Lighting

LoPresti Joins Newly Created Whelen Aviation Technologies

Whelen Engineering’s purchase of LoPresti Aviation has led to the creation of a powerhouse in aviation lighting as Whelen and LoPresti products are now joined under a new entity called Whelen Aviation Technologies. Whelen completed its acquisition of LoPresti last month and has now begun the work of integrating the two well-known brand names under […]

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uAvionix Launches Qualified Installer Program

By now you are probably familiar with uAvionix’s ADS-B solutions, skyBeacon and tailBeacon, which install in place of a navigation light or tail light respectively to provide a full ADS-B Out solution. The company claims the installation is extremely quick, as little as 10 minutes. Operators of experimental aircraft can install the units themselves. However, […]

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FAA Makes Simple Changes to Save Birds

If you are one of the many pilots who enjoy night flying, you may see some changes in the lighting that helps you see towers and obstructions in low-light conditions. A slight revision in the lighting patterns at towers around the country has the potential to save the lives of thousands of birds, the FAA […]

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