New Products

Daryl and Steve attended the Aircraft Electronic Association International Convention and Tradeshow in Washington, D.C. this month.  There, they had a sneak peak at what is becoming available to our customers in the near future. 

 

No big announcements like last year but here are some highlights of the announcements:

 

Guardian Avionics – Aero 454 – Bluetooth connectivity down for GPS to iPad TSO’d

 

Technisonic – TDAP711 – 8-10 channel digital audio panel

 

TRIG Avionics – TT transponder- mode S ADS-B transponder, TY91/92 – small comm radio

 

Rockwell Collins – Venue – in-cockpit entertainment system added features.

True North – Stylus

 

True North – Stylus – handset for airborne telecom, MyStylus – iPhone app for iOs

Â

 

 

  

Aspen Avionics – Connected Panel – iPad connections to the panel (including Garmin) in Q2. Altitude capture on KFC200. 

Aspen connected panel

Jupiter Avionics – JA95 Audio controller – PC programmable

 

Cobham Industries – Iridium teardrop and ARINC antennas L3

 

L3 Avionics – GH-3900 eStandby Indicator Level A s/w fixed and rotary applications

 

Latitude Technologies – IoNode Data Management Unit -Flight data wireless management unit

 

Universal Avionics – FlexPerf, Airdrop features on their FMS systems

Garmin PilotÂ

 

 

 

Garmin – Pilot iPad app offering complete trip planning, DUAT(S) filing, weather, navigation and electronic flight bag capabilities. No Canadian charts yet but the more people ask Garmin for it the sooner we will see it.Â

 

 

 

 

If you have any questions about this technology give us a call and we can tell you more about it and it’s availability. 

A decision was made by the three owners, Bob, Peter and Ron to bring in their aircraft for some avionics upgrades.

 

The  aircraft has a beautiful, vibrant red and white paint scheme which was inspired by a Cardinal that they saw in an AOPA Magazine. Now it just needed some Maxcraft magic to make the avionics panel look as nice!

 

New panel

Ali, the crew chief on this job, started work on it right away. The avionics upgrades included installation of a PMA8000B audio panel, the new Garmin GTN650 touch screen with GPS/Comm/ Nav/MFD, a GTX327 Transponder, Kannad 406 ELT and a newly designed instrument panel with our “Maxpanel Duracoat” finish to accommodate the new instruments. The GTX327 features no warm up time, lower power consumption, and an easy to read display; and the GTN650 with its graphical flight planning capabilities and touch screen will provide enhanced situational awareness.

 

The partnership with this aircraft has worked well. The aircraft regularly flies to Alberta, Winnipeg, Oshkosh and last year to Quebec. This is the first really large upgrade since they purchased it. Next time we see them back, it will be for the interior.

Vendor Profile

Bob Leroux of NavPath

NavPath Aviation Limited offers aviation training courses now including the new Garmin GTN touch screen navigators. They are designed to help their clients develop their knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and learn more about advanced avionics for safe and effective flights.

 

NavPath is owned and operated by Bob Leroux. He offers classroom avionics training courses required for safe and effective operation of the avionics in the aircraft.

Bob, after teaching at the aviation college in British Columbia, joined Transport Canada as a Civil Aviation Inspector. He worked at the Pacific Regional Office in Vancouver, Abbotsford, and at the National Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. While there, Bob was responsible for writing the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Standards that deal with providing safety oversight of the flight training industry in Canada.

Â

With his wide-ranging knowledge, experience and skills, Bob retired from Transport Canada but has continued to share his knowledge by conducting various aviation training courses. Bob also conducts flight tests in airplanes as a Transport Canada authorized Pilot Examiner for all General Aviation flight tests.

Â

Bob offers a wide variety of courses hosted at Maxcraft Avionics. His courses include the Garmin panel mount GPS/NAV/COM receivers and electronic flight displays, Aspen Avionics electronic flight displays, various S-TEC autopilots, and J. P Instruments engine data monitors.

Â

Who is Joanna? Â

This month, our feature employee is

me.

 

I am the Customer Service Representative at Maxcraft.  I’m responsible for our social media content, blogging weekly about our customers, products and whatever pops up, as well as writing this monthly newsletter and other promotional items.  I also do bookings for tradeshows, appointments and typical office stuff. I have been here for just over a year and I find that every day is a learning experience.

 

I interact with our customers both in person and on the phone, on topics from equipment enquiries, office hours, to avionic emergencies and everything in between.  Our customers know that they can contact Maxcraft and be directed to the correct staff member to help them (if I can’t help them myself). I am usually the first person you see when you come into Maxcraft, and I take pride in helping to make every customer experience a positive one.

 

This isn’t my first service-oriented job, I have been in customer service for almost 20 years, but this is my first time in aviation. Prior to this I was a payroll/timesheet clerk for the local municipal public works. I’ve also completed some community college and Interior Decorating courses.

 

I like what I do as I am very social and love to meet different people.  I love being at Maxcraft as my job is very different from what I am used to and the staff are awesome (I think my jube-jubes won them over), and I get paid to socialize. There are challenges here, but I’m making it. It’s the aviation acronyms; really; they’re never ending!

 

I’m not a pilot. I do like planes and I love airshows of all types.  My husband is a pilot and my daughter is a future pilot, (Boeing 767’s apparently). I suppose it’s my husbands’ fault I’m here. He encouraged me to try something different, and yes its different alright!

 

On the personal side, I have been married for 18 years, have a daughter and a cat.  My passions are running, flying, camping and interior decorating.Â