Superior Air Parts, Inc., is doubling the number of class offerings for its popular XP-360 Engine Build School. “Customers were signing up for the school a year in advance,” noted Evan Yearsley, lead build school instructor and engine production manager. “We felt that was too inconvenient for our customers, so the decision was made to […]
Make you voice heard
The Washington, D.C., ADIZ costs the 10 airports within it more than $43 million a year. That’s how much those airports lose each year in wages, revenue, taxes and local spending because of the Air Defense Identification Zone, according to a new study from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. “The study shows that those most […]
Wolf Aviation Fund grants available
The Wolf Aviation Fund, which has supported more than 100 projects in the last few years promoting general aviation, is seeking new proposals. Deadline is Dec. 15. Last year, more than 30 projects received funding, ranging from educational and airport promotion projects to programs that help disabled people get involved in flying, development of a […]
RAM Aircraft breathes new life into old engines
You’ve just spent big money getting the exterior and interior of your airplane restored, now how about finishing the job and renovating what’s under the cowl? RAM Aircraft in Waco, Texas, can help you do the job. The company has more than 25 years in the engine remanufacturing business. It specializes in providing horsepower upgrades […]
Up in the air about a great gift?
Tired of giving the same old gifts? The folks at Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures in San Diego have just the ticket. Choose from a gentle or thrilling open cockpit biplane ride, pulse pounding air combat, inspirational “first flight” or hands-on-the-controls loops and rolls in a World War II warbird. Flight packages start at […]
Want to give something out of the ordinary? Try Runway 01
Looking for hard-to-find aviation greeting cards? Then look no farther than Runway 01, which has added 15 new products to its lineup, including 10 new Christmas cards. “By popular demand, we are offering our best deal ever — a 10-card assorted pack,” says Tracy Nihda, who owns the company with her husband, Rick. “Every pack […]
Express your true love of fllying with cards, ties and more from Gift of Wings
Gift of Wings has unveiled a lineup of more than 48 aviation greeting cards, just in time for the holidays. The “Spirit of St. Louis”, “J-3 Cub,” “B-17,” “Airshow Performers” and “The Wright Flyer” join an already impressive line of original aviation greeting cards including the P-51 Mustang, the Eagle montage, the B-24, the Cessna […]
Neiman Marcus does it again with a Skycar prototype
Last year it was a $10 million Zeppelin. This year Neiman Marcus once again provides aviation enthusiasts with that one-of-a-kind gift, the M400 Skycar prototype, in its 2005 Christmas Book. “This is the prototype for a groundbreaking mode of transportation that may ultimately combine sci-fi and state of the art technology in the world’s first […]
FAA certifies SimTrain’s Cirrus Level 3 FTD
SimTrain LLC, a new company specializing in supporting flight training for Cirrus aircraft, has received FAA Level 3 certification for its full-motion Cirrus Flight Training Device located in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta. SimTrain purchased three Cirrus specific, full-motion simulators from Fidelity Flight Simulation in Pittsburgh and has placed the Fidelity MOTUS simulators in Cirrus Training […]