The Universal Lift from Air Technical Industries can be converted to eight units from one, ranging from a forklift to an extended gooseneck boom crane. Six other attachments can convert the unit into a crane, platform lift, cable lift shovel bucket, personnel maintenance lift, and coil reel and roll lifter. Pricing depends upon the customer's choice of lifting attachments, power methods and wheel options. Example: A battery-operated, self-propelled unit with one attachment sells for $3,600; an all-up lift, $17,000.
(www. duncanaviation.com/compnts/components)-Now online is Duncan's frequently requested Capabilities Guide, which lists all of the company's avionics, instrument, accessory and propeller overhaul and repair capabilities, as well as Duncan's non- destructive testing and calibration services.
Meriam Instrument has developed a pitot-static tester that simulates altitude, climb and airspeed. The Model 370PSK can perform leak-test functions with one keystroke. Airspeed accuracy reads at +/-0.05 percent of full scale; altitude accuracy is plus/minus seven feet at sea level and +/-26 feet at 36,000 feet. Displays are backlit to improve readability. Kit price: $5,995. Meriam Instrument, 10920 Madison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102. (216) 281-1100; fax: (216) 281-0228.
Raytheon Aircraft Services, serving the general aviation fleet with 15 locations, is the recipient of the 1998 Phillips 66 Aviation "Wings of Excellence" statuette for its contributions and commitment to the industry. AlliedSignal delivered to Eurocopter the first prototype of the company's new, combined solid-state flight data and cockpit voice recorder. It will be available in the new EC 155 medium-lift helicopter.
All but one of the dozen King Air C90Bs produced under a joint marketing venture between Raytheon Aircraft and Jaguar Cars have been sold, and Raytheon hopes to sell the last at the Farnborough Air Show this month. And while the year-long agreement between the companies won't be extended, many of the enhancements to the C90 will be added to the production line for 1999 (February, page 43). Among the features being carried forward is a new seat design with additional padding and special leather upholstery, enhanced sidewalls and thicker carpets.
(www.hammondscos.com)-This fuel additive and fluid additive injector equipment company's new site includes fuel quality and handling tips, product information and ordering data and technical support.
Jouve Data Management, Inc. has added AirGTI Task manager to its AirGTI software product suite. The program is designed to help aircraft maintenance planners maintain regulatory compliance and controls that are aircraft tail-number specific. The program, which can run stand-alone or can be integrated with other maintenance support systems, also generates corrective action task cards, comes with its own browser, provides reports, and can be used with popular word processors and graphics editors. Phone: (949) 474-4200; fax: (949) 474-4201.
Specialized Transport International, a company performing fixed-wing and helicopter maintenance and modification work on light and heavy aircraft, signed a comprehensive agreement with FLIR Systems, Inc. to provide them with Installation support services.
The AOPA Air Safety Foundation's Seminar-in-a-Box provides pilots with five different do-it-yourself safety programs. Topics include Collision Avoidance and Non-Towered Airports, Airspace Refresher, Never Again (reenacting actual accidents and incidents), and Trigger Tape I and Trigger Tape II (presenting six video scenarios of accidents waiting to happen, to trigger discussion). Kits contain a video or slides, a guide for presenters, handouts for participants and even a door prize video.
Thirty years out of the aviation scene, the four-place, twin-engine Derringer is trying to make a comeback. Derringer Aircraft Co. in Mojave, Calif. is offering the Derringer GT to the business market. A prototype, powered by 200 hp Lycoming engines flat-rated to 160 hp, is now in flight testing, with production aircraft expected to be available in January 1999. The price of the VFR version Derringer GT is $349,000.
Federal Express selected Miami, Fla.-based Pan Am International Flight Academy to provide crew training (pilots and mechanics) for the Ayres Loadmaster LM200, a large-capacity, twin-turboprop, single-propeller aircraft scheduled to enter service in December 1999 (July, page 22). The Academy will build a Level D simulator training facility in Memphis. Meanwhile, the company was purchased recently from a private investor group by an affiliation of Academy management and the Boston investment firm of J.W. Childs.
