. The Falcon 200 installation includes four 8-inch-by-10-inch active matrix liquid crystal displays – two primary flight displays and two multi-function displays – that replace the original flight instruments. […]
Genuine Aircraft Hardware takes the headache out of hardware
Genuine Aircraft Hardware Co. recently upgraded its entire website. Customers can now order aircraft fasteners, hardware and other products directly from the company’s new web store. The website allows customers to search for items by part number, as well as research dimensions and other details and view photos of the items.
New oil cooler approved for TCM engines
AERO-Classics, Inc. has obtained FAA-PMA approval on oil coolers for Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) applications. With these recent approvals, AERO-Classics becomes the only oil cooler manufacturer offering factory new FAA-PMA oil coolers for Continental engines. The oil coolers are available for all TCM 470 and 520 series engines. The factory new oil coolers are corrosion […]
Lord Corp. breaks ground on Dayton facility expansion
Lord Corp., which develops passive and active solutions for noise and vibration, engineered adhesives and high performance coatings for the aerospace, automotive and general industrial markets, is expanding its Dayton, Ohio, facility. The $3.8 million expansion includes the addition of 38,000 square feet to the existing 90,000-square-foot building. The facility serves as one of the […]
2006 AOPA calendar now available
Get a head start on 2006 — this year’s calendar has two bonus months as the calendar begins with November 2005. The calendar shows an EADS Socata TBM 700C2, Piper Cherokee 6X, Cessna Citation CJ3, Taylorcraft F21B, Beechcraft Baron 58, Cessna TU206G Amphibian, Rockwell Commander 112A, Lancair IV-P, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Cirrus SR22-GTS, Cessna […]
Department of Veterans Affairs approves education benefits for Embry-Riddle CAPT Flight Training Program
The Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has received approval from the Department of Veterans Affairs to train veterans at its flight training facility in Bunnell, Fla. The new state-of-the-art flight training facility is located at the Flagler County Airport 23 miles north of Embry-Riddle’s campus in Daytona Beach, Fla. Those […]