Chelton Flight Systems debuted its latest software release, Version 6.0, at AirVenture 2005. The software is now available for experimental aircraft and will be available for certified aircraft in 2006. Some of the features added to the new version include: shaded-relief terrain with relative elevation-based coloring similar to a satellite map; 400-plus nm of terrain […]
Executive Jet Management expands nationwide charter fleet
Executive Jet Management (EJM) added three new aircraft to its charter fleet in July 2005. The company now manages 101 aircraft in more than 60 locations throughout the country. A Falcon 900B is now based at Wausau Airport (AUW) in Wausau, Wis., while a Citation Excel is based at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa […]
World War II aces immortalized in limited series of prints
Planepix.com now has available the first in a limited series of prints signed by still-living World War II aces. The first in the Aces Collection features Col. Robert J. Goebel. The print, personally signed by Goebel, features a wartime portrait of then Lt. Goebel and a magnificent air-to-air color photograph of a restored P-51D, painted […]
Aircraft Spruce West plans annual super sale and fly-in
Once a year, Aircraft Spruce & Specialty holds a Super Sale and Fly-In at its international headquarters on the west coast. This year, it’s slated for Oct. 1. It is a day for special pricing on a wide range of the most popular products in the Aircraft Spruce catalog. Many aviation enthusiasts have also come […]
SportPlanes.com to sell Russian Sigma
The Russians who brought the Sigma Aircraft over from Samara to AirVenture 2005 were not prepared for the enthusiastic response they received. While a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) application has not yet been completed for the Sigma, Sportsplanes.com has signed an agreement to represent the marketing, sales and service interests of the Sigma in North […]
Get high-altitude engorsement ground training in two hours — online
King Schools now offers a two-hour high-altitude endorsement training course online. The course covers all the FAA ground training requirements in 61.31(g)(1), including high-altitude aerodynamics, high-altitude meteorology, respiration and hypoxia, using supplemental oxygen, pressurization, and FAA oxygen requirements. Upon completion, the pilot prints out a personalized training certificate for the FAA and a cockpit reference […]
Unison to provide complete piston ignition systems for Lycoming engines
Unison Industries has signed a long-term agreement with Lycoming to provide complete piston ignition systems for Lycoming engines. “This agreement strengthens the close relationship Unison and Lycoming share,” said Zou Abdelnour, ignition product line manager. “For years Unison has worked with Lycoming on the development of new products and the continuous improvement of existing products.”
New G1000 manual released
ZD Publishing, Inc. has introduced its latest pilot-friendly manual titled “GPS Operations on the Garmin G1000.” The manual covers all navigation options, such as Flight Plans, DME Arcs, Procedure Turns, Holding, OBS Mode, RAIM Prediction, Measuring Distances, Vertical Navigation, User Waypoints and GPS, VOR and ILS Approaches. ZD Publishing has been publishing “Pilot-friendly” GPS manuals […]
Rocketbelt secrets revealed
Buck Rogers owned one and so did James Bond. The amazing rocketbelt — a rocket-powered flying backpack — was a science fiction gadget that actually became reality, built and flown for the U.S. Army in the early 1960s. The device eventually became a lucrative entertainment attraction, appearing in the James Bond movie “Thunderball,” and at […]