Gear

The Piper Seminole is the latest to achieve type certificate change approval from the FAA to integrate the Garmin GFC 700 autopilot in the Garmin G1000-equipped piston-powered aircraft. With an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)-based automatic flight control system that provides flight director, autopilot, yaw damper, automatic and manual electric trim capabilities, the GFC […]

Blackhawk Modifications has had a strong year so far as the market for refurbished turboprops appears to be growing by leaps and bounds. Bob Kromer, Blackhawk’s senior vice president of marketing, sales and customer support, said an increasing number of owners are either considering an engine upgrade to improve performance or desire a full upgrade […]

GoGo Business Aviation, for the moment the only air-to-ground data and voice service for business aircraft in North America, believes it has a crucial head start on the would-be competition, and is rolling out several new service features to keep customers satisfied. The new competition includes airborne 4G LTE services from AT&T, as well as […]

One of the top stories at NBAA this week was the emergence of not one but two new aviation cellular networks designed to grab a piece of the emerging market for cellular communications in high-end personal, business, commercial and governmental aircraft. At its turbine market forecast on Sunday, Honeywell welcomed partner company AT&T, which announced […]

Safe Flight Instrument Corp. has made a name for itself over the last seven decades by producing extremely simple and effective safety devices for aircraft. This week at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida, the company unveiled two new products that absolutely fit the bill for this approach. Flying had the chance to check out […]

Eugene, Oregon-based Rosen Sunvisor Systems has introduced what the company calls the ARC Sunvisor Assembly system, which allows airplane and helicopter pilots to protect their vision from bright sunrays more easily. The visors have been redesigned with various shapes and tints, and the new system provides a lot more flexibility in movement than previous systems. […]

As Rockwell Collins integrates its Ascend flight information services program with newly acquired flight support giant Arinc, new flight planning tools have been added to simplify flight operations. With its new identity, Arinc Direct will focus on four pillars of service for flight department customer: international trip support, cabin connectivity, flight deck connection and flight […]

Beechcraft King Air pilots and operators now have an opportunity to upgrade their Garmin G1000 panels with new functions. King Air 200 and 300 series operators who have been craving G1000 upgrades such as Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT), Jeppesen’s ChartView charting system and Electronic Stability and Protection system (ESP), which helps the pilot maintain […]

Pilots looking to get comfortable using the iPad in the cockpit as well as seasoned tech geeks seeking to put their iPad prowess to the test can do just that at the Flying Aviation Expo later this month, thanks to two seminars that will be held by pilot supplies company MyGoFlight. During the company’s “IPad […]

With the ADS-B mandate quickly approaching here in the United States, Garmin has come up with a new solution for a growing list of business jets that the company says will satisfy ADS-B requirements globally. Rather than having to install expensive upgrades to the flight management systems, operators will be able to install three Garmin […]