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One of the truly great things about being an aviation buff is the number of “Goodies and Gadgets” available to play with. Here In Flight USA has collected a few new ones worthy of your consideration.

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. has been the supplier that aircraft builders, owners, pilots, and aviation businesses have depended on since 1965. They carry a wide selection of aircraft parts, building materials, avionics, and pilot supplies, all of which are offered on their website (www.aircraftspruce.com) and in the famous Aircraft Spruce catalog, now over 1,000-pages available for download or for free in print. You can depend on Aircraft Spruce for prompt shipping and competitive pricing on all orders.

AIRCRAFT SPRUCEIS READYFOR FALL FLYING

Fall is in the air, a perfect time for flying, sprucing up and gift shopping. Aircraft Spruce has answers for every aviation need. Visit their website, stocked full of more than 100,000 items, at www.aircraftspruce.com.

Happy autumn flying from Spruce!

TCW Integrated Back Up Battery System

The Inte grated Battery Back-up System (IBBS) provides an engineered solution to enable an endurance bus for critical loads found in aircraft. The IBBS system provides backup power to critical electronic loads such as EFIS, GPS, Autopilots and engine monitoring systems.

Integral to the IBBS is a lithiumiron-phosphate battery pack and a matched charging system to ensure the battery is properly charged and maintained. The system includes switching circuitry to provide a stable source of output power during both normal and emergency operations. The IBBS system also provides signals to other equipment such as EFIS systems to communicate the operating state of the back-up bus as well as the state of the battery.

The IBBS system connects to the standard aircraft power bus and provides an output to critical equipment that requires back-up power. Additionally, the IBBS system provides surge and sag protection for connected equipment, allowing operation of critical equipment during engine starting.

The IBBS system is suitable for use with equipment such as Garmin GNS and GTN series navigators, G3X series of avionics, Grand Rapids Technologies EFIS systems, Advanced Flight Systems EFIS, Dynon EFIS, and MGL EFIS, TruTrak Autopilots and EFIS, and Trio Autopilots.

Aircraft Spruce offers the TCW Integrated Back-up Battery system in 12 or 24 voltage and with 3 Amp hour or 6 Amp hour units. The units start at $249, increasing in price depending on voltage and Amp hours selected.

Honeycomb Charlie Rudder Pedals

The Charlie Rudder Pedals brings the final piece to complete the full Honeycomb Flight Sim ula tion Setup. The pedals are made with real alloy metal and can adjust to different angles for the best comfort while flying. The pedals use a specialized drive train system for travel with no center detent. The base includes large rubber grip pads and reversible carpet spikes for non-movement use giving you confidence and skill in your approaches and landings.

This product is available for preorder now and expected delivery by midOctober. Each unit costs $349.

Lightspeed Delta Zulu ANR Headset With Bluetooth

Delta Zulu is built for your mission with safety, control, and comfort in mind. The newest headset from Lightspeed includes their best ANR to date, with the superior comfort and durability you expect from a Zulu, while also introducing groundbreaking new technologies that could save the lives of both pilots and passengers.

Safety: Lightspeed’s designers and engineers collaborated with a team of highly qualified flight and safety experts to develop a revolutionary digital platform and groundbreaking new technologies to make flying safer. Kanari smart alert technology built right into the headset provides protection by measuring cabin carbon monoxide levels, helping to keep you and your passengers alert and safe with audible warnings. The free Lightspeed App allows you to also check the CO sensor data visually during flight and review your full history later. The Delta Zulu also introduces a built-in audio equalization system called HearingEQity that ensures crystal clear flight communication. Through an automated 12-frequency hearing test that can be taken through the Lightspeed App, HearingEQity sets the hearing level in each ear of your headset to create your individual hearing profile to compensate for any hearing variations between ears.

Control: The Lightspeed App also allows you to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, draw diagrams, and archive flight recordings for post-flight briefing and training. Delta Zulu is also the first headset to adopt the UAC plug, allowing you to connect to other devices directly from the headset for charging, data communications, and auxiliary audio.

Comfort: The legendary Zulu comfort and durability continues in the Delta Zulu. Performance ear seals, sturdy cables built around a Kevlar core, full Bluetooth integration, and an industrybest 7-year warranty are still standard in the newest Lightspeed model.

Visit the Aircraft Spruce website (www.aircraftspruce.com) to see videos on this product and additional details. Each unit sells for $1,099.

Wood Propeller Altimeter Clock

A must have for every pilot, at home or on the hangar wall, a wooden propeller with clock. Propellers are fabricated in Colombia through an artesanal process using the best and finest tropical cedar wood. Each propeller is 29.5 inches long, the clock diameter is 75mm, it weighs one pound and needs an AA battery (not included). Each clock propeller sells for $79.95… Think holiday gift!

AeroLeds Starlight Wing Ice Inspection Light FAA-PMA Approved

Low-lying clouds and sub-zero temperatures can create hazardous ice formations on the wings of your aircraft. The StarLight wing inspection light was engineered with your safety in mind.

This LED Ice detection Lighting system (or wing inspection/wing scan light) provides optimum illumination of your wing to check for the formation of ice. The wing inspection lights offer more total light output (Lumens) and a wider beam spread to give you the optimum amount of light needed. It also provides added visibility to your aircraft for collision avoidance and recognition. The StarLight Ice wing inspection light serves as an easy LED replacement for incandescent 7079 light bulbs. Each unit sells for $244.95.

Aircraft Spruce’s New Website Feature: Expanded Order History Search

Aircraft Spruce on Sept. 22 announced the release of their expanded order history search. You can now search your order history by product keyword, part #, manufacturer # in addition to the previous search function by order #, invoice # or PO#. More key upgrades include: •Graphical results presentation featuring highlighted word, number or phrase match. •Quick links to view full order details, track packages, view/download invoices or download order certs documents (if available). •Product results feature quick links to re-order products and view certs (if available) for that specific item.

Dynamic Visual Results: Order search presents matches in a user-friendly visual presentation allowing you to quickly access key information from your account saving you precious time. See all the details at www.aircraftspruce.com.

Look for Aircraft Spruce at these upcoming events:

•NBAA in Orlando, FL, Oct. 18-20 (nbaa.org) •AOPA Aviation Showcase in Fort Worth, TX Nov. 17-18 (aopa.org) •AG Aviation Expo in Knoxville, TN on Dec. 5 (agaviation.org)