After years of hemming and hawing, the piston aircraft engine industry could be finally coming to its senses by embracing electronic ignition. Electroair has been selling electronic ignitions for a couple of years, and now SureFly—a company stemming from Sky-Tek (starters) and Plane-Power (alternators)—is nearing FAA certification of an electronic replacement it calls the SIM, for SureFly Ignition Module.
I recently visited with Granbury, Texas-based SureFly for a close look at the product. Here’s a report.