Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S) has received the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its patented ThrustSense® Autothrottle for retrofit on the King Air. ThrustSense, which provides FADEC like engine protection, is a full regime autothrottle from takeoff to landing phases of flight, including go-around that allows the pilot to automatically…
Garmin announced that it has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for new features and upgrades for the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck in the King Air 200/250/300/350 series aircraft. A new, Bluetooth-enabled audio panel for the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck in the King Air offers an expanded feature set alongside innovative sound quality. Home…
Raisbeck Engineering, Inc., a leading provider of performance enhancement systems for the King Air, has added Baker Aviation of Fort Worth, Texas, to its global network of Authorized Dealers. Established in 2008, Baker Aviation is a full-service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company headquartered at Meacham International Airport (KFTW) in Fort Worth. FAA Part 145…
American Aviation of Brooksville, Florida, B & G Aviation of Georgetown, Texas, and Fieldtech Avionics and Instruments, Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, have all been designated Auth-orized Installation Centers for all of PWI’s LED lighting products. PWI manufactures several interior lights for Beechcraft King Air aircraft and has in-house ability to design, engineer and manufacture…
FlightSafety International and TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc. company, have formed a new company called FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training. This new joint venture will provide training services for Textron Aviation’s broad product line of business and general aviation aircraft. “We’re pleased that FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training will offer our customers more flexible training…
Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. (REI) announced that Aerospace Instrument Support Inc. (AIS) has joined Raisbeck’s global network of Authorized Dealers. Located at the Denton Airport in Denton, Texas, Aerospace Instrument Support specializes in providing aircraft maintenance and avionics installation/support as well as major aircraft modifications for business class aircraft. AIS recently completed modifications of 10 factory…
Baker Aviation, a full-service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in Fort Worth, Texas, announced it is now a recognized dealer for the BLR Aerospace line of King Air winglets, winglet LED upgrades, de-ice boots and Whisper Prop® products. The company said they continue to look for ways to provide more value-added services to…
Garmin International, Inc. announced it has received approval of a CASR 175.C Data Service Provider (DSP) certificate from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), enabling expanded aviation database coverage in Australia. In addition to the integration of Airservices Australia data into the suite of Garmin databases, Garmin Pilot™ within Australia has also expanded to offer…
Garmin recently added an FBO fuel price comparison feature and filters for developing flight department reports to subscribers of its FltLogic scheduling program. The new features are available immediately on FltLogic, which integrates with the free FltPlan electronic flight planning and filing website. According to the company, the new contract fuel pricing feature will help operators…
ForeFlight recently introduced a new interactive airport familiarization tool for its Mobile Integrated Flight app. Called “Airport 3D View” the company says it simulates airport environments around the world by using the company’s mapping and synthetic vision platform to combine high-resolution terrain with aerial imagery. 3D View lets users pan and zoom 360 degrees around…