Approach Aviation has released its new “Auto Torque” Oil Filter Wrench. This new tool makes oil filter changes a simple process and ensures accuracy when installing a new oil filter. The professional quality, heavy duty box-end wrench has a built-in ratcheting mechanism and a pre-set torque arm. It is sized for all standard general aviation […]
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L-3 Avionics releases Landmark TAWS with WAAS-GPS sensor
L-3 Avionics Systems has released its new LandMark TAWS Model 8100 with WAAS-GPS sensor. The LandMark 8100 is the first stand-alone Class B TAWS to offer the accuracy of a WAAS-GPS sensor. Utilizing the highly accurate WAAS-GPS positioning information, the LandMark 8100 eliminates the need for multiple inputs from other aircraft sensors, simplifying the installation […]
Aero Fabricators creates engine mount exchange program
Aero Fabricators has started an engine mount exchange program. The full-service FAA-certified repair station has acquired more than 100 engine mount cores, so it is able to stock yellow-tagged engine mounts and provide quick turnarounds. In most cases, a unit can be shipped the same day it is ordered. Customers then return their core to […]
AvMap/Navigation introduces EKP-IV GPS navigator
The aviation division of AvMap/Navigation (formerly C-MAP/Aviation) has introduced a new addition to its Electronic Knee Pad (EKP) Series of moving map portable GPS navigators. The new EKP-IV expands on many of the advanced features of its predecessor – the EKP-IIIC. Like the EKP-IIIC, the EKP-IV features a brilliant color sunlight-viewable LCD display. Menu keys […]
High-tech portable GPU now available
Enhanced Flight Group of Lexington, Kentucky, has introduced a new type of Ground Power Unit (GPU) designed for piston and light turbine aircraft. The 978 Series GPU represents a dramatic departure in ground power design. It is lightweight — about 22 lbs. — and easily portable. It uses high-efficiency switching-mode power technology to provide massive […]
L-3’s WAAS-GPS LandMark TAWS receives FAA certification and STC
L-3 Avionics Systems has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification for its new LandMark TAWS Model 8100 with WAAS-GPS sensor. Shortly after receiving the TSO, L-3 Avionics Systems was awarded the STC aboard the company’s King Air C90. The LandMark 8100 TAWS utilizes an integrated WAAS-GPS sensor, eliminating the need for multiple inputs from other […]
Kick the bucket with Eagle One
Wish you could wash your plane without lugging around a heavy bucket of suds? Eagle One has the answer with the introduction of Bucket-Free Car Wash, a spray-on soap that eliminates the need for a bucket while providing a faster, easier and better wash. Bucket-Free has a super-concentrated formula that produces thick, foamy suds that […]
Ametek Aerospace introduces next generation active fuel probe
Ametek Aerospace & Defense has developed a new generation of active liquid-level probes that offers significant weight and cost savings, while providing performance advantages over alternative fuel gauging technologies. The next-generation probe design offers reduced minimum gauging height (improving system accuracy), insulating end cap (permitting closer skin spacing), all electronic calibration (no mechanical potentiometers), self-shielding […]
Navguard brings security to your parked airplane
Electronic security systems have been a part of the auto industry for some time now. Until now, the only security for aircraft were prop guards and door locks. Engineers at E&E Electronic Engineering Research have created an electronic security system, the Navguard EE777AB, that is both portable and monitored. The unit is completely self contained, […]