The FAA and a group of safety education partners are working together on a national safety campaign known as #FlySafe to educate the General Aviation (GA) community about how to prevent loss of control accidents. NTSB accident...
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Read MoreAlpha Systems AOA announced new and universally-available updates to their existing fleet of Angle of Attack systems. Mark Korin, President, says, “We can update any aircraft with an AOA display for safer flying, including AOA...
Read MorePiper Aircraft, Inc. has taken a 112-aircraft order from the UND Aerospace Foundation, which provides training and aircraft to the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Deliveries begin in the...
Read MoreNextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems announced that engineering and certification company CMD Flight Solutions has obtained an AML STC for the installation of a FreeFlight 1203C SBAS/GNSS sensor paired with Rockwell...
Read MoreProvides pilots more options for ADS-B compliance while bringing subscription-free weather and advanced traffic to the cockpit Aspen Avionics announced it has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to interface its...
Read MoreCompany also signs master distributor contract with Aviall April 28, 2016: Continental Motors Group, an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, raised the TBR (time between replacement) of its Diesel CD-100 series...
Read MoreApril 28, 2016: As Appareo prepares for the final FAA flight test for Stratus ESG (an ADS-B Out transponder with built-in WAAS GPS), the company is pleased to announce a price reduction. Appareo, which designs, develops,...
Read MoreFlight display innovation now available for certain Cessna and Piper aircraft On April 6, 2016, The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) joined the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Dynon Avionics in announcing a...
Read MoreThe FAA has issued two Airworthiness Directives (ADs) that affect several models in the Piper and Cessna GA fleets. One AD expands the applicability of an inspection requirement to additional Piper single-engine airplanes in the...
Read MoreBy Dave McFarlane – President, McFarlane Aviation, Inc. – www.mcfarlaneaviation.com “A Cessna nose wheel is supposed to shimmy.” “You can’t really stop it.” “All the Pipers do it.” No doubt you’ve heard these or similar comments...
Read MorePOWER to the People! The Future of Alternative Fuel Options for General Aviation By Jim Cavanagh What will YOU be using to keep your plane flying? Things seem to have mellowed out over the last couple of years regarding the...
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Read MoreVERO BEACH, Fla., March 22, 2016 – Piper Aircraft announced the repositioning of the M-Class product line in anticipation of the certification of the M600, which is expected to take place in Q3 of this year. As part of the...
Read MoreACR Electronics, Inc. encourages current emergency locator transmitter (ELT) owners in need of an easy retrofit, value priced ELT to consider ARTEX’s new ELT 345. The ELT 345 has met and exceeded all current quality polices and...
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How to Create a Quieter Cockpit by Max Lundin, Takeoff Mistakes: The Critical Minute by Bill Cox, Everything You Need to Know about Induction System Icing by Joel A. Turpin, Featured Plane The Ageless Archer by Bill Cox, How to Find and Fix Corrosion in an Aging Interior, by Jacqueline Shipe
Read MoreFREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is standing firm in its opposition to user fees as FAA reauthorization legislation moves to the full House. The legislation passed out of the House Transportation...
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Read MoreThe R15VOL Alternator Controller Unit provides high-voltage regulation, over-voltage protection, field-to-ground short protection, and an on-unit troubleshooting light. A perfect fit for aircraft owners and mechanics, the 14V...
Read MorePS Engineering “Raises the Bar, not the price.” January 2016 – As an integral part of PS Engineering’s continuing efforts to improve cockpit audio management, the company is announcing the new PMA8000BTi audio...
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