An inside look at the Comm1 Radio Simulator is now online at Comm1.com. The five-minute demo provides a detailed overview of Comm1Radio Simulator’s audio-interactive pilot communications training programs designed to teach pilots how to communicate with Air Traffic Control. Comm1 Radio Simulator CD-ROMs are created to simulate realistic ATC communications, allowing pilots to master communications […]
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From airplane to hangar – and back again
Get a handle on that mess in the back of your airplane with Sporty’s Hangar Caddy. This wide-mouth bag can organize tie-downs, chocks, cleaning supplies, oil and more. It also doubles as a tool bag. The Hangar Caddy has a rigid, removable handle that supports more than 100 pounds of supplies. Multiple mesh pockets hold […]
Taylorcraft lift strut assemblies available
Aero Fabricators, the manufacturing division of The Wag-Aero Group, now has FAA approval to manufacture new sealed lift strut assemblies, as well as approval to repair and seal existing strut assemblies (as long as there is no corrosion) for many Taylorcraft models. These seal lift struts satisfy the requirements of AD 2007-16-14, according to officials […]
Duncan named Flightline Systems authorized service facility
Duncan Aviation has been designated an authorized service facility for Ultra Electronics Flightline Systems. With this new authorization, Duncan Aviation is able to offer increased capabilities, better turn times and technical support in the service and repair of Flightline Systems’ electromechanical (formerly Lewis Engineering) and mechanical (formerly Aero Mechanism) line of products for both fixed- […]
MT-Propeller certified on PAC 750XL
MT-Propeller recently received an STC for its next generation four-blade scimitar composite propeller on the Pacific Aerospace PAC 750XL turboprop. The propeller installation improves the overall performance, reduces outside and cabin noise and gives the airplane a jet-like noise signature, according to company officials. For more information: www.mt-propeller.com/en/entw/stcusa/pac.htm
Viking certifies turbine conversion for 21st Century Otter
Transport Canada has issued an STC to Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, for the installation of the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 or PT6A-35 turbo prop engine on the DHC-3 Otter. The original de Havilland factory Otter’s Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340 engine is replaced with the higher 750 horsepower turbine engine with Hartzell […]
Duncan Video Intelligence launched
Duncan Aviation has added online video to its technical newsletter, Duncan Intelligence. The first Duncan Video Intelligence is a two-minute video featuring the importance of replacing the Encoder Flex Card in the DGS-65 Directional Gyro System. In addition to valuable technical tips and troubleshooting advice, the video presents owners and operators with a visual reference […]
Ultralight and Light Sport Festival set
EAA Chapter 511 and New Market Airport (8W2) in Virginia will host the Shenandoah Valley Ultralight and Light Sport Festival on July 18. Admission is free. Small radio-controlled aircraft to full-sized certificated airplanes – and a lot of aircraft in between – will be on display during the festival in an effort to expose the […]
Galvin grows fleet
Galvin Flying Services at Seattle’s Boeing Field has added a Cessna Citation X to its growing charter fleet, which includes the turboprop Beechcraft King Air 200s, light to midsize jets such as the Lear 45 and Lear 55, and super midsize and large cabin jets, from the Challenger 300 to the Challenger 604. For more […]