Tool Testing Lab has added to its line of tools for professional mechanics and technicians with a digital, full-range (0-300 psi) full-featured tire pressure gauge. Industry standards permit aircraft tires to lose as much as 1% of their pressure each day, and even mild underinflation can allow temperatures to rise exponentially, sometimes resulting in heat-induced […]
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Pilot My-Cast now available on iPad
Digital Cyclone, Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., has released the Pilot My-Cast app for the iPad. The new iPad app has a distinctive tile-format user interface designed specifically for the iPad, and will help pilots visualize the weather along their route so that they can make informed decisions about their intended flight path prior […]
iFlightPlanner Free debuts
iFlightPlanner, LLC recently unveiled its latest release of its iFlightPlanner.com, which gives pilots free access to an array of flight planning tools. The latest release complements iFlightPlanner’s Premium package designed for users who want additional safety and online logbook features. iFlightPlanner.com features a flight planning wizard that guides pilots through critical flight planning tasks, including […]
Bye Energy taps Dow Kokam for batteries
Bye Energy, Inc. has selected Dow Kokam advanced lithium polymer cell technology for its electric and electric-hybrid propulsion system developmental program for general aviation aircraft. George Bye, CEO of Bye Energy, said Dow Kokam is a key strategic supplier that could help Bye Energy move its concepts for battery storage and control systems out of […]
New LPV approach at DWA
Woodland Aviation announced the addition of a precision LPV approach at its Yolo County Airport (DWA) facility in California. “This additional capability for Yolo County Airport demonstrates the continued level of improvements being implemented at our base airport,” stated Gary Pelfrey, Vice President of Woodland Aviation and Davis Flight Support. A LPV (Localizer Performance with […]
White Christmas Ball slated
The 1st Annual 1940’s White Christmas Ball, a benefit for The Wounded Warriors Project, The Spirit of Flight Center in Erie, Colo., and Toys For Tots, will be held Saturday, Dec. 11. The ball, which will be held at the Balch Field House at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will recreate scenes from the […]
Wicks stocks Power Flow systems
Wicks Aircraft Supply has added Power Flow Tuned Exhaust Systems for the Cessna Skyhawk and Cardinal to its list of products for GA aircraft. Based on the same principles that have been used successfully on racing engines for more than 50 years, Power Flow’s system replaces a power-robbing stock exhaust unit with an FAA certified, […]
StandardAero receives STC for PT6A-52 G1000 installations
StandardAero has modified its Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A-52 Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the Beechcraft King Air 200/200C/B200/B200C to interface with Garmin G1000 avionics package. The STC replaces P&WC PT6A-41 or -42 series engines with PT6A-52 engines and four-bladed Hartzell propellers. This is the same engine and propeller combination that is Type Certified […]
LiveAirShowTV recaps Wings Over Houston
LiveAirShowTV has posted its recap of the 2010 Wings Over Houston air show at Ellington Field, a busy weekend of flying that included Debby Rihn-Harvey, John Klatt, Julie Clark, Sean D. Tucker, military and warbird demonstrations, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Low clouds and brisk winds altered a few of the early acts, but […]