Garmin has released an updated version of the Garmin Pilot app for the iPad and iPhone that incorporates the display of both terrain and obstacles on Garmin’s navigation maps, VFR Sectionals, IFR high and low en-route charts. These terrain and obstacle overlays also include visual alerting of potential hazards and projected impact points, company officials […]
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Wipaire receives approval for Cessna 208B on Wipline 8750 floats
OSHKOSH — Wipaire, Inc. announced on opening day of AirVenture that it has received certification of Wipline 8750 on the new Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX and Grand Caravan. Wipline 8750 floats feature no landing weight limitations on water or land for short-haul operations, company officials explain. The Wipline 8750 features an improved main gear […]
Airwolf earns STC for remote-mounted oil filter systems
Airwolf Filter Corp., specialists in remote-mounted oil filter systems for piston aircraft engines, has scored a market first. In the past 12 months the Airwolf team identified every aircraft data sheet on file with the FAA and EASA and added to its Approved Model List [AML] every remaining piston-engine aircraft powered by a Lycoming, Continental, […]
Garmin adds to its experimental offerings with GTR 200 Comm Radio
Garmin has introduced the GTR 200 panel mount comm radio for experimental and light-sport aircraft. Features include advanced auto-squelch, 3D audio, stereo intercom, stereo music input, alert inputs, standby frequency monitoring, on-screen frequency identification, and much more. “Our dedicated ‘Team X’ has done it again. As a group of Garmin engineers who are fellow pilots […]
MAF to dedicate new KODIAK for service in Indonesia
OSHKOSH — Some four years after Mission Aviation Fellowship’s (MAF’s) first KODIAK airplane landed in Indonesia, the aviation organization is dedicating its seventh KODIAK for service in this island nation today at AirVenture. “Indonesia is an extremely mountainous area, and so many people and villages are left isolated by the terrain,” said John Boyd, MAF […]
FST introduces Android app and CMS cell service for remote pre-heater switch
RACINE, Wis. — Following the introduction of a free iPhone App at AirVenture 2012, FST LLC has just released an Android app for controlling its REGAL remote switch for aircraft engine pre-heaters. Any REGAL Remote can be operated seamlessly by either an app-equipped iPhone or Android phone. The Android App and iPhone App are both […]
Book reveals how Howard Hughes’ created a helicopter empire
Famous as movie mogul, daring aviator and eccentric real estate tycoon, Howard Hughes was not well known for starting a helicopter manufacturing empire. A newly published book, “Howard’s Whirlybirds: Howard Hughes’ Amazing Pioneering Helicopter Exploits,” published by UK-based Fonthill Media, tells the little-known story of how he started and grew that enterprise. His company, sometimes […]
New STCs approved for Cessna Caravans
Aircraft Structures International Corp. has received STC approval for its Wing Jack Pad, L.E.D. Cargo Pod Lights, and Standby Flap System Limit Switches for the Cessna Caravan 208 and 208B. These three STCs will make the Cessna Caravan 208 and 208B safer, easier to maintain, and more convenient for all who use it, company officials […]
Flying is serious: Pilots don’t always have to be
Now available at Sporty’s are several humorous signs that show the light-hearted side of aviation. Patterned after vintage signs from the 1920s and 1930s, these three signs have a weathered, old-style look. “Four Forces of Flight” aren’t what you are taught in ground school. Rather, the sign illustrates the Four Forces as money, dreams, the […]