Make sure your cockpit isn’t the scene of flying objects when you secure your SP-400 with the custom-designed RAM Mount Cradle, offered by Sporty’s.With this RAM Mount, you can securely attach your radio to the yoke where it will stay put, no matter what, Sporty’s officials said. The SP-400 slides into the base, and the […]
Rare PB4Y-2 ‘Privateer’ to fly at Copperstate
At 75 feet long, 30 feet high, and 110 feet wide from wingtip-to-wingtip, the Consolidated PB4Y-2 “Privateer” based at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) in Arizona is tough to miss. For locals and pilots, it’s a familiar sight — but also unfamiliar, even for the most seasoned aviation enthusiast. That’s because it’s the only […]
Actor to speak at ‘Top Gun’ screening
On Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. the Museum of Flight in Seattle will screen the 1986 film about hot-shot Navy fighter pilots, “Top Gun,” followed by a special appearance by actor Tom Skerritt, who portrayed “Viper” in the movie. The program is part of the museum’s 2011 celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation.
Reno fans remain steadfast
In the aftermath of last week’s horrific crash at the Reno Air Races, race fans tell The New York Times that they are determined to make sure the races continue on. Read the full story here.
Angel MedFlight finalist in Spirit of Enterprise Award
Angel MedFlight in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been selected as a finalist for the Spirit of Enterprise Awards for achievements in growth, adding jobs, and boosting the community. The awards, administered by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, recognize top Arizona businesses for ethics, energy, and excellence in entrepreneurship. Angel MedFlight Worldwide […]
Latest issue of Montana and the Sky online
The latest issue of Montana and the Sky, a monthly publication from the Montana Department of Transportation, is now online
New sponsors, events for LSA Expo
The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring Regional Airport has three new events planned for this year’s show in January: Darrell Collins, historian at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina, will tell the story of Orville Wright’s 1911 flight that lasted 9 minutes and 45 seconds and is regarded as the first soaring […]
Appareo Systems releases updates to ALERTS software
Appareo Systems has released several updates to its ALERTS software products. ALERTS – Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety – is a Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) and FDM system designed for light and legacy aircraft where more traditional flight data recorders are too large and costly to be viable choices, company […]
Congressman champions BARR
Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) has introduced legislation to fully reinstate the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program, so that aircraft owners and operators can opt out of having their flights broadcast over the Internet. “The federal government’s dissemination to the public of information relating to a noncommercial flight carried out by a private owner or […]