FreeFlight Systems has unveiled a new solution for pilots looking to incorporate ADS-B into their aircraft. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, is the cornerstone of the FAA‘s NextGen air traffic system which takes advantage of the ongoing advancements in satellite-based navigation. FreeFlight Systems’ ADS-B Out System combines a 978 MHz data radio with its TSO-certified […]
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Flight Illusion debuts new clock
Flight Illusion has released its General Aviation Digital Clock. The clock, modeled after the Devtron Digital clock, features a button to step through voltage, OAT (Fahrenheit) and OAT (Celsius), another to cycle through Local time (LT), Flight time (FT), Elapsed time (ET) and Universal time (UT). A third button controls the different functions. The clock […]
New year, new website
Mid-Continent Instruments begins 2009 with the launch of the company’s new website, MCICo.com. The new website was developed following a year of customer research and content organization, according to company officials. It provides access to all of Mid-Continent’s capabilities, including an outline of the company’s Overhaul and Exchange program, a library of manufactured products, catalogs, […]
Banyan, Odyssey Aviation seal deal for SATCOM installation
Banyan Air Service and Odyssey Aviation Services have reached an agreement for Banyan to perform SATCOM installations on five Cessna Sovereigns in 2009. Odyssey will perform the acceptance inspections in Wichita at the Cessna Delivery Center, then the aircraft will be repositioned to Banyan’s Fort Lauderdale facility for the SATCOM installations. Based at Fort Lauderdale […]
Wig-wag lights standard on Sting S3
Wig-wag recognition lights are now standard equipment on the Sting S3 Light Sport Aircraft. The wig-wag system, controlled by a switch on the instrument panel, alternately flashes the landing and taxi lights in the airplane’s wingtips, according to officials at SportairUSA, the North Little Rock-based company that distributes the LSA in the U.S. “Increasing the […]
NavMonster expands to celebrates first anniversary
Celebrating its one-year anniversary since going live last November, NavMonster.com recently unveiled a new look and added some customer requested features to its flight planning web site. Additional features include: FDC and local/distant route NOTAMS, ETE at various altitudes to account for winds aloft, Support for the new 24-hour TAF format, and 6, 12, and […]
Global Jet’s e-learning takes off
Global Jet Services, a maintenance training provider, has launched its first online training course for maintenance technicians. The course teaches technicians the fundamentals of pitot-static systems and how to use Barfield’s 450 pitot-static test equipment to conduct static/altimeter system tests, according to company officials. It also demonstrates how to set up test equipment based on […]
URS designs Bell 407 panel
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) has designed and fabricated an extended instrument panel for the Bell 407. The panel can be built to any customer’s specifications, according to company officials. URS will cut, paint and silk screen the panel so it goes out as a finished product. The only thing left to the customer is installation […]
Flight School Cooperation Program launched
Training Crue Graphics Inc., a global provider of aviation training products, has launched a cooperation program with various flight schools to produce customized cockpit training posters for pilots-in-training, in addition to large format versions for reference purposes to be used by the training facilities. Customer-specific Computer-Based Training (CBT) applications also will become available once the […]