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Peak Is Peak, Other Temperatures Are Cooler!
In the feature article entitled “Not Flying Blind Anymore!” (Midwest Flyer Magazine, August/September 2014, page 26) which describes one pilot’s experience in using an Insight Avionics G4 Graphic Engine Monitor, there needs to be a correction pertaining to Exhaust Gas … Continue reading
Not Flying Blind Anymore!
by Dave Weiman EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this article was originally published in the August/September 2014 issue, it has been amended. See amendment at the end of this article. During the summer of 1981, a radical new instrument appeared in the Bonanza’s … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, August/September 2014, Columns, Products & Services, Technology
Tagged Aircraft Cylinders, Aircraft Engine, Aircraft Instrument, Bolduc Aviation, Continental Engines, Darrell Bolduc, Doug Evink, Garmin 430, Gary Bavuso, Gran-Aire Inc, Graphic Engine Monitor, Insight Avionics, Insight G4, Tanis Aircraft Products
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Mid-Continent Instruments & Avionics Adds Part 23 AML STC For MD302 Standby Attitude Module
WICHITA, KAN. – Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has announced that the FAA has granted a Part 23 Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the MD302 Standby Attitude Module (SAM®). SAM is the first 2-inch, entirely self-contained, solid-state … Continue reading
General Observations of AirVenture 2013
“Oh my gosh, how’d they do that?” by Harold Green This year EAA AirVenture, July 29 thru August 4, 2013, provided an opportunity to consider the impact of this event on General Aviation. I spent most of my two days … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, EAA & AirVenture, October/November 2012, Products & Services, Technology
Tagged Airplanes, AirVenture, AOPA, avionics, B-29, Cessna’s diesel-powered aircraft, Cirrus Aircraft, Dale Klapmeier, EAA, FIFI, Harold Green, Homebuilt Aircraft, Kinner R-55 engine, Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), RVs, Ryan PT-22
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First GE-powered King Air Earns 135 Air Charter Certification
MANITOWOC, WIS. – The first King Air powered by GE’s new H80 turboprop engines has entered FAA 135 Air Charter service. The King Air C90, operated by Lakeshore Aviation in Manitowoc, Wis., is the first to be certified with a … Continue reading
Drone Law Proposed In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss (Dem) has introduced legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get a search warrant before they could use a drone to gather evidence. The proposal would require that any information obtained … Continue reading
ForeFlight’s Review of The iPad Mini
IF YOU FEEL cramped in the cockpit with the 10-inch iPad, try the “iPad Mini.” The folks at “ForeFlight” have been flight-testing their ForeFlight Mobile on a 16 GB iPad Mini WiFi, paired with a Bad Elf GPS Pro, a … Continue reading
Posted in February/March 2013, Products & Services, Sections, Technology
Tagged airport, App Store, aviation, ForeFlight, ForeFlight Mobile, GPS chip, iPad Mini
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Putting The Flight Back Into The Pilot
by Pete Buffington MADISON, WIS. – EAA Chapter 93 of Madison, Wis., and Chapter 1389 of Middleton, Wis., hosted a joint chapter EAA Young and Old Eagles day and barbeque in September 2012 at Morey Field in Middleton. Jay Martin, … Continue reading
Wipaire To Certify Cessna 208B Grand Caravan On Wipline 8750 Floats
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Wipaire, Inc. announced July 23, 2012 during EAA AirVenture its intent to certify the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on Wipline 8750 floats. The Wipline 8750 floats were certified in July of 2012 for the Cessna 208 Caravan … Continue reading