Swift Enterprises and Electroair have signed a testing agreement, in which Swift’s Cessna 150 will be fitted with an Electroair Direct Fire Ignition System as the company continues development on its alternative for 100LL. For the last five years, Swift has been developing 100SF, a high-octane unleaded replacement for 100LL that meets Grade UL102 of […]
#OSH11: Oregon Aero ships 1,500th seat for RV-10
Oregon Aero has reached a milestone that underscores its cooperative relationship with Van’s Aircraft: The company recently shipped out the 1,500th seat for builders of the RV-10 kit plane. In fact, due to the popularity of the RV-10, Oregon Aero officials estimate they will have shipped nearly 2,000 seats by the end of Oshkosh. Oregon […]
#OSH11: A.E.R.O. releases catalog
To celebrate its 35th year in business. A.E.R.O. has released its first printed catalog. The 190-page, full-color catalog features not only all the parts carried by the company — “we’ve got everything firewall forward,” says A.E.R.O’s Roy Scott — it also includes application charts, data charts, and other information critical to mechanics and homebuilders. “We’ve […]
#OSH11: NAFI launches monthly membership drawing
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) will conduct the first drawing for its new monthly member appreciation giveaway Friday at AirVenture. The association will give away a Lightspeed Zulu headset and the new book, “Lesson Plans: A Flight Instructors’ Reference for Scenario Based Training” published by ASA. The monthly membership drawing will be held […]
#OSH11: Avidyne unveils synthetic vision
Avidyne unveiled on opening day of Oshkosh its soon-to-be-certified v9.3 software upgrade — which includes Synthetic Vision technology (SVS) — for the Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (R9) system. The v9.3 software release, which is expected to receive final FAA certification later this year, also provides support for three-screen R9 installations and on-board weather radar, […]
#OSH11: Baron releases Mobile Link
Baron Services’ Mobile Link device is now available for purchase online and at Airventure. The Mobile Link allows users of smart phones and tablets to view XM WX Satellite Weather data. The Mobile Link serves to connect an XM WX data receiver with mobile devices. A compatible third-party app is required to view XM WX […]
#OSH11: Belite demos fuel line water detector
A new, patent-pending technology developed by Belite Enterprises that is capable of detecting water in the fuel tank or fuel line is being demonstrated this week at AirVenture. Through the use of a small patent-pending probe and patent-pending discernment technology, the new technology discriminates between water and fuel and provides an alarm signal to the […]
#OSH11: LED replacement for Barons, Bonanzas debuts
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has developed an LED replacement for its Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza landing and position lights. Designed in conjunction with Astronics LSI, these lighting units are available to replace existing landing, taxi, position and anti-collision lights. With no glass filament to break, they are shock and vibration resistant while consuming […]
Improper go-around crunches Mooney
This July 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Mooney M20S. Injuries: None. Location: Mayfield, Ky. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the airplane bounced on landing on the […]