PrivateSky Aviation Services, Inc., in Fort Myers, Fla., has earned FAA approval for the Gulfstream G1159, G1159A and G1159B to install a newly engineered Class A TAWS with multifunction display and radar control panel. PrivateSky, located at South West Florida International Airport (RSW), is the world’s largest independently owned FAA certified service center specializing in […]
New laser probe cuts scanning time
Laser Design has introduced what company executives say is the industry’s fastest laser scanning probe on an articulated arm, providing a 33% to 50% reduction in scanning time on any complex part. The new SLP-330 Scanning Laser Probe is designed for use with the Romer CimCore Infinite, 3000i, and Stinger II Portable CMM Articulating Arms, […]
King Practical Risk Management courses expand
Statistics from insurance company Avemco show the King Practical Risk Management courses reduce the losses of Avemco’s insured pilots, says Jim Lauerman, Avemco’s chief underwriting officer and executive vice president. “After two full years of monitoring the results, the numbers have become statistically significant,” he said. “This is a real win-win situation. Our customers are […]
Chelton EFIS chosen for Paris Jet
When Your Aircraft Source decided to launch a refurbishment program using the MS-760 Paris Jet, they decided that the appropriate upgrade for the panel would be a Chelton EFIS. Paris Jet production, located at Calhoun Airport near Atlanta, has remanufactured 20 copies of the rugged, aerobatic, four-place light twin. Their first issue was introduced at […]
All Weather launches AWOS Net
All Weather, Inc. has launched AWOS Net, an aviation weather web server to provide fully integrated, remote displays of FAA certified weather data over a vast array of network environments, including the Internet. All AWOS Net data elements are fully FAA certified, including wind speed and direction, visibility, temperature/dew point, humidity, cloud height, and pressure. […]
New Ready Ratchet stores sockets in handle
Ready Products introduces the new Ready Ratchet, which stores sockets in a snap-in locking socket tray in the handle. Manufactured from composite materials with a contoured handle, the Ready Ratchet exceeds national specifications for torque, making it ideal for aircraft maintenance applications. A quick release cap keeps the sockets secure when not in use. The […]
Adam Aircraft moves toward full certification
Adam Aircraft now expects full production certification of its A500 in-line piston twin late this year. Type certification of the A700 twin jet will follow “sometime next year,” said CEO Rick Adam at this year’s Oshkosh AirVenture. The A500 has its type certification, but is limited to daytime VFR flight, three occupied seats and no […]
The next Epic moment: a jet
“We seem to do this on a regular basis,” said Rick Schrameck as he unveiled his company’s Epic Jet mockup at Oshkosh. Indeed. Only two years ago the Epic LT turboprop was nothing more than a cardboard display. Last year it flew to Oshkosh. This year the first Epic customer flew his LT to the […]
Out of the closet: Honda’s jet
In the beginning, the HondaJet didn’t exist, according to those in North Carolina who, as it turned out, were building it. Then, when it was rolled out and flown late last year, it was shrugged off by Honda as strictly a technology exercise and a test-bed for the company’s HF-118 fanjet engine, also described as […]