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Garmin Pilot Goes Global

Posted on July 17, 2014 by admin

Introducing Premium Worldwide Navigation Data, Plus European and Canadian Charts! Garmin Pilot has expanded to provide worldwide coverage for iPad and iPhone. These features include flight planning capabilities, comprehensive weather coverage and feature-rich navigation for pilots around the globe. Flight … Continue reading →

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Silver Award

Posted on July 14, 2014 by admin

For Excellent Sales Performance! This week Garmin recognized us for excellent distributor performance in the year of 2013. We’ve been given an Award of Exemplary Performance, which recognizes our dedication as a top performer, providing first-class levels of sales performance, … Continue reading →

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CBAA tradeshow in Edmonton – Day 3

Posted on June 20, 2014 by admin

CBAA update from Edmonton Tradeshow was up and running yesterday and a very busy day for Steve and Daryl. The show went well with lots of exhibits and met lots of great people. They finished the day at … Continue reading →

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Taking the long way to CBAA in Edmonton – Day 2

Posted on June 19, 2014 by admin

Fort McMurray and Oil Sands After arriving in the late afternoon to Fort McMurray, Steve and Daryl spent the night to have an adventure the next day. The next day, Steve and Daryl were very fortunate to have a generous … Continue reading →

Posted in Pilot Stories | Tagged autopilot, avionic systems, Canada, Edmonton, efis, Fort McMurray, Garmin GTN, Helicopter, Maxcraft Avionics, Oil Sands, Paul Spring, Phoenix Helicopters, St. Alberts, tcas, Villeneuve Airport | Comments Off

Taking the long way to CBAA in Edmonton

Posted on June 18, 2014 by admin

First stop – Fort McMurray Steve and Daryl left this morning on an adventure. Flying in Daryl’s Cessna 182 and after watching the change in the weather, they were wheels up mid morning. Their destination…Fort McMurray. Just one of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Pilot Stories | Tagged 182P, Alberta, autopilot systems, CBAA, Cessna 182, cockpit, efis, Fort McMurray, Fraser Canyon, Garmin GTN, Hope, Kamloops, Maxcraft Avionics, oxygen, Panel, Spot Gen 3, tcas, weather, Whitecourt | Comments Off

Technicians out on training

Posted on June 17, 2014 by admin

Maxcraft Avionics send technicians out for specialized training This year, two of Maxcraft’s major clients purchased Airbus EC135 helicopters. Due to the close working relationship between Maxcraft and these companies, as well as the increasing proliferation of these aircraft in … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged Airbus EC135 helicopters, Airbus Helicopters, aircraft, airplane, auto flight control systems, autopilot, Aviation, avionic, Avionics, avionics facility, Canada, cockpit, EC135, efis, electrical systems, Eurocopter, exam, flight control display systems, Garmin GTN, Garmin portable GPS, Grand Prairie, Maxcraft Avionics, operators, tcas, technicians, Texas | Comments Off

TAWS Mandate is Here!!!

Posted on June 5, 2014 by admin

Maxcraft Avionics is reminding ALL owners and operators that TAWS requirement comes into effect on July 4th, 2014. In order to meet the mandate, operators with aircraft configured for six or more passenger seats require Class B TAWS equipment and … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged airplane, autopilot, avionic system, avionics facility, Beechcraft 1900C, Beechcraft 1900D, Canada, Class TAWS B, efis, Garmin GTN, GPS, Helicopter, July 4, Maxcraft Avionics, modify, operators, owners, passenger seats, TAWS, TAWS mandate, tcas, upgrade, VHF Radio | Comments Off

Garmin GTN 750

Posted on May 21, 2014 by admin

King Air gets a Garmin GTN 750 This is a major upgrade for one of Maxcraft’s regular commercial clients: Jerry Visser of Island Express Air. Island Express Air provides scheduled flights across the Strait of Georgia with its capable fleet … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged aircraft, autopilot, B100, cockpit, COM, efis, Garmin GTN750, GPS, GTN750, Island Express Air, King Air, Maxcraft Avionics, MFD, NAV, Piper Navajo, portable GPS, TAWS, tcas, VHF Radio | Comments Off

Structures, Composite……

Posted on May 21, 2014 by admin

What else do we do? On a regular basis we send employees to work off site. We have daily requests for AME-E’s to go to the aircraft rather than the aircraft come to us. To the next city, across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged airframe, airplane, AME-E, autopilot, avionics installation, client, cockpit, composite, efis, facilities, garmin, Garmin Portable, GPS, GTN, Helicopters, Maxcraft Avionics, modifications, repairs, Structures, tcas, Thailand, Transport Canada, windshield | Comments Off

Springtime Promotions from Aspen, SPOT, Lightspeed and Kannad

Posted on May 12, 2014 by admin

Aspen Avionics Glass Effective May 1 – May 30, 2014, Aspen is offering customers a substantial savings on the Evolution Pro with Evolution Synthetic Vision. Save up to $1500 on the Pro purchased with ESV, and more savings on single … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics 101 | Tagged Aspen Avionics, autopilot, avionics facility, Canada, cockpit, Compact 406, efis, ESV, evolution pro, Evolution Synthetic Vision, Garmin GTN, Integras, Kannad, Lightspeed, Maxcraft Avionics, rebates, savings, single pro, spring promotion, spring rebate, tcas, Zulu 2 | Comments Off