Just released is Aviation Docs, a suite of tools and services offered by On-Board Data Systems (OBDS), leveraging advanced cloud technology to provide delivery of documents to Apple iPads and traditional Windows-based EFBs. The software is intuitive and adapts to the requirements of fleet management, according to company officials. Fleet managers, jet librarians and flight […]
Products
New PMA Electrical Brush for DHC-8 and ATR42/72
Seginus Inc, a manufacturer of FAA PMA replacement aircraft parts, has received PMA approval for its latest part: a replacement electrical contact carbon brush for the propeller deice brush block. The deice brush block assembly part number 786289-6 is made by Hamilton Sundstand. This new PMA brush is eligible for installation on the following aircraft […]
A body defeated; a mind determined
Pilot recounts a paralyzing plane crash and his will to live in new memoir The will to live takes on an entire new meaning when it comes to pilot Dave McKenzie. Not only did he have to fight for his life, but he fought to live the life he wanted. Few people have fought a […]
Spot Connect App at App Store
Spot LLC’s SPOT Connect App is now available on the App Store. The SPOT Connect App pairs iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with SPOT Connect, a satellite communications device, to allow users to transmit messages via satellite from virtually anywhere in the world. The SPOT Connect device provides connectivity to the Globalstar satellite network for […]
Vintage biplane tours now at GMU
Longtime Greenville resident Mike Williams has started an open cockpit sightseeing tour company, Wings over Greenville at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). “Many cities, like Atlanta, are home to companies that offer vintage airplane tours; and the Upstate of South Carolina has some spectacular aerial views,” stated Williams. “A desire to bring this exciting […]
Go Wichita publishes 2011 Visitors Guide
Pilots are always looking for a new destination or the next great $100 hamburger should consider Wichita, Kan., the Air Capital of the World, said tourism officials, who just released the official Wichita Visitors Guide. From the fly-in restaurant at Lloyd Stearman Field at Benton Airpark (1K1) to the Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita has attractions […]
Air Power to give away F150
Air Power Inc., an Arlington, Texas-based supplier of factory aircraft parts, cylinders and engines, recently launched the “Be Genuine F150 Giveaway Sweepstakes“, which offers Air Power customers the opportunity to win a Ford F150 truck. Every Genuine Lycoming Factory Engine order is registered to win. Participants must purchase a minimum of one Genuine Lycoming Factory […]
Aircraft Supply and Repair launches new website
Aircraft Supply and Repair at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, Pa., has launched of a new website. The new site features not only direct ordering of aircraft parts and supplies, but product and application information, according to company officials. Aircraft Supply distributes a wide range of products and has been serving pilots, maintenance organizations, […]
Eastern Iowa’s Aviation Heritage
GUEST BLOG By Scott M. Fisher I’ve been crazy about airplanes and history since I was very young — especially when it has some kind of personal connection. So the topic of my new book “Eastern Iowa’s Aviation Heritage,” which combines aviation plus eastern Iowa, where I grew up, is a very special to me. […]