Wilco now has STCs to be a battery supplier to Cessna Citation owners. The purpose of the STC, which covers models 500, 501, 525, 525A, 550, S550, 552, 560, 560XL, 650, 750, is to simplify installation of Wilco and Concorde batteries in Cessna Citation aircraft. It also allows the Wilco private label battery to be […]
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Elite expands glass fleet with Garmin G1000
ELITE Simulation Solutions now has Garmin G1000-equipped training devices available. The G1000-equipped devices are part of ELITE’s ongoing glass panel training device development following the debut of its glass panel iGATE featuring the Sagem Avionics Integrated Cockpit Display System (ICDS 2000) at last year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. The new training devices are outfitted with the […]
One GPS, many applications
Franson Technology has released Franson GpsGate, a Windows and PocketPC utility that lets you run many GPS applications using a single GPS. You can create any number of virtual serial ports, simulate a GPS, and log and replay GPS data. Serious GPS users often have several applications that they want to run simultaneously. With Franson […]
EGPWS performance training software available
Electronic Flight Solutions, Inc. offers FAA-accepted CompleteLearning TAWS training for Honeywell EGPWS. The PC-based software addresses the needs of corporate flight departments in a cost-effective manner, according to Brett Bell, vice president of business development. “To achieve the most from a cockpit flight safety system such as EGPWS (TAWS), a pilot needs to be trained […]
Folding rear seat now available for Cessnas
BAS, Inc. recently sold its Folding Rear Seat STC for Cessnas to Tom Flaglor of Long View Aviation in Mosheim, Tenn. Flaglor has obtained his PMA paperwork and has started producing seat kits for sale. The reason for the sale was to free up more time for BAS to develop its shoulder harness kits and […]
Jeppesen and Atlantic Flight Training offer JAA training textbooks
Jeppesen and Atlantic Flight Training (AFT) have launched the most current set of JAA ATPL training textbooks available on the market. The set of 15 textbooks is fully JAA compliant and the result of nearly 18 months of development work. Each book in the series contains full-color graphics and diagrams that make complex topics easier […]
Aviat Husky offered with new Hartzell prop option
Aviat Aircraft has secured STC rights to offer a second propeller option for the Husky. Up to this past winter, the Husky was produced with a 76-inch, two-blade Hartzell propeller. Recently it became possible to order a new aircraft with an 82-inch MT composite propeller, and now it is possible to opt for an 80-inch […]
New book traces history of Wings Field
The first controllable powered flight might have occurred at Kitty Hawk, but much of aviation’s progress took place at Wings Field, a small airport near Philadelphia that is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Airport lighting used the world over began in a small shop at Wings. A device that helped Navy pilots avoid accidents […]
Mid-Continent Instruments launches the Mini Gyro
With the panel space of today’s GA aircraft at a premium, Mid-Continent Instruments is launching its new Mini Gyro — a 4200 series electric attitude indicator — featuring a 2-inch attitude gyro small enough to be placed just about anywhere in your instrument panel. The 2-inch Mini Gyro is comparable in many ways to the […]