Stratus ESG, a 1090 Extended Squitter (ES) all-in-one ADS-B Out solution with certified WAAS GPS, was recently introduced by Appareo. Priced at $3,490, which includes the transponder, GPS antenna and install kit, the Stratus ESG is a panel-mounted 1090ES transponder with a built-in WAAS GPS. It will provide pilots with a solution to comply with the 2020 […]
SwitchBox debuts free app to control IceBox portable air conditioner
SwitchBox Control has introduced a Bluetooth controller and free app for its IceBox portable air conditioner. Designed to maximize effectiveness of the IceBox air conditioner, the Bluetooth controller and free app offer wireless operation and a new on-screen temperature display, reduced power consumption, hardware pump control, plus weather reporting. The IceBox solution for a portable […]
Aspen introduces integrated Angle of Attack (AOA) Indicator
Aspen Avionics has introduced its integrated Evolution Angle of Attack (AOA) indicator. Aspen’s patent-pending solution integrates AOA technology directly into its Evolution primary flight and multi-function displays, according to company officials. “The FAA is aggressively promoting the use of AOA-based systems to reduce general aviation accidents caused by loss of control,” said Perri Coyne, director, marketing […]
Lack of proficiency, bad bounce, prove fatal
The 81-year-old pilot had recently purchased an Alon A2. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot had not flown on a regular basis for the better part of 20 years prior to the acquisition of the Alon. He underwent a flight review and, according to the flight instructor who conducted the flight review, […]
Picture of the day: Pure joy
Eric Ziegler sent in this photo, explaining, “This is a moment of pure joy at Gardner Airport in Kansas, in the late 1990s, after I’d just flown a friend’s PT-19.”
FBO tales
By IVY McIVER. Talking about flying with non-pilots reminds me of just how foreign the concept of general aviation is to most people. The ease of traveling in one’s own airplane is wildly different from most non-aviators’ experiences of flying. I remember being in the front row at a comedy show, and the comedian began […]
Automation bringing changes to Flight Service Stations
As more pilots are turning to websites and apps for their pre-flight planning, the FAA is making changes to the way its flight service stations operate. According to a report at the National Business Aviation Association website, the plan calls for axing little-used services and eliminating redundancies — all aimed at cutting costs and improving […]
Lewis University offers aviation camp for high school girls
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Lewis University and Chicago’s Leading Edge, a chapter of Women in Aviation International, are hosting the fourth annual “Sky’s the Limit” aviation career camp for female high school students from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 2 in the Harold White Aviation Center, located on the university’s main campus in Romeoville. The free interactive […]
Mastering Crosswinds seminars taking to the road
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Crosswind Concepts, an aviation training center at Centennial Airport, is taking its “Mastering Crosswinds” safety seminar on the road. With four seminar dates slated next week at SUN ‘n FUN in Lakeland, Florida, Taylor Albrecht, CC manager and crosswind instructor, conceived the first road tour to offer crosswind training seminars to pilots along CC’s route […]