EAA Sport Aviation - February 2009

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Forward Vision for Cirrus Aircraft Patrick Farrell, CEO of Forward.Vision, and Cary Foster, president of One Sky Aviation, announced an S TC for the installation of the EVS- 100 infrared sensor on the Cirrus SR20/22 aircraft. The Forward.Vision EVS- 100 is a low-cost enhanced vision system (EVS) for the original equipment manufacturer and retrofit markets. This self-contained, ready-to-mount system operates both day and night and is designed to be upgradeable. Orders are being accepted now for complete STC kits and EVS- 100 systems. For more information visit www.Forward-Vision.net or e-mail oneskyaviation@acsalaska.net.

Welding Catalog

Miller Electric Mfg. Co.’s 2009 free, full-color, 96-page catalog provides specifications on Miller MIG, TIG, and stick welders, plasma cutters, welding generators, helmets, and other safety gear. The catalog provides helpful product selection charts. Download or request a copy at www.MillerWelds. com.

First Remos GX Delivered
to Czech Republic
Remos Aircraft has delivered its first
GX model to the Czech Republic.
Wolfgang Labudde, director of cus-
tomer service, handed over the keys
to Pavel Pospisil, who went through
a thorough checkout before flying the
GX to his home airport in Kolin, near
Prague. Company officials report there
are now Remos pilots in 15 countries
around the world. Learn more about
Remos aircraft at www.Remos.com.

RV Number 6,000 Van’s Aircraft Inc., of Aurora, Oregon, now lists of 6,000 completed RVs. Van’s Aircraft has been supplying kits for 33 years; 6,000 airplanes represents an average of one new airplane in the air every other day for the entire history of the company. Learn more at www.VansAircraft.com.

(Left) Louis Palmenteri finished and flew an RV- 10 from his home airstrip at Heritage Airpark near Rhome, Texas. It’s the honorary 6,000 RV completed.

Adventure Travel by Small Plane
A new concept in adventure travel
combines a 14-day trip through
Australia by small plane with
travel photography instruction.
The journey is led by John Dyer
of Air Adventure Australia, a 30-
year veteran of luxury aviation,
and professional travel journalist
Ewen Bell, named the 2007 Travel
Photographer of the Year by the
Australian Society of Travel Writers.
This 14-day tour is scheduled for
May 31-June 13, 2009. For more
information, visit http://EwenBell.
com/ itinerary-outback.php.

Wig-Wag Lights Now Standard
on Sting S3
SportairUSA says wig-wag recogni-
tion lights are now standard equip-
ment on the Sting S3 light-sport
aircraft. The Sting’s wig-wag system,
controlled by a switch on the in-
strument panel, alternately flashes
the landing and taxi lights in the
airplane’s wingtips. Current own-
ers of the Sting S3 can retrofit their
airplanes with a kit. All S3s and late
model StingSports were originally
equipped with an extra switch and
circuit breaker in anticipation of the
availability of the wig-wag kit. For
information, call 888-359-7572.

Garmin Transponders for Next-
Gen System

Garmin International Inc. has received the FAA’s TSO-C166a authorization for the GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders with 1090 MHz extended squitter transmission capabilities. Garmin is the first in the industry to receive TSO-C166a authorization for a general aviation transponder, and this transponder will establish aircraft on the path toward complying with the FAA’s proposed requirement for ADS-B (automatic dependent surveil-lance-broadcast) equipage.

Visit www.Garmin.com for more information.

AeroLEDs Introduces SUNSpot

The SUNSpot landing/recognition light uses the highest quality LEDs currently available and was designed as a drop-in replacement for the existing PAR 36 lighting applications. The lighter weight SUNSpot eliminates radiant heat and projects 2800 lumens, equivalent to two 100 watt halogen lights, and incorporates built-in circuitry to allow fully operational recognition “wig-wag” flashing lights that are used to increase aircraft visibility and safety during all phases of flight. Additionally, its low current draw ( 33 percent of a GE4509) reduces power consumption so that constant operation of the lights can be employed without drawing significant power from the electrical system.