Two new watches from Sporty’s Wright Brothers collection free you from batteries.
Authentic military flight jackets now at Sporty’s
Sporty’s 2014 leather jacket collection features the A-2 Leather Flight Jacket, which has been in use for more than 80 years and is a cultural icon.
Sporty’s posts gift guide
Sporty’s has posted a gift guide on its website to help the friends and family of pilots get the gifts that pilots really want.
“Non-pilots are in uncharted territory when it comes to selecting a gift for a pilot on their list,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “We’ve created our gift guide as the map to simplify gift buying on behalf of pilots.”
Stratus 2 updated
The Stratus 2 ADS-B receiver has been updated with ForeFlight version 6.4, which enables flight data recording.
Sporty’s introduces new online courses
Two Sporty’s training programs, VFR Communications and IFR Communications, have been updated and are now available as online courses.
Sporty’s introduces annual Christmas ornament
A new tradition begins this holiday season with the debut of Sporty’s Wright Bros. Christmas ornament. The 2014 ornament is a 70-mm glass ball in royal blue with a holiday scene featuring a Piper Cub and “Christmas 2014” on one side.
Sporty’s updates Android pilot training apps
Sporty’s E6B, Flight Review and Study Buddy apps have just been overhauled.
Avtutorials produces iPad apps for Sporty’s focusing on critical pilot skills
Aviation Tutorials Company has licensed its three pilot-training iPad apps to Sporty’s. The three apps focus on critical piloting skills, with these titles: Mastering Stick And Rudder Flying; Getting Around On The Ground; and Airborne Radar.
Sporty’s selects Beaver for 2014 Christmas ornament
Sporty’s 30-year tradition of offering crystal Christmas ornament continues this year, with the 2014 ornament featuring a Beaver on floats.
Sporty’s offers FAA-approved ATP Certification Training Program
With the FAA mandate that all pilots seeking an ATP certificate be required to complete an FAA-approved ATP Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP) prior to taking the ATP Knowledge test, Sporty’s has partnered with ABX Airlines in Wilmington, Ohio, to offer this training.