The HS 800 Digital headset from beyerdynamic can now be ordered as a customized version. The online configurator, similar to those of car industries, allows customers to select from a wide range of materials and colors for different components, including an individually laser engraved text. At the 2011 shows, beyerdynamic presented this headset with a […]
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Yorkton Aircraft Service joins Thrush Aircraft network
Yorkton Aircraft Service Ltd. is the newest authorized service and support facility to join the Thrush Aircraft service network. “Thrush Aircraft stands for the very best in ag aviation and having Yorkton Aircraft join our service network in Canada is a reflection of Thrush’s hard-earned reputation and expanding market in Canada and North America,” said […]
Monterey Jet Center joins Avfuel network
Avfuel has expanded its branded dealer network to include Monterey Jet Center at California’s Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY), providing the FBO with fuel and service solutions as well as marketing and branding support. Opening its doors in 1997, Monterey Jet Center holds the distinction of playing host to the Gordon McCall Motorworks Revival for the […]
Freestream Aircraft celebrates 20th anniversary
Business jet broker Freestream Aircraft Limited marked its 20th anniversary with one of its most successful years in its history, completing more than 40 transactions valued at more than $700 million. While economic conditions kept worldwide markets roiling in 2011, Freestream continued its 20-year history of matching business jet buyers and sellers around the world, […]
NTSB to offer courses
The National Transportation Safety Board is offering two investigative courses and one transportation disaster response course over the next two months at its training center just outside Washington, D.C. The two-day AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOR AVIATION PROFESSIONALS course (Oct. 26-27) provides participants with an overview of how the Safety Board investigates major aircraft accidents and […]
General Aviation Security magazine launches
Planehook Aviation Services has launched the premier edition of “General Aviation Security,” a quarterly digest-size magazine. The magazine is available via download (free) or printed ($5 – email request). Story titles include: “Can You Eat a Whole Cow? Sure… one bite at a time!”, “Risk as Dollars and Cents,” and “Got Security?” The publication has […]
WingX Pro7 adds Zaon Flight System PCAS Traffic
Hilton Software now supports the XRX PCAS Traffic System from Zaon Flight Systems. WingX Pro7 connects wirelessly to the portable XRX traffic system to provide real-time display of traffic threats on its moving map. WingX Pro7 also introduced its new field-tested traffic symbology. These new color-coded symbols improve the visual ergonomics and reduce interpretation time […]
New iPad Kneeboard debuts
ASA has introduced a portfolio-style iPad kneeboard for pilots. ASA’s new iPad Kneeboard has an elastic strap that secures the binderlike case to a pilot’s leg for in-flight use and is removable for everyday use. The inside sleeve holds the iPad securely on the right side with full access to iPad controls and buttons. The […]
Flight Guide first to provide traffic with Zaon’s PCAS XRX
Airguide Publications has partnered with Zaon Flight Systems to add a traffic alert feature as part of its recently released Flight Guide iEFB v4.1. By attaching Zaon’s PCAS XRX unit to the Flight Guide Fly-Wi GPS unit, you can get TCAS-like traffic alerts overlaid on the moving map display, company officials said. The Zaon unit […]