This year, two of the major U.S. government agencies responsible for aviation-the FAA and NASA-are celebrating their 40th anniversary. Both were founded during the administration of President Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower.
NTSB pared down its "Most Wanted" list of safety recommendations from 21 items in 1997 to just 10. Aviation remains the subject of four items: explosive mixtures in fuel tanks, human fatigue, airframe icing and runway incursions. Removed from the list are recommendations covering flight data recorders, pilot background checks and wake turbulence.
FlightSafety International (Flushing, N.Y.)-This aviation personnel training organization appointed managers at four of its regional learning centers: Marlin Schaefer, manager of the Raytheon Aircraft training facility in Wichita; John Bennett, manager of the de Havilland aircraft center in Toronto; Al Ramsey, manager of the Houston Learning Center; and Jean-Luc Lechantre, manager of the company's facility at Le Bourget Airport, Paris. Doug Bowen joined the company as worldwide sales manager for maintenance technician training programs.
Although TCAS II Change 7.0 software is not yet commercially available, the FAA has been conducting demonstrations in its B-727 that allow pilots to see the differences between the old and the new TCAS II software. "The purpose of these flights is to let the Industry see for itself the actual differences between V6.04A and V7.0 logic in a configuration that can't
A shared ownership program for Cessna singles is being test marketed by the manufacturer in Indianapolis and Salt Lake City. The company may announce a nationwide program at the NBAA convention in October.
Starting this year, the national General Aviation Awards Program includes an aviation technician category in addition to the maintenance technician and flight instructor categories. The add-on is partly driven by the sponsors' intent to expand the arena of competition, said Fred Kirby, the NBAA's manager of technical services. Further, the new category enables the program to keep in step with a proposed rule change that would replace the terms "mechanic" and "repairman" with "aviation maintenance technician" and "aviation repair specialist" (See Briefing, page 46).
Premier Air Center in East Alton, Ill. has received certification for non-destructive testing on Citations using eddy current, magnetic particle and liquid penetrant methods.
User charges scheduled to go into effect November 1, 1998 for small- to medium-size GA aircraft operations in Canada have been deferred to at least January 1, 1999, or later (July, page 47). Nav Canada, the country's provider of ATC services, said it is delaying implementation of the fees because of a financial surplus generated by higher than expected travel levels.
Photograph: A pull-out tray in this falcon 2000 work station supports a laptop computer. A fax/printer drawer slides out of the cabinet side. As the Greenhouse Guy in the back of the book might say, "We don't call 'em "bid-ness jets" fer nuthin', Hersch." Once used merely for executive transportation, the corporate aircraft in today's fast-paced, competitive business climate is increasingly being called upon to double as a flying office-a secure, quiet place to conduct business.
Protective Products Corp. has developed two new aircraft cleaners for the belly and wheel wells, wings and other aircraft parts. The non-corrosive, non-dulling Belly Wash (shown) dissolves grime and oily buildup with a water-based neutral pH formula. Wing Clean washes impacted air debris from all leading edges. The company says the product can be used to clean other areas of the aircraft and "cannot harm any surface." Price: Belly Wash, $8.00 for 18 ounces, $28 per gallon; Wing Clean, $7.00 for 18 ounces., $27 per gallon.
B/CA's introduction to the GEX began in Montreal at the Bombardier Aerospace Training Center where all flightcrews and maintenance technicians will be trained. "We are gearing up to handle 450 pilots and 550 maintenance techs a year," said Terry Yaddaw, the center's business aircraft training director. Included in the $32.2 million price of each aircraft is training for four pilots, two maintenance technicians and one flight attendant.
Authorities for California's Santa Barbara Municipal recently completed an update of noise abatement procedures. The revised procedures are depicted on a Jeppesen-size format card available from Charles L. Logan in the airport's noise abatement office. Phone: (805) 967-7111.
