Clean-Sheet Design Touchscreen Units Are Now Shipping
The FAA and EASA have approved the Garmin G500 TXi and G600 TXi flight displays, and initial shipments have begun. Boasting a clean-sheet touchscreen design and vibrant presentation, the TXi family incorporates greater situational awareness tools and an innovative feature set into a contemporary avionics platform. Three displays are available, offering optimal flexibility for panel configurations, including a large 10.6-inch display, and two versions of 7-inch displays, in portrait and landscape orientations.
NATA, GAMA, Others Say The Need For Such Legislation Is Great
Seventeen aviation industry organizations are praising legislation introduced Wednesday by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to help stabilize the country's technical aviation workforce.
Organization Has Awarded Seven Flight Training Scholarships To Applicants From Across The Country
The Able Flight Class of 2018 includes a woman paralyzed due to an accident, two future pilots who are deaf, a former Navy crewman who became disabled due to disease, a man who became paralyzed due to an auto accident, a man who was born with a condition affecting all four limbs, and a soldier wounded in combat. In May, five of the aspiring new pilots will report for training at Purdue University and two will train at The Ohio State University.
Pilot Reported Multiple Control Issues During Flight
The NTSB has released a preliminary report form a loss of control accident which occurred on February 22, 2018 in Rossville, Indiana. The aircraft, a Cessna 441 Conquest II airplane impacted terrain resulting in the fatal injury of the airline transport rated pilot and two passengers. The airplane was destroyed.
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