Product Mentions

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In an article by the Bend Bulletin, CiES was complimented on making helicopter flights safer due to their revolutionary fuel measuring technology. The CiES fuel probe is part of a crash-resistant fuel tank developed by Robertson Fuel Systems, of Tempe, Arizona, with Vector Aerospace [now StandardAero], a global company that specializes in aircraft maintenance. The…

CiES was mentioned by FAA Administrator Michael Huerta in a speech delivered on July 27, 2017 in Oshkosh, WI. “We worked with CiES to approve a more reliable fuel gauge that will accurately provide fuel levels – instead of just letting you know if the tank is full or empty.” We’re proud to have created…