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July 25, 2018

Airborne 07.25.18-OSH18-Day 3: AirtextLT, Clarity Aloft, HOT New Sling TSi!

Also: Epic Heading for Cert, Flight Design Update, Magnus Aircraft, Jack Pelton Interview--Part 3

Airtext has an uncanny knack for figuring out great ways to communicate in-flight... without having to get a second mortgage to make it happen. ANN chats with David Gray to find out what’s happening with their latest iteration... AirTextLT. Having been huge fans of Clarity Aloft over the years for their durable, lightweight, and quiet little headset, we sure sat up and took notice when we found out that they were improving their product line... herewith, we present Clarity Aloft’

Airborne 07.25.18-OSH18-Day 3: AirtextLT, Clarity Aloft, HOT New Sling TSi!

Also: Epic Heading for Cert, Flight Design Update, Magnus Aircraft, Jack Pelton Interview--Part 3

Airtext has an uncanny knack for figuring out great ways to communicate in-flight... without having to get a second mortgage to make it happen. ANN chats with David Gray to find out what’s happening with their latest iteration... AirTextLT. Having been huge fans of Clarity Aloft over the years for their durable, lightweight, and quiet little headset, we sure sat up and took notice when we found out that they were improving their product line... herewith, we present Clarity Aloft’s new ‘FLEX.’ It’s here! What may turn out to be the best value four place kit aircraft is now flying and soon to be available. The Rotax 915is powered Sling TSi actually carrie

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Boeing Forecasts Unprecedented 20-Year Pilot Demand

Latest Pilot & Technician Outlook Forecasts A 20-Year Demand For 790,000 Pilots

Boeing has released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents double the current workforce and the most significant demand in the outlook's nine-year history.

Avidyne Announces Premium ADS-B Package

Includes IFD550 Navigator AND Lynx NGT-9000 ADS-B Transponder

Avidyne Corporation has announced that it is offering aircraft operators an ADS-B Premium Package during 2018 EAA AirVenture, which includes $2,500 cash back and a free ATAS upgrade for customers who purchase a new Avidyne IFD550 GPS/Flight Management System (FMS) along with a Lynx NGT-9000 ADS-B Transponder.

Uber Meets FAA: The Thrilla In Virginia

The Fast Mover And Breaker Of Things Encounters The Immovable And Unbreakable Federal Stalwart

UBER recently announced intentions to develop autonomously controlled passenger carrying drone aircraft as an adjunct to its popular, if yet unprofitable, passenger transportation service. The plans include on demand air taxi service providing point to point passenger delivery augmenting or supplanting ground based automobile solutions. Uber announced in March of this year that it plans to begin testing prototype air taxi aircraft by 2020 and enter service by 2023.

Dual Electronics Introduces The XHUD1000 Head Up Display

Brings Advanced Situational Awareness To GA And Light Sport Market

Head Up Displays are installed in most advanced military, commercial, and business jet aircraft, and provide pilots with enhanced situational awareness. However for smaller aircraft, HUDs have been less practical due to high costs and installation challenges. Dual Electronics has addressed these issues with the launch of the new XHUD1000 Head Up Display. The XHUD1000 provides advanced HUD performance in a compact, affordable, and easily installable package for General Aviation and Light Sport Aircraft.

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Z-FLOATS Designed For LSA And Experimental Aircraft

Incorporates Advanced Aluminum And Composite Technologies

Introducing Z-FLOATS, amphibious floats for Light Sport, Ultralight and Experimental aircraft.

STC Group Earns Trio Pro Pilot Autopilot Approval For Grumman GA Airplanes

Authorization Includes AA-5, AA-5A, AA-5B, AG-5B

The STC Group, LLC has received an STC for the installation kit for the non-TSO’ d Trio Pro Pilot digital autopilot into all models of Grumman (Tru Flight Holdings LLC) AA-5 aircraft

ForeFlight Releases Update To Its App

Includes Synthetic Vision, Sentry ADS-B Receiver Support

The latest enhancements to ForeFlight are available now for download on the App Store. Synthetic Vision with traffic and glance mode, when paired with the new Sentry portable ADS-B receiver, gives you a new level of situational awareness.

