ForeFlight Mobile Announces Connectivity with Garmin Avionics ForeFlight, a popular flight app for pilots, announced connectivity with Garmin avionics, broadening the flight planning, in-flight, and connectivity capabilities available to customers. ForeFlight Mobile now connects to the Flight Stream 210/110, Garmin’s Bluetooth® wireless gateway, and displays the full suite of ADS-B weather and traffic information received…
Garmin® Automated Aviation Logbook Syncs Across Garmin Pilot™ iOS Devices and flyGarmin Garmin announced electronic logbook capabilities built-in to the Garmin Pilot application for iPad/iPhone and seamless integration with flyGarmin. While flying with Garmin Pilot, the aviation logbook feature provides automatic record keeping of commonly recorded data pertaining to each flight. Information such as date, total…
From King Air Communiqué 2015-5 Issued: August 2015 ATA 00 – King Air 200 Series Maximum Aircraft Take-Off Gross Weight Increase STC 200 Series Beechcraft After-Market announces the availability of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that increases the maximum aircraft takeoff gross weight for the King Air 200, B200 and B200GT. The STC raises the…
Olive Ann Beech was not impressed when first approached, in 1973, by the founders of the newly forming Staggerwing Museum Foundation in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She told the organizers she wasn’t a fan of museums and that they were often underfunded ideas that lost steam. The then-chairman of Beech Aircraft had a change of heart, though,…
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee notified aviation groups that House leadership has delayed floor consideration for the FAA Reauthorization Bill until September. As a result, the aviation groups feel the bill may not be released until closer to the floor time. The bill was expected to be presented by Committee chairman, Bill Shuster (R-Pa.),…
It’s August and it’s hot, at least in my part of the world. So far this season, I’ve dealt with everything under the sun and in the shade when it comes to air conditioning (A/C) problems. I’ve solved these issues by looking first at the usual suspects – compressors, vent blowers, and low refrigerant levels.…
One of our readers suggested that I discuss some of the common failures that affect the King Air’s pressurization system. I am grateful for his idea and this article will address those abnormalities. Let me begin, however, by stating that the great majority of pressurization problems in King Airs are not the ones I will…
Louise Thaden’s dream of flying became a reality in 1927 when Walter H. Beech set her on a path to earning her wings and a reputation as one of America’s foremost female flyers “I want you to meet Warren, our new Pacific Coast distributor. Warren has agreed to take you out to San Francisco. Your salary…
Garmin has announced an updated version of the Garmin Aviation Pilot app for Android, which incorporates the display of both terrain and obstacles overtop Garmin’s dynamic navigation maps, VFR Sectionals, and IFR high and low en route charts. These terrain and obstacle overlays display visual alerts of potential hazards and enhance situational awareness, particularly in…
Banyan Air Service announced expanded maintenance operations at its Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) location. It has added a second shift to provide extended maintenance services, seven days a week. The new hours of operations will be Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until midnight, and on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.…