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Mark Your Calendar For Aircraft Spruce's West Coast Supersale

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty will once again hold its West Coast Supersale at its Corona, CA, headquarters. The event takes place on October 9, 2010, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be giveaways and special promotions during the event as well as representatives from several leading kit-aircraft suppliers there to answer your most [...]

Aveo Engineering Introduces PowerBurst LEDs

Aveo Engineering has become well known for its high-intensity, high-quality LED lighting products, and it is expected that these elegant, finely engineered pieces would be expensive. But the company showed a new line at Oshkosh this year called PowerBurst. And they retail for just $400 a pair.

News Brief: Advanced Flight Systems 5000-series EFIS

Advanced Flight Systems’ Rob Hickman details the company’s new 5000-series big screen EFIS at Oshkosh 2010.

First Impressions: Dynon SkyView EFIS

As a longtime user of the Dynon original product line, specifically the EFIS D100 and EMS D120, I was eager to sample its latest endeavor, the SkyView system. During Oshkosh, I had the chance to fly a Gobosh LSA fitted with the largest of the SkyView screens, an impressive 10 inch display.

Tim Archer Takes Over Superior Air Parts

A familiar face in the aero-engine industry, Tim Archer, has taken been appointed CEO of Superior Aviation and Superior Air Parts. Archer was President and CEO of Superior until just before the bankruptcy in early 2009. For the last year, Superior has been rebuilding with investment capital from a Chinese conglomerate.

Sennheiser Adds Model to HMEC 460 Series

And now there are three. Sennheiser’s popular HMEC 460 ANR and HMEC 466 headsets have been joined in the lineup by the new HMEC 461. What’s with all the numbers? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you: The previously announced HMEC 460 follows Sennheiser’s normal practice of offering an inline control module with three wires coming out [...]

Xcom Avionics Com Radio Adds Serial Connectivity

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 [...]

News Brief: Spidertracks Introduces a New GPS Tracker

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.