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July 28, 2009

Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2009: Dale Klapmeier - A Vision for the New Cirrus

Dale Klapmeier Discusses the State of the Company

Dale Klapmeier sat down with ANN's Paul Plack to discuss recent announcements regarding Cirrus Aircraft, including the rehiring of many previously laid-off employees as Cirrus' economic stability improved.

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Lycoming Announces Advances In The iE2 Propulsion System

A New Light Sport Engine Is Also Ready For Tests

Lycoming engines' iE2 propulsion system was flown into EAA Airventure 2009 on a Lancair Evolution, as the company advances product technology that it believes establishes a new benchmark in electronic engine control. The system is being tested and calibrated as the certification program advances.

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Panel at AirVenture Stresses Real Deadline for Finding a Replacement for 100LL

Industry Stakeholders Working Through Complex System to Find Solutions

The Government Affairs department of EAA organized a panel Monday at AirVenture to bring light on the harsh reality that regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act are fast approaching, and they will eventually prohibit the use of aviation fuels that contain tetral-ethyl lead.

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SMA Engines – 'We’re Alive!'

Diesel Engine Manufacture Updates The SR305 Engine

SMA’s Luc Pelon exclaimed “We’re Alive” at the start of their press conference Monday.  SMA has been improving their sole product, the 230 HP SMA SR305 Diesel Engine.

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Tecnam Unveils A New Light Twin

P2006T Targeted At Flight Training Market

The Italian company Tecnam took the wraps off its new light twin at Airventure 2009 Monday. They say the P2006T will be targeted towards the flight training segment of the aviation business.

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Piper Announces New Changes And An Exciting Future

Piper Jet Still On The Horizon

"It's about change!" says Bob Kromer, VP of Sales and Marketing for Piper Aircraft. The company was recently acquired by the private company Imprimis, and has been charging ahead at full speed ever since.

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Becker Avionics Introduces New AR6201 VHF-AM Transceiver

New Unit Features 8.33 kHz Channel Spacing And Integrated Intercom

Becker Avionics has added the new high performance, compact, AR6201 VHF-AM Transceiver with 8.33 kHz channel spacing and integrated voice activated (VOX) intercom system.

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Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2009: Garmin Avionics - Oshkosh 2009 Product Update

Garmin's Got Goodies... Too Many To Count!

Garmin International Monday announced the G500, a new avionics suite designed specifically for Part 23 Class I and Class II aircraft, which are defined as single and twin-engine piston and turbine engine aircraft under 6,000 pounds.

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NTSB Confirms Deborah Hersman As Board Chair

Senate Also Confirms Her Membership To Run Through 2013

Deborah A.P. Hersman was confirmed Friday as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Hersman was nominated by President Barak Obama in June of this year. She has been a member of the Board since 2004.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Monday 07.27.09

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 07.27.09 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.27.09 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: CFI Bob Miller, VFR into Oshkosh - 07.27.09 (ANN Special Report, with CFI Bob Miller)

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Aero-TV Undertakes 'The Upgrade Decision' -- ANN Selects Avidyne Release 9

ANN's Flagship Undergoes A Major Upgrade -- Avidyne's Release 9 Retrofit

They say its kinda like watching someone you love going "under the knife," and so there I was, watching my treasured Cirrus G3 Turbo, cast about in pieces all over the hangar at Sarasota Avionics.

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Tornado Alley Unveils Electronic Wastegate Turbo Density-Normalized Controller

Here Comes The TDN SR-22

Tornado Alley Turbo (TAT) has developed an electronically-controlled turbocharger wastegate for the existing fleet of Turbonormalized Cirrus SR22.

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Continental Motors Announces Turbo FADEC Receives FAA Certification

Turbo FADEC Certification Newest Achievement In TCM's Catalog Of Aviation Firsts

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009, Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) announced that it has received FAA Certification on the first Full Authority Digital Electronic Controlled (FADEC) - Turbocharged Engine - the TSIOF-550.

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Honeywell Expands Cockpit Weather Features Via Trade-In

Satellite Weather to Replace Ground-Based System in January 2010

Honeywell had a slew of announcements Sunday, including  expanded weather features for piston-powered operators, by offering a $1,000 credit toward any new Bendix/King by Honeywell KDR 610 XM Receiver purchase in 2009 upon trade-in of the KDR 510 Data Link Receiver.

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Garmin Announces Multiple New Products And Upgrades

From Mobile Phone Applications to Full Glass Cockpits

To mark Garmin's  20th anniversary, the company announced Monday it  has delivered 100 thousand of their GNS 400/500 series products, and showed off many new and upgraded packages.

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Cirrus Building Partnerships For Customer Support

Plans To Move Forward With Vision Jet Program

At an early morning press conference on the opening day of AirVenture 2009, Cirrus Aircraft representative Todd Simmons said the company has been putting a lot of time into building partnerships globally.

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Forward Vision Announces Their EVS-600 System

Safety Feature For GA, Business Aircraft

Forward Vision Monday unveiled their EVS-600 enhanced vision system. The EVS-600 combines the long-wave infra-red capabilities of the EVS-100 system with visible light.

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AeroLED Introduces High Performance LED Lighting Systems

Direct Replacement For Incandescent Lighting

One thing some exhibitors have learned about Oshkosh is that food will draw a crowd. So AeroLED sponsored a media lunch today at AirVenture 2009 to introduce their new line of high performance LED lighting solutions.

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Aero-TV At Oshkosh 2009: Piper Aircraft - Company Update

Piper Aircraft Introduces the G600 on Entry-Level & Twin-Engine Aircraft

Today at EAA's AirVenture, Piper announced that it will add the Garmin G600 glass avionics suite to its primary trainers, its twin-engine aircraft and the newly revamped Piper Archer that will come to market next year.

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FAA Issues Airworthiness Bulletin For Cessna GA Aircraft

SAIB Affects 100, 200, 300 Series Cessna Aircraft

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) to advise pilots and owners of an airworthiness concern on mandatory replacement intervals of Cessna Landing Light, Beacon Light, and Taxi Light switches on Cessna 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes, specified in Cessna service bulletins MEB09-3 and SEB09-6 dated May 11, 2009.

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