Astronics Corporation’s Max-Viz-600 enhanced vision system has received a Cessna Aircraft Service Bulletin for retrofit installation in recently-delivered Cessna Skyhawk, Skylane and Stationair single-engine aircraft models. Available exclusively from Cessna for retrofit by Cessna Authorized Service Centers, the retrofit is approved by the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Cessna single-engine airplanes covered […]
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Sporty’s releases Instrument Rating App
Sporty’s Complete Instrument Rating Course is now available as an iPad/iPhone app. This FAA WINGS-accepted app includes 13 hours of real-world video and advanced graphics including 3D animations to help explain difficult concepts, Sporty’s officials said. Included with the app is a written test preparation program. The app also includes a flight training syllabus, interactive […]
Sporty’s introduces Pilot Backpack
Sporty’s has introduced its Cross Country Backpack for pilots who prefer a backpack as a flight bag. Specific pockets organize headsets, iPad, flashlight, fuel tester, handheld radio and more. The padded headset pocket has built-in battery holders, while an internal iPad sleeve keeps iPads protected. A padded laptop compartment fits most 17-inch computers, and there […]
Garmin introduces new series of aviation VHF radios
Garmin has launched a new series of aviation VHF COM and NAV/COM radios, the GTR and GNC series. As the replacement products for the SL 30 and SL 40 models, the GTR series COM transceivers and GNC series NAV/COM radios include new features to reduce pilot workload, while also offering a solution to meet the […]
Improved Fuel Strainer Top Assembly for Cessnas now available
McFarlane now has FAA-PMA approval for the Fuel Strainer Top Assembly for most Cessna aircraft. The new Fuel Strainer Top Assembly, p/n MC0756005-2, includes multiple improvements to address corrosion related service problems with the original Cessna housing, according to company officials. An anodized coating over corrosion resistant aluminum alloy prevents galvanic corrosion between the aluminum […]
Flight Line Tool Cabinet debuts
Snap-On Industrial has introduced Flight Line Roll Cabinets specifically designed to handle the rigors of a flight line. The Flight Line Roll Cabinets are available in five-drawer or six-drawer configurations, and with both 8” and 10” deep bottom drawer. Its kingpinless wheel design eliminates foreign object damage (FOD) concerns, according to company officials. Solid rubber […]
Skydiving app launches
Skydiver Joe Peterson has just released an app based on “Book of Skydiving Formations” by Mike Truffer. Peterson wrote the app for Android devices and sized it for phones. The app includes a database of more than 1,000 formations ranging in all sizes from 2-ways through 20-ways. The app is available now at www.GooglePlay.com for […]
Fan blade coffee table, anyone?
Looking for a Boeing 727 engine fan blade coffee table? How about a bi-plane desk? If so, swing by the GenAvi Aircraft Art website and poke around. Selection is fairly limited, so far, as Mike Mike Rosentrater, GenAvi Aircraft Art’s owner, only got started about seven months ago. Rosentrater got inspired by MotoArt and put his background as a paint […]
PAST buys Piper Plastic
TYLER, Texas — Premier Aerospace Services and Technology (PAST) has purchased Piper Plastic from Heinol and Associates. Piper Plastic’s production of interior parts for general aviation aircraft has been relocated to the PAST facility in Alva, Okla., and will be integrated with the PMA manufacturing processes already in place, according to company officials. FAA Regulations […]