Schweiss Doors Offers Liftstrap Conversion Kits For Bifold Doors

New Kits Are Now Available For Your Existing Hangar Door

Other than aircraft owners who need bifold or hydraulic doors for their new or existing hangars, the next most frequent request that Schweiss Doors receives is from hangar owners who want to upgrade their doors with a Schweiss Bifold liftstrap retrofit conversion to replace outdated cable lift systems. A majority of these requests are for doors made by other manufacturers.

Pat Thomas Receives USPA's Highest Honor

International Skydiving Museum Board Trustee Honored By The Organization

International Skydiving Museum Board Trustee, Pat Thomas, has been awarded the 2018 USPA Lifetime Achievement Award, the association’s highest honor. For nearly 30 years, Pat and her company, Sun Path Products, have supported competitive skydiving by sponsoring competitors and teams in all disciplines, which has been a great asset to many members of the U.S. Parachute Team for decades.

EnerSys Launches Hawker SBS J-16 Battery

Designed For Commercial And General Aviation Applications

EnerSys has announced the launch of its Hawker SBS J-16 battery specifically for general aviation owner / operators. Manufactured with proprietary Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) technology, the Hawker SBS J-16 battery provides extended life, low maintenance and superior aircraft battery performance in extreme temperatures and harsh environments.

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Viking Optimizes Fleet-Wide Distribution Of Technical Publications

Will Utilize ATP Digital Services For The Program

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) of Brisbane, California for the digital conversion and distribution of all technical publications for the entire fleet of Viking aircraft.

EAA Flying Start Program Officially Launches At AirVenture

Program Designed To Get Adults Interested In Aviation

The EAA has introduced its new Flying Start program, which welcomes and encourages new aviation enthusiasts to the fun, freedom, and accessibility of personal aviation, during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018.

Republic Airways, Diamond Aircraft Bring LIFT To AirVenture

Showing The Latest In Flight Academy And Training Technology

Republic Airways’ Leadership In Flight Training (LIFT) Academy launch team will join executives from Diamond Aircraft at AirVenture 2018 to showcase LIFT – a new U.S.-based aviation training school based in Indianapolis. AirVenture attendees will get to see the cutting-edge Diamond technology LIFT students will train on, as well as be the first to experience the LIFT Lab, a virtual reality mobile flight simulator that is on display at AirVenture.

Daher 'Me & My TBM' App V2 Introduced At AirVenture

Daher Enhances Its Cloud-Based App For Owners And Operators Of TBM Aircraft

The first upgrade to Daher’s “Me & My TBM” application for owners and operators of TBM very fast turboprop aircraft was unveiled Monday at the AirVenture. This enhanced version has a redesigned main screen for better readability, larger touch areas for improved interface, and 3D visuals with a TBM silhouette whose movement more realistically reflects the aircraft’s orientation in flight.

Radiant Technology Unveils New Engine Temp Gauge

Displays Four Channels Of Information And Includes Numeric Readout

Radiant Technology is introducing a 4 channel Engine Temperature Gauge, which gives the pilot a continuous display of 4 CHT or 4 EGT temperatures, with color coding that immediately shows over-temperature conditions. The gauge also has a numeric readout.

STC Group LLC Earns Trio Pro Pilot Autopilot Approval For Grumman Series

AA-5, AA-5A, AA-5B, AG-5B Are Included in This STC

The STC Group, LLC, has announced that it has received an STC for the installation kit for the non-TSO'd Trio Pro Pilot digital autopilot into all models of Grumman (Tru Flight Holdings LLC) AA-5 aircraft. The full-featured Trio Pro Pilot autopilot brings a robust set of features to the legacy fleet at an affordable price. "Cooperation from the FAA and support from industry organizations such as AOPA and EAA has accelerated STC approvals for new aircraft makes and models," said STC Group LLC Founder and CEO Paul Odum.

