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Free Rotax Information Sessions at AirVenture

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This year at AirVenture, the Rotax Flying and Safety Club (RFSC) and BRP-Rotax are offering free information sessions conducted by experienced RFSC instructors. The...

Continental Motors Group announces AirVenture Classroom Schedule

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Continental Motors Group will hold classroom seminars at booths #229-234, in front of Hanar C, at AirVenture. Garmin and Shell will join Continental for...

Garmin announces new enhancements to the G500/G600 glass flight displays

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Garmin announced an expanded feature set for the G500/G600 glass flight displays. The new GTX 345 all-in-one Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder now interfaces with...

Garmin Team X introduces the GTX 45R and GTX 35R ADS-B...

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Garmin's new GTX 35R meets ADS-B Out requirements and the GTX 45R that offers ADS-B Out, as well as ADS-B In benefits. Designed specifically for experimental amateur-built (EAB) and light sport aircraft (LSA), these new transponders are tightly integrated and controlled by G3X and G3X Touch systems.

Letters

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Stuck ValveIn "Fixing a Stuck Valve," , you list 180 foot-pounds as the torque for exhaust nuts. I think you meant to say inch-pounds.--Tommy...

Garmin Pilot app adds support to display Jeppesen terminal charts

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Garmin announced the integration of geo-referenced Jeppesen terminal charts within the Garmin Pilot app on Apple mobile devices1. Jeppesen charts can be viewed within Garmin...

Garmin introduces new ways to interact with GTN 650/750

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Garmin announced an expanded feature set, an enhanced user interface and additional wireless connectivity solutions for its popular GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators. New GTN...

Garmin® revolutionizes database management with wireless Database Concierge

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Garmin announced an expanded Connext portfolio of connectivity solutions with the Flight Stream 510 MultiMediaCard (MMC), enabling wireless aviation database transfer capabilities between the Garmin Pilot™...

New Garmin navigation databases bring cost-effective solutions to the cockpit

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Garmin announced a new, cost-effective Garmin Navigation Database, single navigator bundles and all-inclusive OnePak database options for select Garmin avionics and portables. OnePak database...

Sonex Provides Kit Hardware with WBParts

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Sonex Aircraft announced a new relationship with aircraft hardware distributor WBParts to provide the company's SmartKits hardware packages with Sonex Aircraft airframe kits. WBParts...

In Case You Missed It

Maintenance Matters

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Exhaust system maintenance.

Adding Direct Air/Fuel Ratio Monitoring

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An easy way to optimize engine operation.

Plane and Simple

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Making paint stick to aluminum.
Gweduck amphibian aircraft on a water takeoff run

Nothing Small About This Amphibian

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The Gweduck is a hero-class Experimental amphibian aircraft three decades in the making.