What's New -- Products and Services

This month AVweb's survey of the latest products and services for pilots, mechanics and aircraft owners brings you Garmin WAAS training, an aircraft cleaner, digital engine management and more.

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King Schools Garmin 430/530 WAAS Course

The Garmin technology is a dream when you know how to use it, but it can turn into a dangerous nightmare if you don't have command of the knobs, buttons and system logic before you get in the air.

The King Schools Garmin 430/530 computer-based interactive video course can help you get the full utility and power from your Garmin. The course serves up short video snippets with close-up, finger-to-button demonstrations that make it easy to see the actions. Video snippets are followed by King's procedures trainer, which lets you put what you have just learned into practice right away, reinforcing your learning. The interactive menu tracks and displays your results so you can easily see how you are advancing. When you are done, you can print a completion certificate for your checkout instructor, FBO, or insurance company.

Available for $249 from the King Schools Web site.

Granitize XW-9M Drywash

Granitize XW-9M Drywash is a multi-use cleaning product that can be used on all aircraft types without water. XW-9M Drywash will remove light stains and oxidation leaving painted surfaces. XW-9M can be applied by either wiping on or spraying on, let the product dry to a haze and then wipe off.

XW-9M contains mineral spirits (for cleaning), a polish, and finally a wax to leave the refreshed surface smooth and protected. XW-9M Drywash can be used as a daily, weekly, monthly, pre-flight or post-flight cleaner. XW-9M Drywash has passed both Boeing and Douglas sandwich corrosion testing.

For questions and orders visit this Web site.

Xerion Avionix Digital Twin-Engine Management System

Xerion Avionix, makers of the AuRACLE Engine Management System, have released the CRM 2120, the first digital engine management system upgrade for GA piston twins. The CRM 2120 replaces an aircraft's existing array of engine and fuel gauges with one primary, integrated system to reduce pilot workload and enhance safety.

Engine and fuel data from both engines appear on two five-inch, sunlight-readable, LCD screens. Operation info such as MP, RPM and fuel flows are displayed on the upper screen, along with critical engine parameters, including CHT, EGT and TIT. The lower screen displays fuel and oil status, percentage of horsepower, OAT and more. The CRM 2120 is manufactured to military specifications with a single, remote-engine interface penetrating the firewall in each nacelle.

Xerion is currently shipping the single-engine version of AuRACLE for all models of the Beechcraft Bonanza. Field installations on all Cessna and Piper singles begin in June. The CRM 2120 will be TSO'd and STC'd for many models of twin-engine aircraft, including Pipers, the Beechcraft Baron and 300-400 series Cessnas. Final certification of the CRM2120 is expected this fall, and Xerion is offering discounts for pilots and aircraft operators who order during the current promotional period.

For more information on all Xerion Avionix products, visit their Web site.

Sporty's WAAS Videos for Download

Sporty's has launched a new, online, video series focusing on advanced avionics and real-world flying techniques. The Learning Beyond the License series goes beyond the basics to demonstrate how best to use modern resources, both on the ground and in the air. The programs are available exclusively for download and work with PC, Mac, iPod and iPhone.

The first two programs, WAAS Approaches: Garmin 430W and WAAS Approaches: Garmin G1000, show instrument pilots how to fly RNAV (GPS) approaches with confidence. Viewers will learn the differences between LPV, LNAV/VNAV and LNAV approaches and how to read new approach charts. Beyond that, each program also shows how to select and load RNAV approaches, including shortcuts and common mistakes for both the 430W and G1000.

The videos demonstrate the significant safety enhancements with these approaches including ILS-like guidance with glideslope. New features such as turn-by-turn guidance for procedure turns and holding patterns are also demonstrated. Viewers will ride along on three flights to see, step-by-step, how to prepare for and fly different RNAV approaches.

WAAS Approaches: Garmin 430W and WAAS Approaches: Garmin G1000 are each available for $9.95, and may be downloaded here.

Torgoen Academy

Torgoen Academy's curriculum delivers specialized flight training to both private and commercial pilots that will increase aviation safety by teaching aviators essential recovery and survival skills not normally offered in either primary or advanced flight training.

The Torgoen Academy's training makes pilots safer by teaching them to deal with departures from normal flight, upsets due to turbulence and mechanical failures.

Following a structured syllabus, pilot's develop the ability to keep a cool head while applying techniques learned in the school's aerobatic training aircraft to resolve the situation at hand.

The Torgoen Academy is located at the Camarillo Airport (KCMA) in Ventura County, Calif. More info at the Torgoen Academy Web site.

AOPA Four-Color Flashlight from Sporty's

This is a durable, four-color flashlight from Sporty's featuring the AOPA wings logo. The aluminum casting houses four independent switches to quickly select a white, blue, red or green beam -- no need to scroll through multiple colors to select the one you need

In addition to the colored beams for reading charts and preserving night vision, the Flashlight has three high-intensity white LEDs for a preflight inspection or for gathering your belongings and securing the airplane after a flight. Perfectly sized for a pocket, the flashlight measures 3-3/4 inches in length and comes with a sheath and a lanyard. It uses three AAA batteries.

The AOPA Four-Color Flashlight is available for $59.95 and may be ordered at Sporty's Web site. A portion of every sale of the Flashlight is donated to AOPA.