FlilghtPrep Patents online flight planning….
AVWEB: COMPANY PATENTS ONLINE FLIGHT PLANNINGThe Oregon company received a patent for online flight planning. FlightPrep says the patent was originally filed in 2001 and was finally awarded Dec. 29,….
AOPA calls for Coast Guard to keep LORAN-C ON
1/21 AOPA recommends Coast Guard keep Loran-C as GPS backupThe Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association disagreed with the Coast Guard’s decision to decommission the U.S. Loran-C signal next month. The….
Sport Aviation Expo
AVWEB: SPORT AVIATION EXPO OPENS GA YEAR IN SEBRINGIt’s the first general aviation show of the year, so lots of eyes are on the sixth annual Sport Aviation Expo in….
SEATTLE AVIONICS VOYAGER FLIGHT PLANNER #1!
AVIATION CONSUMER AWARDS SEATTLE AVIONICS VOYAGER FLIGHT PLANNER AS #1! For more info click here: Seattle Avionics
U.S. To Shut Down Loran-C
AIN: U.S. To Shut Down Loran-C; eLoran Plans Uncertain The U.S. Coast Guard and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, announced earlier this month that loran-C stations in….
Bendix/King Nav Database Problem: URGENT!
AVWEB: URGENT: Certain Bendix/King KLN and KLX products have been compromised by their latest database updates and the company says those products should not be used until the problem is….
ADS-B helps Air Traffic Control over Gulf of Mexico
AIA: ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance broadcast) is helping manage helicopter operations around the oil platforms in the Gulf where there is no radar coverage. (AIA) (FlightGlobal)
Loran-C Phase-out begins in February 2009
AVWEB: Coast Guard says LORAN-C no longer needed for maritime nav and DHS says no need for a GPS backup…so the switch is going off starting FEB 8th…read on
FAA unhappy with Aircraft Manufacturers over FDRs and CVRs
The FAA is not pleased (“seriously disappointed”) with jet makers lack of effort to improve Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders on newer planes, upgrades which were mandated years ago. (AOPA)….
Aspen Avionics Tech Note 2009-01
EFD1000 INTERNAL BATTERY PROCEDURES Effective immediately, Aspen Avionics will begin shipping all EFD1000 PFDs with the internal battery disconnected. This action has been taken to prevent inadvertent discharge of the….