Instrument/Accessories

This month we’re featuring two cockpit must-haves. Left undetected, carbon monoxide will deprive the body’s cells of critical oxygen. This silent killer works quickly, so early detection is key. Whether you choose the Tocsin 3 Cockpit Monitor or another product, you owe it to yourself to keep a CO monitor in the cockpit. And a […]

Spidertracks took the opportunity at this week’s HAI Heli-Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, to introduce several new features for its Spider product offerings. The company says its new products will help operators around the world optimize their businesses through better monitoring and communication. “We want our users to know how an aircraft is flying when they […]

Each year, we at Flying select a small handful of products, companies or organizations that have had a positive impact on general aviation during the previous year. It’s the stamp of approval pilots look for when shopping for avionics, making aircraft-purchase decisions, or trying to separate merely good products from great ones. But it’s more […]

So let me guess. You still haven’t equipped your airplane for ADS-B. With the calendar about to flip from 2015 to 2016 – and with the FAA mandate still stubbornly set for Jan. 1, 2020 – you’re starting to feel a little squeamish. You know you should install mandate-compliant ADS-B gear (including a WAAS GPS […]

Bad Elf, a maker of portable GPS receivers for the aviation market, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the introduction of an ADS-B receiver that will sell for just $299 — but only if the startup’s $500,000 funding goal is met by the time the campaign ends in mid January. Capable of receiving ADS-B traffic […]

At this week’s NBAA show in Las Vegas, Garmin announced a new series of aviation products that are designed to make the runway environment safer. By providing audible and visual cues, Terminal Safety Solutions alert the pilot of threats to safety in the airport environment. The Terminal Safety Solutions include SurfaceWatch, TerminalTraffic and SafeTaxi. SurfaceWatch […]

Dassault Aviation on Monday introduced the first head-up display (HUD) system to combine synthetic and real-life infrared views, dubbed FalconEye. The new combined vision system (CVS) pairs thermal and low-light cameras with synthetic, database-driven terrain mapping to provide situational awareness and increased capabilities, as well as permit approaches with operational credit. “What makes this truly […]

On July 25, 2000, Air France Flight 4590 begins a takeoff roll from Runway 26R at Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. The airplane is a Concorde, en route to the John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is operating as a charter flight with passengers that will board a cruise ship in New York. Barely […]

The FAA continues to make it easier and less costly to bring advanced technology to the cockpits of light airplanes. The most recent example of this welcome trend comes in the form of an FAA policy statement that will allow aircraft owners to replace older vacuum-driven attitude indicators with more reliable electronic units. The policy […]

The Max-Viz infrared enhanced vision system from Astronics Corp. that has been offered for years in certified aircraft is now available for Experimental and homebuilt models after the company this month introduced a noncertified version designated X1 and priced at $6,000. The unit makes use of essentially the same technology that’s installed in certified aircraft, […]