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The 12-Year Rule Just Changed: Condition-Based Engine Monitoring Now in Force
The 12-Year Rule Just Changed: Condition-Based Engine Monitoring Now in Force
A welcome moment for South Africa's general aviation industry. Aeronautical Aviation is ready to assist aircraft owners in returning their aircraft to service — engine monitoring, ADS-B, MPI, and avionics... Read more...
Regulatory Update: Status of the Part 91/43 Amendments Affecting Grounded Aircraft
Regulatory Update: Status of the Part 91/43 Amendments Affecting Grounded Aircraft
An industry consortium representing commercial and general aviation stakeholders has issued an update on the status of two outstanding amendments to the Civil Aviation Regulations — regulatory changes that directly... Read more...
Full Glass, Full Custom: A Piper Meridian Panel Upgrade to 2026 Standard
Full Glass, Full Custom: A Piper Meridian Panel Upgrade to 2026 Standard
Full glass. Full custom. Full 2026 standard. One Meridian. From concept to cockpit — our client's Meridian vision brought to life. Dual Garmin G500 TXi, dual GTN 750Xi, GMA 35c... Read more...
SkyPlay: uAvionix and ForeFlight Bring the EFB Into the Panel
SkyPlay: uAvionix and ForeFlight Bring the EFB Into the Panel
Here is one worth keeping an eye on. uAvionix and Jeppesen ForeFlight have announced SkyPlay — a project to bring the familiar ForeFlight interface directly into the aircraft panel. As... Read more...
Garmin's 2026 Autopilot Rebate: Up to $1,000 Back on a GFC 500 or GFC 600
Garmin's 2026 Autopilot Rebate: Up to $1,000 Back on a GFC 500 or GFC 600
If a Garmin autopilot has been on your upgrade list, the timing has just improved. Garmin has launched its 2026 Autopilot Rebate, offering customers money back on a qualifying GFC... Read more...
Nighthawk Guardian: A Different Take on Synthetic Vision, Coming Soon
Nighthawk Guardian: A Different Take on Synthetic Vision, Coming Soon
There is an interesting piece of avionics working its way toward certification, and as the South African dealer for Nighthawk Flight Systems, we want owners to know about it early.... Read more...
IFR GPS Navigation Is Coming to the Dynon SkyView HDX
IFR GPS Navigation Is Coming to the Dynon SkyView HDX
Dynon has previewed something that will interest any owner flying — or planning to fly — behind a SkyView HDX: integrated IFR GPS navigation, built directly into the HDX platform.... Read more...
Garmin Unveils AXIS: A New Generation of Integrated Flight Displays
Garmin Unveils AXIS: A New Generation of Integrated Flight Displays
Garmin has just unveiled AXIS — an all-new family of flight displays, built from the ground up as the next generation beyond the G3X Touch. As Garmin's largest accredited distributor... Read more...
Collins Avionics Service Program (CASP): What It Covers and How to Enrol
Collins Avionics Service Program (CASP): What It Covers and How to Enrol
For operators of Collins Aerospace–equipped aircraft, the cost and timing of unscheduled avionics maintenance can be among the more difficult variables to manage in an annual operating budget. The Collins... Read more...
GFC 500 Autopilot Now Approved for the Cessna 172/175
GFC 500 Autopilot Now Approved for the Cessna 172/175
If you own a straight-tail Cessna 172 or 175, you can now fit Garmin's GFC 500 digital autopilot. Garmin has received STC approval for the GFC 500 in these models,... Read more...
A Father's Day Gift the Pilot Will Actually Use — Garmin D2 Mach 2
A Father's Day Gift the Pilot Will Actually Use — Garmin D2 Mach 2
Father's Day lands on Sunday 21 June. If the pilot in your life already has the headset, the bag, and the sunglasses, here is something they do not yet have... Read more...
S-TEC 3100 Has a New Owner — What It Means for SA Operators
S-TEC 3100 Has a New Owner — What It Means for SA Operators
Innovative Aerosystems has acquired the S-TEC Model 3100 autopilot product line from Moog. If you operate an aircraft fitted with an S-TEC 3100 — or you have been considering one... Read more...

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The 12-Year Rule Just Changed: Condition-Based Engine Monitoring Now in Force

The 12-Year Rule Just Changed: Condition-Based Engine Monitoring Now in Force

|Clinton Carroll
A welcome moment for South Africa's general aviation industry. Aeronautical Aviation is ready to assist aircraft owners in returning their aircraft to service — engine monitoring, ADS-B, MPI, and avionics...