Avidyne Corp. and Jeppesen have teamed to make Avidyne’s CMax Electronic Approach Chart software, including Jeppesen’s worldwide coverage of airport diagrams, standard on all new EX500 and EX5000 Multi-Function Displays (MFDs). Avidyne also will enable current EX500 and EX5000 (pictured) MFD customers to upgrade for a fraction of the previous cost for the CMax option, […]
TKS Ice Protection System approved for Corvalis 300/350
CAV Aerospace, Inc. has received an amended STC from the FAA to retrofit its TKS ice protection system on Corvalis 300 and 350 model aircraft. “We are very pleased our system is available to new Cessna Corvalis 400 TT buyers as a factory option, and now to all existing Corvalis owners,” said Kevin Hawley, president. […]
Mid-Continent introduces “green” emergency power supply
Mid-Continent Instruments introduces the industry’s first emergency power supply featuring Lithium Nanophosphate technology. The MD800 Series automatically provides power for standby equipment during aircraft power loss or interruption. The MD835 may be used as a direct replacement for older Goodrich PS-835 units, according to company officials. Benefits include lower weight, lower cost, extended maintenance intervals, […]
Real ground transportation for GA
Airport Cars Club is an online club that turns seldom used cars into a ground transportation network for general aviation pilots. Members who base a car at an airport can register their vehicles at Airport CarsClub.com, then exchange the use of their car for the use of other members’ cars at other airports. Since the […]
Solo attempt at hand-propping Luscombe ends in cornfield
The pilot intentionally leaving the airplane unoccupied during the engine start.
Jet-Alliance has a plan for DayJet Eclipse’s
Finding a way to market the 28 Eclipse 500s formerly flown by now-bankrupt DayJet has proven a formidable task at which several would-be entrepreneurs already have failed. Not deterred by that history, Randall Sanada, chairman of California-based Jet-Alliance, a charter and management firm, has proposed a new way to market the jets, which are owned […]
New amphibians rely on historic designs
It was recently reported that an aging fleet of seaplanes is prompting several companies to come forward with new or renewed seaplane designs. Aircraft mentioned include Viking Air’s new-production Twin Otter, the reborn Grumman Goose by Antilles Seaplanes, and the new design Dornier Seastar amphibian. The Viking website (VikingAir.com) refers to the new-build Twin Otter […]
More layoffs at Cessna, Bombardier
Cessna Aircraft and Bombardier Aerospace each announced cuts in their business jet production rates, this week. Both said that they plan to lay off more people, as well. On March 30, Cessna’s Jack Pelton told employees that, because of continuing economic decline, “We have revised [downward] our production schedules for 2009 and 2010, and that […]
Wright brothers’ house, factory get Park Service protection
Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of the Wright brothers, joined Congressman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) for a White House ceremony, March 30, at which Hawthorn Hill and the Wright factory buildings were brought under the protection of the National Park Service. Turner sponsored the bill, which was signed by President Barack H. Obama. “Adding Hawthorn Hill and […]