RANS has developed a control lock that attaches to most models. The lock consist of a bungee cord, a couple of hooks and a cap that slips over the top of the control stick, according to company officials. It installs in seconds and the hooks feature adjusters to allow the bungee tension to be set […]
Air Zoo to open Tuskegee Airmen exhibit
On May 21 the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., will open The Test: The Tuskegee Airmen Project, an exhibit about the first black combat aviators who served in the U.S. military during World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen were part of an effort by the U.S. War Department to determine if blacks were capable of […]
Tis the season — to sweat
Summertime and the living is easy, at least according to George Gershwin, but the flying is hot. But who wants to spend the equivalent of a major panel upgrade – and then some – for a problem that is seasonal? That’s why Sporty’s offers Arctic Air, a portable air conditioning unit for airplanes. The air […]
Online portal and social network for pilots debuts
Making its debut is VFRGuide.com, a new online portal and social network for aerodrome users and pilots traveling in Europe. VFRGuide.com contains integrated and automated digital aeronautical data of 36 European countries arranged for private pilots. It includes General, En-route data and a brief description of aerodromes with cartographic data, according to company officials, who […]
ISM flight school receives Part 141 certification
A flight school at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), SunState Aviation Flight School, has been awarded Part 141 certification in accordance with FAA and Industry Training Standards (FITS). The Part 141 certification proves that the SunState Aviation Training Course Outline provides a structured training program with a standardized training syllabus approved by the FAA, flight […]
Mid-Continent Instruments donates equipment to K-State
Mid-Continent Instruments recently donated numerous attitude indicators, altimeters, vertical speed indicators, directional gyros, and air speed indicators to Kansas State University Salina’s avionics program. Ryan Reid, Mid-Continent Instruments employee and 2008 graduate of K-State’s professional pilot program, coordinated the donation with Raylene Alexander, K-State’s avionics program lead and assistant professor of aviation. Reid serves as […]
Girls Scouts earn badges at GMU
On Saturday, May 7, 29 fourth and fifth grade Girl Scouts earned their Aerospace Badges at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. “In partnership with Mad Science of the Upstate, a local science enrichment provider, a badge workshop was offered at the Greenville Downtown Airport’s Runway Cafe,” stated Lynn Arve, Director of Program […]
Tornado vs. FlyTies
When the tornado ripped through the Sun ’n Fun grounds on March 31, Charles Stites’ first concern was for his friends who were camping near their airplanes in the Vintage parking area, “and then of my restored, award-winning 1949 Ryan Navion.” “I rode out the storm in one of the big exhibit hangars, and with […]
Super Saturday at AirVenture
Southwest Airlines is celebrating 40 years as one of the nation’s largest air carriers by being the presenting sponsor of “Super Saturday” at AirVenture 2011 on Saturday, July 30. The 59th annual edition of “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” will be held July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. From sunrise to well past […]