Gear

FreeFlight recently got the green light from the FAA for an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) for the RANGR FDL-978-XVR ADS-B In and Out universal access transceiver (UAT). The overarching AML STC covers a wide range of aircraft, including rotorcraft. FreeFlight says this AML STC is the first for a 978 MHz […]

On the heels of Garmin’s introduction of an angle-of-attack indicator that can integrate with the G3X avionics system, designed for amateur-built, experimental and light sport aircraft, the Olathe, Kansas-based company has announced a new touch-screen version of the system. In addition to providing touch screen features, the G3X Touch can be incorporated with a slew […]

The Dynon Avionics engineering team in Woodinville, Washington, has added touchscreen capability to its SkyView avionics suite. Available for experimental and light sport aircraft only, SkyView Touch complements the existing hard-button knob controls, including the autopilot panel, rather than replacing them. It offers pilots a choice of interface. “Touch when you want it; turbulence when […]

The market for tablet apps is about as jammed as Starbucks at daybreak. But Bendix King has made it a bit less crowded. The company has told users it is pulling the myWingMan app from the Apple Store, and will refund all their money in full. An annual VFR subscription sold for $99, and an […]

If you’re headed to Oshkosh or Reno in 2015 you’re in luck. Watchmaker Breitling announced that the Breitling Jet Team will kick off its first-ever U.S. tour during the 2015 airshow season, including stops at EAA AirVenture and the Reno Air Races. The team has performed together in their black-and-yellow L-39 Albatros twinjets for nearly […]

A nifty little safety device that is getting more and more recognition in the aviation industry is the angle of attack indicator. Avionics and personal GPS production giant Garmin announced today that it is in the process of developing its own AOA unit named the GI 260 AOA. The GI 260 provides pilots with audible […]

Cessna Skyhawks equipped with Centurion diesel engines, a retrofit installation recently offered as a part of Redbird Flight Simulations’ Redhawk conversion and Premier Aircraft Sales’ Skyhawk upgrade program, can now get another upgrade, which promises better climb rates and faster speeds. The FAA has signed off on a supplemental type certificate that allows for the […]

Following the FAA’s recent policy guidance making it easier to install angle-of-attack indicators in small airplanes, BendixKing reports it has received a letter of approval from the agency green lighting sales of the company’s new KLR 10 Lift Reserve Indicator. The KLR 10 is designed to provide instantaneous readouts of angle-of-attack on a small cockpit […]

One of the most aesthetically pleasing small exhibits at Heli-Expo was the showcase of Thales Avionics 2020 for helicopters, a system introduced by the French company at the show last week in Anaheim, California. A four-screen touchscreen display was set up under an arc imitating a section of the fuselage of a helicopter. The simulated […]

Propeller maker Hartzell has gotten the FAA’s approval for a new five-blade composite prop for existing Socata TBMs, from the 700 though the 850 series. We flew the new prop on a TBM 700 last month and were impressed by its smooth operation, great runway performance and impressive climb rates. Hartzell president Joe Brown says […]