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Hartzell Introduces Talon High Performance Propeller

Installed On Michael Goulian's Extra Performing At AirVenture

Famed aerobatic and Red Bull Air Race Pilot Michael Goulian is Hartzell Propeller's launch customer for the Talon, the next generation enhanced aerodynamic prop manufactured with Hartzell's patented ASC-II resin transfer carbon fiber process.

Embry-Riddle Hosting Drone Forums At AirVenture

Two Sessions To Be Held Friday

Drone enthusiasts looking to start their own business and aviation media seeking insider knowledge of how industry is using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) to inspect and protect are invited to attend two presentations by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at AirVenture this Friday.

Uber Meets FAA: The Thrilla in Virginia

The Fast Mover and Breaker of Things Encounters the Immovable and Unbreakable Federal Stalwart.

UBER recently announced intentions to develop autonomously controlled passenger carrying drone aircraft as an adjunct to its popular, if yet unprofitable, passenger transportation service. The plans include on-demand air taxi service providing point to point passenger delivery augmenting or supplanting ground based automobile solutions. Uber announced in March of this year that it plans to begin testing prototype air taxi aircraft by 2020 and enter service by 2023. “We think cities are going to go vertical in terms of transportation and we want to make that a reality,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told CBS News, which got a look at the Ub

MGL Avionics Provides Innovative Avionics Solutions At Oshkosh 2018!

Bright, Powerful, Intuitive: MGL Avionics Is A Next Generation EFIS.... Today!

Since 2001, MGL Avionics has been producing avionics for the Experimental and Light-Sport Aircraft markets. The flagship product is the iEFIS - a comprehensive flight, engine and navigation instrument designed to meet the demands of the modern pilot. It is the next generation EFIS system utilizing a custom developed, pressure sensitive, sunlight-readable touchscreen that can also be operated using gloves. iEFIS combines the undeniable advantages of simplified operation that a touchscreen can offer with rich traditional knob and button controls that are equally indispensable in the cockpit environment. The pressure sen

Airborne 07.24.18-OSH18-Day 2: Able Flight, Stratos VLJ, AEA’s ADS-B Giveaway

Also: Trig Intro’s TX56/57, Delta Hawk Powers Up, BendixKing Updates, Pelton Interview--Part 2

We’re simply in awe of Able Flight... if there is a more positively spirited program in all of aviation, we’re hard-pressed to find it. Join ANN as we take a look at Able Flight’s newest flock of flyers. The Stratos Aircraft Company came to AirVenture 2018 to announce some new developments to their single engine jet program -- including a kit version. ANN’s Jim Campbell met with one of the Stratos test pilots to get the latest details.... And, oh yeah, Jim really w

Quest Aircraft Appoints Authorized Dealer In Africa

National Airways Corporation Will Offer The Kodiak In The Region

Quest Aircraft announced today the appointment of National Airways Corporation (NAC) as an authorized dealer for the Kodiak in Southern and East Africa. They will represent and support the Kodiak throughout Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. NAC is based at Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Aspen Avionics Introduces Evolution MAX Flight Displays

Featuring Innovative, Customer-Inspired Safety And Operational Features

Aspen Avionics has introduced the latest generation of Evolution Flight Displays, the Evolution MAX series of primary flight (PFD) and multi-function displays (MFD).

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.25.18)

“EAA chapters throughout the country supply a natural support system for those adults pursuing their dreams of flight. The Flying Start program gives those local chapters the tools to welcome and encourage those who are eager to discover aviation.” Source: Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programs.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.25.18): Center Of Gravity Range

The distance between the forward and aft CG limits indicated on pertinent airplane specifications.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.25.18)

Oshkosh Tower Online

Want to listen in on ATC communications from the KOSH tower? LiveATC makes that possible through a live stream on the Internet.

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