Aircraft instruments, from traditional gauges to modern digital displays, depend on critical underlying systems like pitot-static, electrical, and vacuum, which pilots and owners must thoroughly ...

Parts, tools, and components for aviation and aerospace are sold in ‘Aviation Monetary Units’ (AMU). Right now, the conversion factor from USD to AMU is about 1000 to 1. This stuff is expensive, but ...

The legality of an aircraft with inoperative instruments for flight training is determined by specific FAA regulations, primarily FAR 91.205 and FAR 91.207. FAR 91.205 outlines the essential ...

Cirrus Aircraft has introduced an Instrument Rating Program for Cirrus pilots as a way for pilots to enhance their flight skills. It also serves to further training progression toward those working ...

Accident investigators at Canada’s Transportation Safety Board have issued an aviation safety advisory to international aviation authorities and aircraft operators concerning standby flight ...

Stephen H. Cannaby has spent decades preserving aviation history through the restoration of military aircraft cockpits and ...

Red Aviation, Georgetown, Texas, has acquired DFW Instrument in Addison, Texas. Founded in 2001, Red Aviation provides parts and services for Bombardier Global, Challenger, Learjet and Gulfstream ...

The success of aviation has often been due to technologies that are often invisible to the casual observer. Aircraft instruments and aviation electronics (avionics) have played crucial roles in the ...

[Avionics Today 02-11-2015] As part of its response to the U.K government’s challenge to limit regulation for General Aviation (GA) operators, the U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has relaxed the ...