A range of retro-fit installation kits has been introduced by Kannad Aviation, designed to make retro-fitting the company’s range of Emergency Locator Transmitters in place of 121.5MHz ELTs convenient and cost-effective, according to company officials. The kits are designed for solderless installation of the Kannad Compact ELT and for the new Integra 406 GPS ELT, […]
Eclipse sells out Avio program
Eclipse Aerospace has “sold out” its Avio IFMS completion program. Company officials report that 100 customers have placed firm, non-refundable deposits to participate in the program, which is now sold out through March 2012. This program installs the fully integrated Avio flight management system in the Eclipse Jet. Over a dozen aircraft have already been […]
Texas Jet joins Paragon Aviation Group
Texas Jet at Meacham Airport (FTW) in Fort Worth, Texas, has joined the Paragon Aviation Group’s network of FBOs. Paragon represents a group of independent FBOs and small chains. Each FBO goes through an audit of facility and services offered to ensure the quality of the member base, according to company officials. A base of […]
Aero-Lift introduces new hoist
ARM Aerospace, a provider of aircraft lift technology for private hangars, now offers the “SNER” Series Aero-Lift, a two–ton capacity single fall chain hoist. Available at the same price as the original “EF” Model, the new design was displayed for the first time at the Alaska Airmen’s show in Anchorage. The new SNER Series Aero-Lift […]
ZuluLog.com debuts new software for law enforcement record keeping
ZuluLog.com, a provider of cloud-based aviation record keeping services and software, has released its new online software service for tracking law enforcement and EMS operations. The new service is built specifically for police and emergency response agencies, and allows tracking of all aspects of missions, pilots, aircraft, maintenance, and scheduling, as well as secure document […]
Lack of engine power, shoulder harness fatal combo
This June 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: Cessna 150. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Rockwall, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had a history of right shoulder pain that […]
Coast Ranger #1 still flying high
By DAVID NIXON Back in the 1950s, if you wanted to build your own experimental airplane from a “kit” with all the plans, builder instructions, and parts provided, you were out of luck. This was the era of the scratch-built experimental airplane. If fact, you were lucky if you even had formal plans. Fast-forward to […]
House subcommittees to examine potential GPS interference
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees will conduct an oversight hearing to examine potential impacts on U.S. aviation safety in light of pending government action that may affect Global Positioning System (GPS) reliability. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering an application to build out the nationwide broadband internet infrastructure. This plan would […]
Legislation introduced to recognize CAP sub chasers
Legislation has been introduced in both houses of Congress that would award Civil Air Patrol a Congressional Gold Medal for its World War II service. It will be a diminished victory, however, if none of the World War II-era CAP members are alive to see this law’s passage, CAP officials said, noting many of those […]