Industry Round-up, May 14, 2021
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AVweb’s news roundup uncovered reports on a new battery for the Pilatus PC-24, the launch of a line of digital clocks, a simulator addition for a training center and a survey ranking FBOs. True Blue Power has announced that its TB40 fifth-generation lithium-ion main ship batteries are now certified for the Pilatus PC-24. Also newly certified for the jet are the company’s TA202 series USB chargers and TI2000 DC-to-AC inverter.
Aerospace products designer and manufacturer Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has introduced a line of multifunction digital clocks. Mid-Continent’s new CHRONOS series features eight modes including Local Time, UTC/Zulu Time, Flight Timer, Countdown Timer, Stopwatch, Volts, Outside Air Temperature (OAT) and Secondary Air Temperature. Also with something new, pilot training organization P7 Aviation has added a Boeing 747 Full Flight Simulator to its training center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The ad
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Palm Springs/Thermal, California, February 1, 2021 – Desert Jet Center, the desert’s newest and highest customer-rated Fixed Base Operator (FBO) located at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) in Thermal, California, hires aviation veteran Peni Nelson as its new Customer Relations Advisor.
Well-known and highly respected, Ms. Nelson is considered a local legend by the aviation community and dignitaries in the Greater Palm Springs area. Her achievements and contributions to the industry have earned her national as well as local recognition. She was named one of the nation’s top 12 Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Employees by the national publication, Professional Pilot Magazine, an award she received for ten consecutive years. Ms. Nelson was also honored on July 16, 1997, with the proclamation of the Peni Nelson Day by then-Mayor of Palm Springs, California, William G. Kleindienst.