For those who like the idea of a redundant power source, Plane Power has announced the Fly Safe, a 30-amp, less-than-6-pound alternator designed to plug into a standard vacuum pad. It’s available with an internal regulator, panel-mounted warning light and automatic dimmer for $795, or the price is $695 without the internal regulator and monitor [...]

E-Mag, the maker of self-powered electronic ignitions, has announced the pending release of its six-cylinder model for the Lycoming (I)O-540. The six cylinder, self-powered electronic ignition will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010. Priced at $1600, this ignition boasts a significant weight savings over traditional magnetos. It provides all of the advantages of [...]

AFS has announced the introduction of its AF5600 EFIS. While priced at less than $8000, this 10.5 inch, 1024×768 pixel, 1500 NITS screen sounds impressive enough. The real news is the ergonomic changes implemented in the AF5600. AFS changed from a multitude of menus and a few buttons to a multitude of buttons and knobs [...]

The Levil EFIS-1831 series brings to the cockpit functionality that many of us have enjoyed on a desktop. The EFIS-1831 is based on the Windows XP operating system, which allows pilots to select their favorite flight packages. The three demo systems on display at AirVenture this year are running Mountain Scope, Flight Cheetah, and Levil [...]

Setting a new standard in 406 Mhz ELTs, the Emerging Lifesaving Technologies ELT406GPS comes with a blade style antenna that incorporates both the ELT and GPS antenna. This ELT incorporates an integral GPS receiver, thus there is no requirement to connect the unit to your aircraft GPS receiver. Emerging Lifesaving Technologies has reviewed ELT failure [...]

Xcom’s popular communications radios have gained the ability to accept serial channeling from an external GPS or EFIS. This feature allows the pilot to find and highlight a com frequency on the navigator and have it appear in the standby window of the Xcom radio. The Xcom mounts in a 2.25-inch instrument hole. Also available [...]

Spidertracks introduced a new, smaller, less expensive GPS tracker here at Oshkosh 2010. Rachel Donald explains the main features of the unit and the website that supports it.

Following on the heels of its composite ground-adjustable propellers that are paired with Rotax and Jabiru engines, Sensenich has announced a new two-blade ground-adjustable composite prop for high-speed aircraft such as the Vans RV series or Glasair that use the Lycoming O-320 engine. The new prop is manufactured using an internal pressure, closed mold system [...]