How Does your Attitude Gyro work?

The Attitude Indicator shows rotation about both the longitudinal axis to indicate the degree of bank, and about the lateral axis to indicate pitch (nose up, level or nose down). It utilizes the rigidity characteristic of the gyro. It is gimballed to permit rotation about the lateral axis indicating pitch attitude, and about the longitudinal…

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How does a Gyro Vacuum System work?

Ever wondered how your Gyro vacuum works? Here’s a very simple flow diagram of its operation. In simple, The engine driven pump sucks air through the system. The air flows in from the inlet filter, normally located under your instrument panel, directly into the inlet ports on your Artificial Horizon and Directional Gyro. The Suction…

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How To Care For Your Gyro: Proper Spool-Down Time

I found this posted by Duncan Aviation yesterday and thought it was brilliant for those operators who didn’t keep this in mind. We recently worked on a VG206D vertical gyro that required a complete overhaul. After landing and powering down the avionics, the aircraft was moved by a tug, which turned hard left to get…

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Headset ticking in Cirrus Aircraft

We have just been down the road of fault finding this snag only to find that Cirrus know about it already. Thought i’d share. Headset Noise The more integrated and electrical that our airplanes and our lives get the more chance for electromagnetic interference (EMI) to cause us problems. A personal example of this is…

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Flight Displays and Engine Monitoring Solutions Reimagined with G500 TXi, G600 TXi, G700 TXi and EIS TXi

    We’re excited to announce Garmin’s Newest Offering, the touchscreen G500 TXi, G600 TXi and G700 TXi flight displays, as well as the engine information system (EIS) TXi. 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…

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South African ADS-B in Final Phase

We have all heard that ADS-B is coming. When is it happening? Is it really going to affect South African Airspace? Well the answer now a simple one. YES. Being very involved in the ADS-B process in South Africa, we have the final Draft of the AIC that is to be issued in the next…

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Genesys Aerosystems Promo

February 23rd – June 30th with the purchase of a S-TEC 2100 Digital Flight Control System                                                         Receive a FREE  Lynx NGT-9000A ADS-B System! Save significant time and money by upgrading to the S-TEC 2100 DFCS Autopilot and become ADS-B compliant at the same time! Dealers will need to include the Lynx System part numbers…

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Dynon’s Latest News.

SkyView Software Version 15.1 adds Yaw Damper, VP-X on HDX, Rotax 912 iS fault reporting, and more Dynon is excited to announce SkyView version 15.1, which adds Yaw Damper capability, VP-X support on HDX, improved Rotax 912iS fault/troubleshooting information, and dozens more improvements and fixes. Major 15.1 features include: Support for the new SV-ADSB-472 Dual…

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GTX™ 345 Transponder Bundles Available for a Limited Time

Promotional Packages Offer Customers Great Ways to Save on Our Latest ADS-B Solution   Thanks to overwhelming popularity, Garmin is pleased to reintroduce two promotional packages which offer customers great ways to save while upgrading to the latest ADS-B technology and more. These ADS-B “In”/”Out” capable packages are available now through Dec. 29, 2017. For…

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Garmin Introduces G1000® NXi: the Next Generation

FAA STC Upgrade Certified on King Air 200 Aircraft — King Air 300/350 Expected Soon Garmin is pleased to announce the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck, the successor to the ever-popular G1000. Boasting a modernized flight display design with significant performance enhancements, G1000 NXi incorporates innovative capabilities into a state-of-the-art avionics platform. Features such as wireless…

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