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NextGen ATC test program takes shape at Embry-Riddle
October 07, 2008
In Daytona Beach, just 60 miles northeast of the Orange County Convention Center here in Orlando, the NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is playing an important role in advancing air traffic control modernization. It’s a place where the politics of who will pay for ATC modernization can be placed to the side while researchers...
moreNavAero Introduces EFB
October 07, 2008
Chicago-based navAero has introduced the tPad 2000 series display for the tBag C22 electronic flight bag. Based on the tPad 1500 display, the 2000 Series features an integrated and daylight-enhanced anti-glare LCD panel with resistive touch and LED backlighting for XGA (1024x768) graphic resolution with 80-degree off-axis readability. According to navAero,...
moreUVTrip Planner Available for iPhones
October 07, 2008
Universal Weather & Aviation (Booth No. 219) has teamed with aviation software application developer ForeFlight to offer the first implementation of UVTripPlanner specifically for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch.
Universal’s worldwide flight planning airport database– UVTripPlanner–enabled through ForeFlight Mobile version 2.0 software, is now accessible...
moreStevens Unveils Select Suite Avionics Retrofits
October 06, 2008
Stevens Aviation, buoyed by market reception of its Lear4Ever avionics and airframe modification package for the Learjet 35, today announced expansion of its Select Suite of aircraft targeted for the same level of avionics modernization to include some other popular models. The Stevens makeover programs now include the King Air, with a choice of Rockwell...
moreDassault announces SVS upgrade for Falcon family’s EASy avionics
October 06, 2008
Dassault Falcon yesterday announced the long-anticipated upgrade to the Honeywell Primus Epic-based EASy (Enhanced Avionics System) flight deck: the EASy Phase II system with synthetic-vision system (SVS) technology.Incorporating a hardware and software upgrade, EASy Phase II certification is expected by the end of next year for the Falcon 900 series and by...
moreCollins eXchange coming to BBJ
October 06, 2008
Business aviation support company Arinc Direct and Rockwell Collins have been awarded a contract for the installation and certification of the Rockwell Collins eXchange satellite broadband communication system on a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ).The system is currently being prepared for installation in a BBJ2 undergoing completion by Associated Air Center in...
moreElliott shows off G1000 in King Air
October 06, 2008
Elliott Aviation is showing a Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200 at the Orlando Executive Airport static display that sports a new Garmin G1000 integrated avionics glass cockpit. The aircraft arrived at NBAA from Illinois with a Collins Pro Line 4 panel. While parked on the ramp at Showalter Flying Service, that panel was replaced with the G1000 so that the...
moreRockwell Collins lands orders for cockpit and cabin systems
October 06, 2008
Gulfstream’s new G250 super-midsize jet is the latest to feature Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion avionics suite. With three 15-inch displays and dual multifunction controllers that incorporate standby instrumentation, the G250 system–dubbed PlaneView250 by Gulfstream–also offers optional installation of Rockwell Collins’ HGS-6250 head-up guidance system....
moreHead-down EVS in works for Avanti, S-76
October 06, 2008
Elbit Systems of America’s (Booth No. 3113) Kollsman general aviation vision system (GAViS)–a head-down enhanced-vision system–is undergoing installation and certification on both the Piaggio Avanti II turboprop twin and Sikorsky S-76 helicopter. GAViS houses an infrared sensor in a single, aerodynamic line-replaceable unit, which allows for easy...
moreNew WSI service displays wx data on cellphones
October 06, 2008
WSI yesterday introduced Pilotbrief Mobile, which provides the company’s aviation weather and hazard information in a format compatible with mobile devices such as the BlackBerry, Treo and iPhone. Costing $9.95 per month, the service does not require installation of an application and is compatible with the Internet browsers found on most mobile...
moreSolid-state AHRS Available from Mid-Continent
October 06, 2008
Mid-Continent Instruments (Booth No. 2656) is showing the AX1 attitude heading and reference system manufactured by Axitude, an avionics design and manufacturing company based in Naples, Italy. As the exclusive U.S. distributor, Mid-Continent said the AX1 allows aircraft owners to select the primary flight display that meets their individual preferences or...
moreFAA Reopens ADS-B Comment Period
October 06, 2008
In an unusual déjà vu-triggering step, the FAA has reopened for 30 days the comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). The original comment period closed on March 3 this year. The FAA received 1,423 comments submitted by 165 entities. Since then the ADS-B Aviation Rulemaking Committee...
moreWAAS approaches outnumber ILS
October 06, 2008
As of September 25, the number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S. surpassed the number of ILS approaches. “This is clearly a turning point for aviation and the way pilots navigate,” the FAA said in a statement announcing the milestone.WAAS LPV approaches with vertical guidance are now located at 833...
moreUniversal demos enhanced online weather broadcasts
October 06, 2008
“Free” is the most effective word in sales, according to marketing gurus, so Universal Weather and Aviation’s enhanced, free online weather video broadcast should attract considerable attention. Featuring more frequent posting times, the new version of Aviation Weather Today also allows users to watch individual segments of the broadcasts. Universal is...
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