Xsight Systems has launched a new runway detection enhancement to FODetect that allows airports to track and reduce ground-level bird-related threats. Bird strikes cost the aviation industry hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The FAA receives more than 9,000 reports of bird strike incidents every year. More than 40% of all avian-related incidents occur […]
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Jeppesen teams with Rockwell Collins
OSHKOSH – Jeppesen has entered into an agreement with Rockwell Collins to automatically transfer electronic charts via Wi-Fi and cellular networks using Rockwell Collins’ Ascend Aircraft Information Manager (AIM). Rockwell Collins’ AIM ensures that Pro Line Fusion and Pro Line 21-equipped aircraft are always flying with the latest data, company officials said. These aircraft can […]
Sensenich debuts new propeller for Aerovee-powered aircraft
OSHKOSH — Sensenich Propeller has released a new ground adjustable propeller designed specifically for Aerovee-powered aircraft. The propeller utilizes Sensenich’s same internal pressure molded system that has proved successful on many Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), company officials said. Manufactured from carbon and fiberglass prepreg, the propeller features a metal leading edge for erosion protection. Setting blade […]
Airwolf covers the air-oil separator market
With the benefit of recent FAA and EASA approvals, Airwolf Filter Corp. has completed its full coverage of the market for air-oil separators for piston aircraft engines. Air-oil separators recycle oil mist generated by air pressure in the engine crankcase, removing condensed water and humid air into the slipstream, and returning pure, separated oil to […]
Concord introduces higher capacity and heated batteries
WEST COVINA, Calif. – Concorde Battery has released several new batteries: RG-380E/46, RG-427, RG-641 and the RG-380E/44 heated series. RG-380E/46 is a new higher capacity 46 Ah 24-volt battery in the same envelope size as Concorde’s RG-380E/44. RG-380E/46 weighs in at the same weight as the RG-380E/44, making it a higher capacity option without the […]
Jeppesen expands e-book training library
OSHKOSH – Jeppesen has expanded its library of available training e-book titles, adding “Aircraft Gas Turbine Powerplant Textbook,” “Aviation Weather” and “Aviation Dictionary” to its libary. Jeppesen offers delivery of its e-book training textbooks and materials directly through its JeppDirect.com site for use with multiple delivery platforms, including Apple iOS and Android devices, and PC […]
Scheyden debuts new watch line at Oshkosh
OSHKOSH — Scheyden launched its True Aviator watch series this week at AirVenture with the introduction of its first model, Steam Gauge. The True Aviator Steam Gauge, with a standard price of $2,992, offers an Aide Memoire Bi-Directional ATIS Bezel as a paperless reminder of the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) recordings. The lower gauge […]
Concorde Battery discontinues CB line
WEST COVINA, Calif. — Over the years, Concorde Battery’s technological advances have led to sealed lead acid battery technology that provide more efficiency, more power and more convenience than traditional flooded battery technology. This led to an escalating shift in customer’s preference for a sealed RG Series battery over the CB (dry charged) flooded battery […]
Arcadia releases McChord Field
Arcadia Publishing has built a strong reputation for producing pictorial walks through history in the form of their sepia-tinged books. The latest from Arcadia’s Images of America series is McChord Field. Released on July 22, the book boast more than “200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.” McChord Field, now part of Joint […]