Mike Carroll doesn’t seem like a jewelry designer kind of guy – he drives tractors, trucks, Harleys and Mooneys. In fact, he designed his first ring in the cockpit at 24,000 feet. Carroll came up with the idea to create rings with an eagle motif about a dozen years ago during a flight between Chicago […]
Free financial aid seminar available online
San Juan College in Farmington, N.M., presents a financial aid seminar for individuals who want to begin flight training but don’t understand the ins and outs of financing the costs. The seminar, available at PilotJourney.com, is free. “Flight training is expensive, but like any investment in a potential career, there are ways to finance training,” […]
Runway closes for construction at Washington’s Western Airpark
Effective July 1, Western Airpark (92W), a privately owned airport in Yelm, Wash., will change from public use to private use, prior permission required. A NOTAM has been issued. The change is a result of pending gas pipeline construction on and in the vicinity of the approach end of runway 27. A new displaced threshold […]
Evergreen Aviation Museumoffers Summer camps
Evergreen Aviation Museum and the Captain Michael King Smith Educational Institute in McMinnville, Ore., will host four summer day camps where students will have fun learning about the science and history of flight while building gliders, airplanes, rockets and flying radio controlled (RC) aircraft. All of this will take place among the museum’s collection of […]
Bring attitude into your shop
Miller Electric Mfg. Co introduces two new auto-darkening welding helmets with attitudes: The Joker and Camouflage. The Joker portrays a sinister looking jester surrounded by poker chips, cards, dice and an eight ball, while the Camouflage helmet features the Hardwoods Brown high-definition pattern — the No. 1 selling camouflage pattern in the U.S. Available to […]
Tempest unveils new G2 Mastervision Cap Light
Tempest has unveiled its G2 cap light, an improved version of the G1 original cap light introduced in late 2004, company officials say. Improvements include: a weight of just one ounce, including batteries; engineered to withstand extreme conditions and use; powered by two lithium coin batteries for approximately 75 hours of ultra bright LED light; […]
Duncan Aviation named authorized ZR LITE installation center
Duncan Aviation is the most recent addition to Raisbeck Engineering’s global network of authorized installation centers for the ZR LITE program. With two main service centers in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich., Duncan Aviation provides service to the Learjet fleet. Over the years, this service has included the installation of more than seven of […]
Landmark Aviation to install ARINC SKYLink
Landmark Aviation has entered into a dealership agreement to install the ARINC Direct SKYLink ultra-high speed satellite broadband communication system. ARINC’s SKYLink provides data intensive business applications, including high-speed Internet, email, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), corporate intranet, and Voice Over IP (VoIP) telephone and FAX over IP (FoIP) services. SKYLink coverage, which is currently available […]
Precision Flight Controls introduces wrap-around display training system
Precision Flight Controls, Inc. has introduced a full-immersion, five-screen version of its MFD Modular Flight Deck system. Combined with worldwide terrain mapping, a global navigation database, and support for 13 single- and multi-engine aircraft, the five-screen MFD produces a realistic and flexible pilot training environment, company officials say. The system comes standard with dozens of […]