RMS Technology has just added Snap, a new feature now available in Flitesoft, its popular flight planning software program. Snap makes it easy to carry Flitesoft on a USB flash drive for use on any Windows computer. A 2 GB USB flash drive will hold Flitesoft, all your saved aircraft and route files, your pilot […]
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Rocky Mountain College goes glass
Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., has begun operating two new glass cockpit Piper Archer III aircraft equipped with the Avidyne Flightmax Entegra system, and a Frasca Mentor Flight Training Device, also equipped with the same glass cockpit. The college’s Bachelor of Science aviation program trains students in both traditional round-dial and glass cockpit aircraft […]
Sporty’s partners with NASA on icing education
Sporty’s offers an extensive series of icing programs in one package, including one CD-ROM and one DVD, produced at NASA’s John Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. “A Pilot’s Guide to In-Flight Icing” is a CD-ROM that presents pilots with operational information and tools to avoid and detect ice and minimize exposure. The program discusses […]
Virtual Fuel Desk now online
ARINC Direct has launched an on-line tool to help its business aviation customers leverage their fuel purchasing power. The Virtual Fuel Desk allows operators and flight departments to “shop smart” for aircraft fuel while planning flights. It provides on-line comparative pricing from multiple fuel suppliers at virtually all major U.S. and Canadian airports and FBOs […]
Firewall Forward’s Centrilube cam now available for Lycoming engines
Firewall Forward Technologies’ Centrilube cam is now available for Lycoming 320, 360, and 540 engines. The cam can be purchased from Firewall Forward, or Firewall Forward can STC modify customers’ existing cams. The Centrilube cam is the culmination of more than seven years of metallurgical research into the nature and causes of premature cam and […]
FlightSafety introduces new workshop
FlightSafety has introduced a new Business and General Aviation Security Awareness Workshop. The workshop is designed to help flight departments establish or build upon a process to standardize and adopt a proactive security culture. Instructors who are experts in force protection and counterterrorism measures teach the two-day course. These professionals previously developed a screening curriculum […]
Compact Weldcraft torchseries designed for thinmaterials, confined spaces
Weldcraft’s 125-amp, air cooled WP-9 torch series is designed to work in confined areas. The torches weigh only 3 oz. (excluding the power cable) and measure 7 inches with a 3/4 inch handle diameter. The WP-9P pencil torch offers the same lightweight body, but measures only 6 inches. It also features a 180° head, making […]
Airborne Data Acquisition and Recording System unveiled
Heim Data Systems introduces the D7000, designed for a wide range of operational and flight test applications. Featuring adaptable signal interfacing and interchangeable media cartridges, the D7000 provides a flexible avionics data acquisition and recording platform in a compact package. With a rugged mechanical design for harsh environments, the compact external dimensions and configurable connector interfaces […]
Embraer inks deal with CAE for Phenom training
Embraer and CAE have signed an agreement to form a global training joint venture, which will provide pilot and ground crew training to customers of the Phenom 100 Very Light Jet and Phenom 300 Light Jet aircraft. The initial training program will be offered at CAE SimuFlite, Dallas, Texas, beginning with the Phenom 100 entry […]