WARMINSTER, Pa. — Fraser Optics has introduced the 14×40 Monolite gyro–stabilized monocular. The Monolite is the world’s first gyro-stabilized monocular, according to company officials. Designed for aviation use, the internal gyro will remove up to 98% of image motion, providing clear images while onboard and under way. With the new Monolite, it is easier to see […]
flyTab certified
Shadin Avionics has received TSO approval on the initial release of the flyTab Aircraft Interface Module (AIM), a data converter that integrates an iPad into the cockpit accessing real time flight data for iPad applications. The AIM was developed in collaboration with the Avionics & Systems Integration Group (ASIG, LLC) as a part of the […]
Night flight into clouds kills two
Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Stanley, Idaho. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot, who did not have an instrument rating, had logged 640 hours, including 520 in the 182. On the afternoon of the accident, he checked the weather, then took off. His passengers said the pilot received several in-flight weather updates and […]
Georgetown adds mogas
Aviation Fuel Club member Charles McKinney sent us the news this week that the Brown County Airport (KGEO) in Georgetown, Ohio, now has 91 AKI mogas for sale. The Brown County Pilots Association has been hard at work with numerous improvements to this airport located 30 miles southeast of Cincinnati, as described in this article […]
FAA approves online FIRC from new company
New startup venture AceCFI recently received FAA approval to conduct an online Flight Instructor Refresher Course. The course costs $99.95. However, after completing the course, flight instructors can return year-after-year and retake the course for free. Considering that an average flying career can last anywhere between 20 to 40 years, this course has the potential […]
EAA sets AirVenture dates through 2020
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh has set its dates for the next seven years through 2020. While the 62nd annual EAA fly-in convention at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., will be held on July 28-Aug. 3, future years will schedule the event to run completely in late July. That slight […]
NASA helicopter test a smash hit
HAMPTON, Va. — Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center dropped an old Marine CH-46E helicopter fuselage filled with 15 dummy occupants from a height of about 30 feet Wednesday, Aug. 28, to test improved seats and seatbelts and gather data on the odds of surviving a helicopter crash. They used cables to hoist the helicopter […]
MIT, Harvard offer free online aviation courses
If you’re interested in airplanes and wish you knew more about aerodynamics — or air traffic control, space policy, satellite engineering or airline management — you can study all of those topics and more, for free, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, via the university’s OpenCourseware website, according to a post at AVweb. A bit intimidated? […]
Sporty’s E6B updated
Sporty’s E6B app has been updated, with new features and an all-new design. The app includes all the features of the traditional E6B, including 22 aviation functions, 20 conversions, and complete timer features. Version 2.0 of the app adds a quick-access favorites list, a redesigned interface and a new weight and balance calculator. The E6B […]