A Canadian pilot hired to fly an ocean wildlife survey off the coast of the Baja peninsula in Mexico was rescued April 18 with his passenger just a little more than two hours after ditching their Cessna 182 a few miles from shore.
Garmin announced a remote-mounted carbon monoxide detector compatible with select Garmin avionics, and expanded audio panel functionality now built into the GTR 205/GTR 205x com radio—features that are also available via software retrofit.
Three times during decades of flying, I committed to parachute lessons, always reneging at the last minute as I saw no reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. After all, are parachutes proven to prevent injury when plummeting from a great height? Where are the data?
ForeFlight subscribers will be able to get detailed engine-out instructions and view them on a 3D map as a result of an upgrade to the popular aviation app demonstrated at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas.
Iridium Communications’ super-portable Iridium GO! exec allows users to connect their smartphone, tablet, or laptop for email, chat, social media, or emergency services anywhere on the planet.