Now you can update your JeppView database while airborne using a wireless Internet connection. Jeppesen President and COO Mark Van Tine proved it could be done while in-flight over the North Atlantic, traveling from Europe to North America. Van Tine performed a complete update to the JeppView application installed on his PC. JeppView delivers high-fidelity […]
Alarm lets you know immediately of an alternator failure
Don’t discover that your alternator has failed after everything quits working. QC Avionix Alternator Alarm will immediately warn you of an alternator failure, allowing you to conserve your battery for safe completion of your flight. The combo, which is 12 and 24 volt compatible, gives you extra cigar/power receptacles to accommodate the alarm and other […]
AeroMag improved oil filtration product
AeroMag has come up with an oil filter enhancement that installs quickly and can make a 1,000% improvement in removal of steel particles, the company claims. The product is a strong magnet that wraps around any aircraft oil filter, trapping particles that are missed by the filter itself. Approved only for experimental aircraft, the AeroMag […]
Romantic getaways for pilots
Pilots are naturally romantic people and Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures based at California’s Palomar Airport can help you show it through several vacation packages designed for couples. The Pampered Pilot Package provides a 30-minute flight for two in a restored open cockpit biplane, plus a massage, a Pacific Paradise or Citrus Margarita Scrub, […]
PAMA offers professional development workshop on management
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association will once again offer “Aviation Maintenance Management,” one of its popular Professional Development Workshops, at its Annual Maintenance Symposium. The workshop is designed for current and future supervisors, managers, and directors of maintenance. Individuals responsible for the management of spares, logistics, quality control, and warranties also will benefit from the […]
Environmental Tectonics releases ProTrainer
Environmental Tectonics Corp. has released its latest flight training products, ProTrainer Personal Computer Airplane Training Device (PCATD) and ProTrainer Desktop. The new training products include a variety of training aircraft, from the fixed-prop, single engine Skyhawk through the multi-engine Seminole and Baron light-twins. ProTrainer’s integrated training suite includes approach visualization with 3D playback, customizable flight […]
New door seal for your Cherokee unveiled
A door seal that keeps water, cold, wind and noise out of your Cherokee, with versions soon to follow for Cessna, Mooney and Beech aircraft, has been unveiled by Aero-PMA-Parts Co. The seals are made from a material that has “micro-memory fibers” to allow a perfect fit. The Aero-PMA-Parts arrangement is larger than the Piper […]
Garmin unveils the first ready-to-fly PDA
Garmin International Inc. has released its IQue3600a, the first Palm Powered aviation device that is ready to navigate right out of the box. The iQue 3600a package includes a yoke-mounted cradle, as well as built-in basemap, terrain, obstacle and Jeppesen databases. The device features all of the automotive turn-by-turn capabilities and personal information management applications […]
‘I’m saving a life’
On one of his first days as the new president and chief operating officer of Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc., Larry Williams was walking through the company’s South St. Paul, Minn., plant. He stopped to watch one of the firm’s employees pack a parachute. Intrigued by the process, he asked the young woman what she was […]