Product Mentions
Aero-News TV at OshKosh 2021
“At AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Aero-News Correspondent Maria Morrison spoke with CiES Inc. President Scott Philiben about their fuel monitoring systems for small aircraft. Working with industry partner Cirrus to revamp the fuel reading accuracy, CiES was able to create a safer, more modern fuel quantity sender suited to nearly all general aviation aircraft,…
Read MoreCiES fuel senders installed on AOPA Sweepstakes Grumman Tiger
The circa-1978 Grumman Tiger now sports new fuel senders courtesy of CiES Corp. The modernizing of this AOPA sweepstakes giveaway is a fantastic project to follow. You can read more about this beautiful airplane and its transformation on the AOPA website. The AOPA also has several videos on their YouTube channel covering the project.
Read MoreAOPA Pilot – December 2020
Thomas B. Haines, Editor in Chief of the AOPA Pilot magazines briefly discusses the accuracy of CiES digital fuel senders in his article Check Notams. Save Yourself Some Grief. Below is an excerpt of the article: “With an IFR flight plan filed for the short trip, we climbed away from Johnstown as I carefully watched…
Read MoreGarmin G500(H)/G600/G700 TXi
The 2020 version of G500(H)/G600/G700 TXi Software v3.10 documentation reveals specified support for CiES probes (fuel senders). This is specified on page 10 of the report. You can view or download the pdf report here: https://static.garmin.com/pumac/190-01717-31_a.pdf.
Read MoreSportAviation – October 2019
Actually Accurate CiES sensors provide reliable fuel level readings By Beth E. Stanton “It’s very strange,” said Scott Philiben, EAA 1148835, CEO and founder of CiES. “This issue has been around for a very long time. Practically every movie featuring a stressed-out pilot includes the obligatory tapping of the fuel gauge.” In airplanes, fuel…
Read MoreAOPA Pilot – November 2018
AOPA Pilot November 2018 HOPE DOESN’T POWER OUR AIRPLANES, as much as we sometimes might wish it did. Too often we take off and hope we have enough fuel. Or, we take off with what we believe is enough fuel, but along the way, a reroute or headwinds extend our flight time and we begin…
Read MoreAvionics News – June 2018
We are a featured member in the June 2018 edition of Avionics News. Here is an excerpt of the article: During the last eight years, CiES has grown slowly and organically to be the largest supplier of fuel quantity systems in the world, according to Philiben. Some 18,000 of the company’s fuel senders are operational…
Read MoreAOPA Pilot – May 2018
AOPA Pilot May 2018 The J.P. Instruments EDM 900 primary flight instrument replaces the Super Cub’s tachometer and oil temperature and pressure instruments, and provides engine data so precise that the pilot will be able to quickly detect “if you have a spark plug malfunctioning,” Meggers said. Combine that with the digital CiES fuel sending…
Read MoreCrash Resistant Fuel Tanks
In a recent article by Vertical Magazine, StandardAero and Papillon Airways have signed an agreement to outfit 40 of their aircraft with crash resistant fuel tanks. Our revolutionary technology is cited as one of the main components to these crash resistant fuel tanks. The tank’s unique design features a robust crash-resistant fuel bladder, offering the…
Read MoreJet Quality Fuel Readouts for GA Aircraft
David Tulis, Associate Editor Web/ePilot AOPA, has recently written a comprehensive article on CiES technology to increase aircraft safety with it’s patented magnetic resistive fuel senders. [CiES] partnered with Vector Aerospace [now StandardAero] and Robertson Fuel Systems, which designed a double-walled fuel tank and internal bladder for Airbus AS350 and EC130 helicopters. Philiben’s magnetic field…
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