Hilton Software has updated its flagship product, WingX Pro7, with Track Up capability. By leveraging the multi-layered architecture of its patent-pending split-screen technology, WingX Pro7 rotates VFR and IFR enroute charts so that the aircraft is always traveling up the screen. WingX Pro7 rotates airport and fix identifiers, VOR identifiers and frequencies, as well as […]
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Gulf Coast Avionics expands internationally
Gulf Coast Avionics, based on Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Lakeland, Florida, has added international satellite operations in Peru and in Spain. “The avionics, instrument, and pilot supply market is truly international in scope, and we are positioning ourselves to serve a growing number of off-shore markets,” said Rick Garcia, president of Gulf Coast […]
Shoulder harness system now available for Twin Commanders
Twin Commander has partnered with Aircraft Belts, Inc. (ABI) to offer a three-point shoulder harness system. ABI has been a leader in developing and manufacturing aircraft safety restraints for more than two decades, said Matt Isley, Twin Commander president. “They have also set a higher industry standard and that’s what we want for the Commander […]
PilotMall.com introduces military discount
PilotMall.com now offers a 10% military discount to honor past and present members of the armed forces. The discount applies sitewide to PilotMall.com, as well as for shoppers in the Lakeland and St. Petersburg, Fla., retail stores. PilotMall.com carries a variety of aviation supplies to use when flying or maintaining aircraft, as well as gifts, […]
Brakes break plane
This June 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Boeing B75N1. Injuries: None. Location: Arlington, Va. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The 875-hour pilot was flying lead in a formation. As he […]
Smokejumpers honored in Oregon
The parachute was originally developed as an emergency measure for getting out of an aircraft. But in the 1940s, the parachute was repurposed for another use: Getting wildland firefighters known as smokejumpers into remote locations. The Siskiyou Smoke Jumper Base in Cave Junction, Ore., is the oldest surviving smokejumper facility. On June 23, the southern […]
U2OSH: Unleaded to Oshkosh
The Aviation Fuel Club is organizing a special event called “Unleaded to Oshkosh” — U2OSH — for the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the FAA’s approval of the first autogas STC, an effort led in part by EAA founder Paul Poberezny. All pilots flying […]
Volunteer pilots provide R&R for wounded soldiers
Gunnery Sgt. John Hayes of the U.S. Marine Corps is a huge fan of the Chicago Bulls basketball team. His dream of going to a Bulls’ home game became even more remote after a roadside bomb cost him both legs while serving on combat duty in Afghanistan. While speaking to a public affairs officer at […]
DuPage Airport pumps $117 million into local economy
A newly released independent economic impact study of the DuPage Airport (DPA) in West Chicago shows the general aviation airport brings economic benefits to DuPage County and metropolitan Chicago, pumping $117 million into the local economy in 2012 and creating nearly 1,000 jobs. The study, conducted by the Deerfield-based Gruen Gruen + Associates, found a […]