WELLINGTON, Kansas — Air Plains Services, which specializes in engine performance and airframe upgrades, now has more to offer the Cessna legacy fleet. Repair after repair to the airbox is costly and prolongs unplanned aircraft down time. The price for a new airbox is thousands of dollars, which leaves Cessna 172, 180 and 182 owners with no option but to […]
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Astronics debuts X1+HR Enhanced Vision System for experimentals and homebuilts
Astronics Max-Viz has introduced the X1+HR (high resolution) Enhanced Vision System (EVS) for experimental and homebuilt aircraft. Priced at $18,000, the uncertified X1+HR sensor uses a 640×480 pixel resolution long wave infrared thermal imager with electronic zoom to assist pilots of experimental and homebuilt aircraft, which often operate from unimproved airstrips with wildlife and other obstacles. It is […]
LogTen Pilot Logbook launches Smart Share
Coradine has launched LogTen Pro X 7.3 Bandeirante, which includes hundreds of updates, performance improvements and new features, according to company officials. LogTen Pro X Bandeirante adds two new major features: Smart Share and Instant Endorsements. SMART SHARE The Smart Share feature enables pilots to share any item in their logbook, including flights, endorsements and certificates, limit, currency and […]
New FAA handbooks now available
New editions of the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25B) and the Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook (FAA-H-8083-1B) are available from ASA in softcover, eBook, and eBundle (softcover + eBook PDF) formats. The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides basic knowledge essential for all pilots. This FAA publication introduces readers to the broad spectrum of […]
Garmin introduces new ways to interact with GTN 650/750
Garmin has introduced new ways to interact with the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators, including voice commands, pinch to zoom and more. Additional Connext capabilities include Flight Stream 510 integration, which supports wireless Database Concierge between the GTN and the Garmin Pilot app on a mobile device. Flight plan transfer, as well as traffic, weather, GPS information […]
Video: Sporty’s enhances Takeoff App
Launched in April, Sporty’s free Takeoff app has been enhanced. Sporty’s recently added quizzes to its daily lineup of videos, articles, photos, podcasts and aviation news. “We’ve posted more than 250 items to Takeoff already, and we’re adding content at a rate of two or three new items every day,” says Sporty’s Vice President John […]
Flight Outfitters introduces The Bush Pilot Bag
Flight Outfitters has introduced the Bush Pilot Bag. “This is the bag I have wanted for a long time,” said Flight Outfitters President Mark Glassmeyer. “The Bush Pilot Bag has that backcountry look but also has fully flight functional organization pockets that pilots need, and you just can’t find them in similar looking bags made by the […]
Airforms given FAA nod for exhaust flange
BIG LAKE, Alaska — Airforms has received FAA PMA approval for part number AF2654006-10, the Caravan Primary Exhaust Flange. The flange is a direct replacement for Cessna P/N 2654006-10, and has been engineered to reduce the incidence of cracking, according to company officials. The flanges are eligible for installation on all Cessna model 208 and 208B aircraft with […]
Plane-Power alternator line re-introduced
Hartzell Engine Technologies is re-introducing its Plane-Power C28-150 and C14-100 line of FAA-PMA certified, 28V/150 Amp and 14V/100 Amp high output, gear-driven alternators. “The Plane-Power C28-150 and C14-100 series of high output gear-driven alternators were very popular with customers, but we encountered sourcing issues that needed to be resolved before we could again meet market […]