Front Range Airport near Denver dedicated the tallest GA tower in the United States earlier this summer. The Air Traffic Control tower, standing at 5,596.8 feet msl, expands the airport’s capabilities to business jet aircraft, previously unable to use the airport. The tower is expected to add to already exponential growth at Front Range Airport, […]
ARINC offers APG’s Runway Analysis Service for bizjets
ARINC Direct has partnered with Aircraft Performance Group (APG) of Castle Rock, Colo., to provide APG’s Runway Analysis as part of the ARINC DirectSM suite of on-line flight services. APG is a provider of Internet-based runway analysis, which includes the calculation of safe takeoff parameters based on aircraft weight and type, actual runway conditions including […]
Chelton digital auto pilot approved for Cherokee Six and Cessna 210
The FAA has granted Chelton Aviation STC approval for installation of its new digital AP-3C autopilot in Cherokee Six and Cessna 210 aircraft. This follows STCs for the Cessna 172, 182, 177 and 310, Beechcraft’s Baron and Travel Air and the Piper Cherokee family, along with the Apache and Aztec. With the STCs in hand, […]
Fabric kneeboard now available
PilotMall.com is now shipping a fabric kneeboard designed with cockpit resource management in mind. The kneeboard includes a variety of compartments to ensure organization, while elastic straps secure traditional E6B flight computers, pens, flashlights and other accessories. Pockets on both sides, along with a clear plastic page, were designed to hold charts, checklists or approach […]
Micro Aerodynamics earns STC to install vortex generators on Beech Muskateers
Micro Vortex Generator Kits for the Beech 19A, B19, M19A, 23, A23, A23A, A23-19, A23-24, B23, C23, A24, A24R, B24R and C24R are now STC approved by the FAA. Once installed, pilots can expect to enjoy improved stabilator authority, reduced stall speed, and shortened takeoff and landing rolls. Flaps up stall speed drops 10 kts […]
Hammonds Air Service latest FBO to join Avfuel network
Hammonds Air Service has been added to the Avfuel dealer network. The Houma, La., FBO is the 35th to join the Avfuel network this year. For more information: 800-AVFUEL4.
Water purified provides peace of mind for travelers
The SteriPEN delivers high-tech water sterilization in a package about the size of a fountain pen. The peace of mind comes from the application of a well-known sterilization technology — the use of ultraviolet light to kill all forms of viral and bacteria contamination in water — in a lightweight, battery-driven package. To use it, […]
Jeppesen launches NavSuite
Jeppesen has launched NavSuite, an integrated collection of Jeppesen’s leading applications. NavSuite is composed of JeppView electronic charts and various flight planning applications. NavSuite is another step in Jeppesen’s strategy to seamlessly integrate and package services for convenience and value. Part of that strategy includes pricing the suite for less than the sum of the […]
New name for member of the Rolls-Royce family
The Allison Advanced Development Company (AADC) has changed its name to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. The new name better positions the organization as a Rolls-Royce company providing advanced technology and system solutions. The company, which develops advanced technology for power systems, including high temperature turbines and combustion systems, fans and compressors, exhaust systems and […]