Avionics

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X-Naut's Tablet Coolers Now Available in Australia

The products are designed to enable use of iPads in extreme conditions.

Avionics

March 5, 2017

Sikorsky Moves to Phase 3 of DARPA Cockpit Automation Program

The Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System aims to reduce pilot workload and enhance mission performance.

Avionics

March 2, 2017

XLS Owner Signs Up for Elliott G5000 Upgrade

Elliott Aviation's Garmin G5000 upgrade for the Citation Excel/XLS will shave about 175 pounds from the jet's empty weight.

Avionics

February 28, 2017

FAA Cautions about Transponder and ADS-B Testing

In one instance, an ADS-B OUT system ground test created a false airborne target that generated a TCAS resolution advisory on an airliner on approach.

ATC

February 27, 2017

Garmin Engineers Shot in Kansas, One Dead

A man who shouted "Get out of my country," opened fire on the two employees, who came from India.

Avionics

February 24, 2017

Garmin Dealers Develop ADS-B STCs for Older Jets

Garmin's ADS-B solutions for older jets can save owners and operators tens of thousands of dollars.

Avionics

February 21, 2017

Mid-Canada Mod Adds CL604 FAA Fans Approval

The Mid-Canada Mod Center STC adds Fans 1/A+ capability to the Challenger 604 as a standalone upgrade.

Avionics

February 20, 2017

Duncan Working on STCs for Gogo Biz 4G System

Existing Gogo Biz air-to-ground service offers peak speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps, while the 4G service reportedly runs at up to peak speeds of 9.8 Mbps.

Avionics

February 14, 2017

New EFVS Landing Rule Delayed One Week

Rule allows pilots of airplanes with enhanced flight vision systems to fly certain IFR approaches all the way to landing “in lieu of natural vision”

Avionics

February 9, 2017

AirSatOne Lowers SwiftBroadband Airtime Rates

Operators can see price reductions of as much as 18 percent.

Avionics

February 9, 2017

Coming Soon: Crowd-sourced Wx Radar

Honeywell expects to debut its new EFB-based realtime weather reporting service this year.

Avionics

February 6, 2017

Dassault's FalconEye Nominated for Collier Trophy

Combined vision system in competition with the Blue Origin New Shepard, Boeing 737 Max and the USAF 212th Rescue/249th Airlift Squadrons.

Avionics

February 2, 2017

JetTech Earns STC for Citation 550B/560 Touchscreens

The approval covers the Garmin GTN 650/7560 installation for Primus 1000-equipped Citation Bravo, Ultra, Encore and Excel jets.s

Avionics

February 1, 2017

Volcanic Ash Detector for Jets Passes Ground Tests

At typical cruise speeds the system provides pilots with a seven to 10-minute warning, allowing sufficient time to safely evade ash clouds.

Avionics

January 31, 2017

Transponder on Standby Led To Near Midair over Black Sea

Embraer 170's transponder was in “standby mode,” causing subsequent “unintentional interruption of air traffic service” and near midair with Falcon 900.

ATC

January 31, 2017

Archangel Dual-use Avionics Help Military Fly Longer

The useful lifetime of the CH-47 Chinook military helicopter could be extended with installation of dual-use Archangel sensors.

Avionics

January 26, 2017