Hartzell now is able to obtain STCs for its OEM and Top PropT retrofit customers more quickly. FAA award of Designated Alteration Station (DAS) status allows the company to issue its own STCs for propeller installations on Part 23 single and multi-engine piston and turbine-powered aircraft. It also includes the authority to install related propeller […]
Products
Oil Eater Cleaner/ Degreaser gives new meaning to the term all-purpose
Oil Eater Cleaner/Degreaser dissolves grease and oil on engines, tools, concrete, asphalt and walls and removes stains from floormats and upholstery. It is even safe to use as a spot remover on color-fast clothes. The formulation safely accomplishes the cleaning that previously required solvent or acid cleaners. The non-flammable cleaner is water-based, biodegradable and contains […]
Garmin unveils the first ready-to-fly PDA
Garmin International Inc. has released its IQue3600a, the first Palm Powered aviation device that is ready to navigate right out of the box. The iQue 3600a package includes a yoke-mounted cradle, as well as built-in basemap, terrain, obstacle and Jeppesen databases. The device features all of the automotive turn-by-turn capabilities and personal information management applications […]
New door seal for your Cherokee unveiled
A door seal that keeps water, cold, wind and noise out of your Cherokee, with versions soon to follow for Cessna, Mooney and Beech aircraft, has been unveiled by Aero-PMA-Parts Co. The seals are made from a material that has “micro-memory fibers” to allow a perfect fit. The Aero-PMA-Parts arrangement is larger than the Piper […]
Environmental Tectonics releases ProTrainer
Environmental Tectonics Corp. has released its latest flight training products, ProTrainer Personal Computer Airplane Training Device (PCATD) and ProTrainer Desktop. The new training products include a variety of training aircraft, from the fixed-prop, single engine Skyhawk through the multi-engine Seminole and Baron light-twins. ProTrainer’s integrated training suite includes approach visualization with 3D playback, customizable flight […]
PAMA offers professional development workshop on management
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association will once again offer “Aviation Maintenance Management,” one of its popular Professional Development Workshops, at its Annual Maintenance Symposium. The workshop is designed for current and future supervisors, managers, and directors of maintenance. Individuals responsible for the management of spares, logistics, quality control, and warranties also will benefit from the […]
Private label batteries save Citation owners money and maintenance
Wilco private label aircraft batteries can save Cessna Citation owners money and maintenance. The Wilco battery is a Concorde Maintenance Free Valve Regulated Sealed Lead Acid Battery with a Wilco label. STC paperwork is included with both the Wilco private label and Concorde batteries. No modification is required for any aircraft, and there is no […]
“Ram-air” STC now available for Grumman AA-5 Traveler and AA-5A Cheetah
Approach Aviation Development, Inc. has received an STC for an alternate air system for Grumman AA-5 Travelers and AA-5A Cheetahs. The new “RAM-Air” system is designed to provide an alternate source of induction air to the engine without the restriction of the standard induction air filter. It allows the pilot to bypass the induction air […]
Building an RV? Here’s the book for you
“24 Years of the RV-ator” is a 420-page book that contains every technical article from past issues of the builders’ and pilots’ newsletter, the RV-ator. Each article is reproduced, with photos and drawings, and arranged to follow the same sequence as you build, test and fly an RV. Articles cover everything from building the empennage, […]