Vertical Power has announced support for its VP-X Electronic Circuit Breaker System on the new MGL Xtreme EFIS, and to further sweeten the deal, a new bundle discount has been started that will run through December 31, 2010.
The company whose Superhomers ruled the airwaves is celebrating 65 years in business by offering rebates to customers. Builders who purchase new equipment between now and January 31, 2011, are eligible for a $50 rebate on a new transponder and $75 on a new nav/com sold through any approved Narco dealer. What’s more, the company [...]
With the release of software version 2.6 for the SkyView EFIS, Dynon has added support for the display of traffic. Currently, the SkyView systems support TIS input from either of Dynon’s remote-mounted (and EFIS-controlled) transponders or the Garmin GTX 330. SkyView is also capable of interpreting and displaying data from a Zaon XRX passive TCAS [...]
Builders who have wired their own airplanes know that you can’t always use factory color-coded wire. And yet there are times when it would be handy to mark part of the wire run for later identification. That’s where the new Bogert Wire Marking Tool comes in. According to the company, this a non-conductive nylon tool [...]
New Sky Products has introduced the AppStation, a kneeboard-style mount for the Apple iPad. According to the company, “This product is the perfect solution for all iPad users to not only protect their Apple iPad but provides a ‘hands-free’ stable platform on which to work or play. It allows the user the ability to safely [...]
According to the company’s website, Van’s Aircraft has recorded the 7000th first flight. Ron Jagels’ RV-12, flew on October 12, and was marked as the 7000th RV to fly. According to Jagels: “RV-12 N647RM, serial number 120230 completed her first flight on the morning of 10/12/2010. Construction started in May of 2009 and with some [...]
An eagle-eyed reader just phoned the KITPLANES HQ to let us know about a mistake printed in the November issue. Specifically, in the Engine Beat column, the large-area washers used with Marc Zeitlin’s Belleville-washer-based mounting arrangement for wood props were incorrectly called out as AN900 washers. Well, if you know your AN hardware, you also [...]
KITPLANES tours the Whirlwind Propeller factory where the firm’s fixed-pitch and ground-adjustable propellers are made, as well as the blades for Whirlwind constant-speed props.
