The IMC Club International, a membership-based organization focused on instrument rated pilots and flight instructors with a network of chapters throughout the nation, has released a 30-minute training DVD on how to start and run an IMC Club Chapter. The viewer gets to see an introduction by the IMC Club founder and Club President Radek […]
Frugal Flying
Do you have any tips on how to save money while flying? We are collecting them from our readers for an upcoming special issue. What have you learned that will be helpful to other pilots about how to save money — on anything from training to buying an aircraft (or renting) to operations, maintenance, upgrades, […]
The show must go on
GUEST EDITORIAL By PHILIP HANDLEMAN Sequestration is forcing the Pentagon to slash $41 billion this year on top of the $487 billion reduction in defense spending already mandated over the next 10 years. Resultantly, a cruel triage within the Defense Department has taken hold. Communities across America are waking to the reality that their scheduled […]
Turn your flights into a work of art
Sporty’s now can create a custom framed print showing the track map of all IFR flights you made in a time period up to one year. Using data from Flight Aware, this print shows all IFR flights, including departure and destination airport identifiers and the actual route flown. “Then we add a custom-engraved plaque with […]
Five new aviation history websites launched
Delta Mike Airfield has launched five related websites that celebrate the aircraft and people who landed and signed the Golden Age Airfield Registers at Clover Field, Santa Monica, Calif., Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Calif., Parks Field, East St. Louis, Ill., Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Pitcairn Field, Willow Grove, Pa. Each interactive site […]
SyberJet chooses Cedar City, Utah, for HQ and plant
SyberJet Aircraft, new owner of the SJ30 light jet program, has selected Cedar City, Utah, as the location for its headquarters and assembly plant. Syberjet’s parent company, MSC Aerospace, purchased the SJ30 assets from Emivest Aerospace for $3.5 million in cash. Emivest filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October. “Our decision to locate the SJ30 assembly […]
Serengeti refines the classic aviator sunglasses
Sortie, the newest addition to Serengeti’s selection of aviator sunglasses, is the result of an effort to refine and update an iconic sunglass style. To achieve a new level of performance while retaining all of the requisite design cues, Serengeti consulted with retired F16 fighter pilot, Major Dan Rooney. Sortie has all of the design […]
iFlightPlanner enhanced
All iFlightPlanner.com maps, including the VFR and IFR charts available at iFlightPlanner.com/AviationCharts and those found in the Flight Wizard, now feature vertical airspace profiles and a redesigned mapping interface with full-screen viewing capability. Special Use Airspace (NSA, MOA, Alert, Warning, Prohibited and Restricted Areas) as well as Class B, C, D and E airspace information […]
San Diego Museum awards scholarships
The San Diego Air & Space Museum and the Convair Alumni Association recently awarded 13 scholarships to 13 students. The scholarships are given annually on behalf of three Museum-administered scholarship funds: Bill Gibbs, R.A. “Ken” Rearwin and the Convair Alumni Association. To date, 245 students have been awarded $672,000. “I’m very proud there are many […]