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Helicopter Trade Show and Exhibition

Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin

Las Vegas, 2013 Maxcraft’s President with our Director of Business Development went to one of the world’s largest helicopter trade show and exhibitions held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This exhibition and tradeshow had over 700 exhibitors and over 20,000 attendees. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aircraft, AS350, autopilot systems, Avionics Upgrade, Bell, EC225, efis, Eurocopter, Garmin GTN, glass panel upgrade, GPS, Heli-Expo, Helicopter, Helicopter Avionics Installation, Helicopters, inventory VHF radio, Las Vegas, Maxcraft Avionics, Paul Spring, Phoenix Heliflight, President, tcas, tradeshow | Comments Off

GTN gets optimized for Helicopter Operations

Posted on March 7, 2013 by admin

Yes, Garmin does it again! Straight from Garmins press release: Garmin has optimized the GTN GPS/NAV/COM touchscreen series with new features and capabilities that address the specific needs of helicopter operations. These enhancements include; environmental qualification, meeting stringent helicopter … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged database, factory, garmin, Garmin's GTN, GTN GPS/NAV/COM, GTN series, Helicopter, Helicopter navigation, Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems, HTAWS, Mark on Target, News for Garmin GTN, night vision goggle, Obstacle, terrain, waypoints | Comments Off

Puyallup was a success!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by admin

Our staff went and loved it! An amazing event once again put on by the Washington Aviation Association in Puyallup. With seminars and exciting workshops, it was an event to attend. Some of the highlights of seminars and workshops were: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ADSB, garmin, Maxcraft Avionics, Mountain Flying, Northwest Aviation Conference, Puyallup, seminars, tradeshow, Washington Aviation Association, workshops | Comments Off

Garmin’s new all-digital radar altimeter

Posted on February 21, 2013 by admin

Garmin did it again! The new high performance, all digital GRA 5500 radar altimeter for helicopters general aviation and more. The GRA 5500 works to provide smooth altitude tracking resulting in consistent and high accurate altitude above ground indication. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged altimeter, altitude, and autopilot system, cockpit, digital design, digital radar altimeter, efis, FAA, Garmin Altimeter, Garmin GTN, Garmin's new radar altimeter, general aviation, GRA 5500, Helicopters, tcas, VHF Radio | Comments Off

Happy New Year from Maxcraft Avionics

Posted on January 22, 2013 by admin

Home for the holidays Our staff Christmas party started the holidays off a few days before Christmas. Celebrating our successful 2012 year and looking forward to our upcoming year. We left our pencils on our desk, and our computers turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aircraft, Aviation GPS, Garmin Avionics, Garmin GTN, TCAS II, Transport Canada | Comments Off

SafeTaxi – available for Canadian Airports

Posted on November 22, 2012 by admin

Garmin has expanded its Canadian database! Whether itâ€™s an Aera 500, our popular 796, or G1000 that you fly with, you can download the new SafeTaxi database which now includes Canadian airports. SafeTaxi shows you runways, taxiways, hangars and where … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics 101, Uncategorized | Tagged Aera 500, Aera 796, autopilot systems, Canada, Canadian airports, database, efis, G1000, garmin, Garmin SafeTaxi, Maxcraft Avionics, portable, Safe Taxi, TAWS, TCAS II, WAAS | Comments Off

Upcoming events

Posted on October 27, 2012 by admin

NBAA National Business Aviation Association Check it out! Â Daryl will be there as an attendee. Â See if you can spot him there. PAMEA Pacific Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Association PAMEA isÂ a non-profit association comprised of aircraft maintenance engineers, aircraft maintenance personnel … Continue reading →

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Maxcraft’s staff go to the Aircraft Electronics Association Regional Meeting

Posted on August 31, 2012 by admin

Its that time of year again! Will, Andy and Daryl flew off to Calgary on Monday, August 27 to attend the AEA (Aircraft Electronics Association) Canada Regional Meeting. Â These training sessions are a huge benefit to our staff. Â Not only … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Garmin G500, Garmin G500H, Garmin G600, TAWS | Comments Off

Garmin G500H on Eurocopter AS355 STC

Posted on August 23, 2012 by admin

STC for the Garmin G500H on Eurocopter AS355 Vancouver, BC, July 2012, Maxcraft Avionics Ltd., an established Avionics company located on PittMeadows Airport near Vancouver, B.C., has announced that they have received Transport Canada Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SH12-43 for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AHRS, Eurocopter AS355, Flight Display System, Garmin G500H, Garmin GTN 6XX/7XX, instruments, Maxcraft Avionics, Touch Screen Navigator | Comments Off

Maxcraft Avionics installs and certifies Garmin G500H Glass Panel

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin

Phoenix Helicopters Eurocopter AS335N Coinciding with Maxcraft’s STC development, certification, and install of the Garmin G500H system for the Eurocopter AS355 rotorcraft, our customer added an astounding paintjob to the very same aircraft. Maxcraft did all the work for the STC out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News, Uncategorized | Tagged Avionics, COM, Eurocopter, Flight Instruments, G500H, Garmin Avionics, GNS430, GPS, GTX Transponder, Heliflight, NAV, Phoenix, RA-4500, STC, WAAS | Comments Off