Weldcraft has transferred all manufacturing, assembly, quality control and order processing from Burbank, Calif., to its new headquarters in Appleton, Wis. The new headquarters integrates Weldcraft’s product design objectives with the TIG power sources and full product line of its sister company, Miller Electric Mfg. Co., while also providing a more central U.S. location for […]
Valle Airport offers overnight grand canyon tour package
Grand Canyon Valle Airport (40G) now offers an off-season overnight tour package which will last until April for pilots and passengers planning to visit the Grand Canyon. The Adventure Package provides an inexpensive way for fly-in visitors to experience the best of the Grand Canyon experience. For only $189, two people can rent a car, […]
Production Software releases Electronic Facilities and Airport Directory
Pilots looking to automate their pre-flight planning and reduce the large number of books required for flying can benefit from a new program called Electronic Facilities and Airport Directory (eFAD). eFAD is a multi-platform airport directory that allows you to view airport information, weather, and more from your PC, PDA, and/or XHTML mobile phone. eFAD […]
New pilot’s seat cushion, designed by a pilot
The Pilot’s Seat Cushion from Noral Enterprises provides comfortable seating, essential for a safe trip. Not all seats are the right height or comfortable for every pilot, so Noral designed seat cushions in different sizes and types. The cushions come in gray, navy, blue and black. Each has a strap to secure to the back […]
Connect with new Jeppesen Internet Flight Planner
Jeppesen recently launched the latest addition to its flight planning lineup — the Jeppesen Internet Flight Planner (JIFP). Because JIFP is Internet-based, it is always current and ready to go with the latest critical flight data, say Jeppesen officials. Customers no longer need to worry about maintaining update subscriptions, CDs arriving in the mail, or […]
Amen!
Regarding your editorial on fraidy cats in the January issue (Climate change: Fraidy cats in the home of the brave): AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! I wish I had written it! Michael Brewer Birmingham
What a relief
Wow! Amazing! I agree with everything you said in the Straight & Level, January 2006. It is a relief to know that I am not the only one that has those opinions. I also agree with just about everything you have written in the past, including the Confederate flag, and I am from New Jersey, […]
Reality Check
You are to be commended for having the guts to say what needed to be said in your Straight & Level of the December issue (False perceptions of danger: This is a free country, isn’t it?). I am sick and tired of people who have no knowledge of an activity telling me what I should […]
Just one type of Intelligent Design
I read your article on user fees revisited (Headwinds, December 2005). I also agree that user fees are ridiculous. One comment I have is Creationism is not intelligent design, but one type of of intelligent design among others. For instance, some people believe aliens created life — that is also intelligent design. I have a […]