With wire strikes one of the greatest hazards to helicopter operations, Safe Flight Instrument Corp. has received STC certification for its Powerline Detection System for Bell 206 helicopters. It works by sensing the electromagnetic field created by power lines, warning helicopter pilots when they are in the vicinity of live wires. The system emits an […]
Telex sponsors 2005 safety seminars
Telex Communications, which has manufactured headsets for more than 50 years, has signed on as primary sponsor for the 2005 Aviation Safety Seminars to be held this March in the Chicago and Minneapolis areas. Main speaker will be Rich Stowell, a Master CFI who specializes in spin, emergency manuever, aerobatic and tailwheel training. The seminars […]
Vertex releases new VXA-300 Pilot III
Vertex Standard has released the newest addition to its line of hand-held aviation nav/com products: the new VXA-300 Pilot III nav/com. Built with the company’s proven features, it now offers longer battery life and a powerful audio amplifier packaged in Vertex Standard’s military standard “Submersible” chassis design. Accessories include a nickel metal hydride battery, battery […]
Electronic Logbook offers simplicity
Logbook Pro uses a simple yet feature-rich format to enter each one of your flights and the data associated with it. It automatically organizes and keeps a running total of all flight time, which lets the user extract whatever data is needed in various formats. It contains many automation features, such as autofill, automatic time […]
Sunset to Sunrise book added to Aircraft Spruce catalog
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty has added a new book on night flying to its catalog. “Sunset to Sunrise” by David Robson deals with the aesthetics and problems in flying that arise with the sunset. Night flying requires different techniques, a change in perspective and a new list of considerations compared to daytime operations, says Robinson, […]
Jeppesen adds two more weather forecast products
Now available from Jeppesen are two new worldwide weather products, the Icing Forecast Map and the Turbulence Forecast Map. Jeppesen is the first company to offer such forecast maps on a worldwide basis. Both maps use intuitive color scales to indicate forecast areas of light, moderate and severe activity. For the United States maps, customers […]
Miller Electric launches free buyer’s guide
A free Millermatic Series MIG Welding Buyer’s Guide from Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. is now available. The guide answers frequently asked customer questions and includes a detailed description of Miller’s full line of all-in-one MIG welders. New to the line is the Millermatic Passport all-in-one MIG arc welding power source, wire feeder, self-contained shielding gas […]
Raisbeck’s ZR LITE System FAA certification now includes West Star Aviation’s RVSM system
Raisbeck Engineering’s ZR LITE Performance System for the Learjet 35/36 fleet has been FAA-approved with West Star Aviation’s Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) System. No changes to the West Star RVSM installation are required for any of the Raisbeck Systems, and previously equipped RVSM airplanes also need no updates when installing the ZR LITE System. […]
Tempest debuts spin-on oil filter
Aero Accessories, manufacturers of the Tempest brand of dry air pumps, pneumatic components and fuel pumps, has launched a new line of aviation spin-on oil filters. Branded the Tempest Original Aviation Spin-on Oil Filter, it debuts an improved version of an oil filter design. The full size filter design incorporates several features, including thickest can […]