Pilot Communications Introduces Bluetooth Adapter
The company's new BluLink module works with any general aviation headset to provide Bluetooth connectivity.
Two-Camera Digital Video System for Aircraft Debuts
Milwaukees Datatoys has entered the aviation market with a compact two-camera video system, the XM-DVR Pro Plus 2.
Upload Flight Plans into Garmin 430/530, G1000 with Voyager
Seattle Avionics Softwares Voyager SmartPlan Premier Flight Planner is the first software package to upload flight plans directly into the WAAS-enabled Garmin 430/530 nav/com and G1000 series. Just slip the SD card from your G1000 into your computer, and upload the flight plan, or use a special reader/writer to do the same for the 430/530.
Be Located Quickly with the FastFind Max PLB
The bright yellow PLB features built-in GPS and a 5-watt 406 MHz emergency transmitter for use in the air, at sea or on land.
JPI Announces New Flat-Panel Engine Monitor
Recognizing the market demand for larger, more readable color displays in the cockpit, JPI has created a 4x3-inch flat panel that improves upon the original amber LED round display.
RC Allen Now Selling Solid-State Attitude Indicator
RC Allen's new LCD attitude indicator is now TSO'd and ready for delivery in both 2- and 3-inch forms.
LoPresti’s New LED-equipped Ball Cap…You Gotta Have One
At Sun 'n Fun, the LoPresti Speed Merchants showed one of those products you probably didn't think you needed until you saw it: An LED-equipped ball cap. Yep, you read that right.
ULPower Engine Makes U.S. Debut on Zenith 650
ULPower's enticing 95-horsepower four-cylinder engine, which has tempted us from afar, is now flying in the U.S. on the nose of a Zenith 650.
Jotters Take Note: Here’s the ArmBoard
When Hussein Aboulezz, a marketing professional, was a student pilot, he hated his kneeboard. So he fixed his problem by developing the ArmBoard.
TruTrak EFIS Gains Features
Now in the mix is an SL30 interface, and coming soon are a Garmin GNS 430 interface for the VOR and ILS capability, and a standby battery that will allow you to keep communicating and navigating until you can land, says TruTrak GM Andrew Barker.
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