The Iowa Office of Aviation has named winners for its 2010 Aviation Photography Contest. Winners were named in 21 categories, ranging from agricultural aviation to maintenance to warbirds. See all the winners here. Entries for next year’s contest must be submitted by Oct. 7, 2011.
Cessna Pilot Center network grows
Cessna Aircraft Co. has added five flight training schools to its global network of more than 270 Cessna Pilot Centers (CPCs). The newest members of the CPC network are: Alliance International Aviation; Chino, Calif. Genesis Flight Academy, LLC; Georgetown, Texas JacksonAir; Thermal, Calif. North Florida Flight Training; West Palm Beach, Fla. Tailwind Flight Center; Appleton, […]
A gift for a pilot who likes to cook
Looking for something different for the pilot on your holiday gift list? How about an aviation-themed apron? All Occasion Aprons offers a variety of aprons with themes ranging from holidays, school colors, to airplanes. Each apron contains three pockets. Aprons are $19.95 for adults; $14.95 for children. For more information: 319-338-2259, [email protected] or AllOccasionAprons.com
Jeppesen teams with Advanced Flight Systems
Jeppesen and Advanced Flight Systems, a supplier of avionics for the light sport and experimental aircraft market, have entered into an agreement to provide Jeppesen NavData and obstacle services for Advanced Flight Systems avionics navigation systems. For light sport and experimental aircraft avionics systems, Jeppesen provides NavData navigation information, obstacle data and aviation parts and […]
MyGoFlight.com debuts iPad kneeboard
MyGoFlight.com, a website focused on the use of the iPad in aviation, has launched its site and sale of its new product — the iPad Kneeboard Pro and Pro C. MyGoFlight.com helps pilots in all phases of flight through the secure use of the iPad, its flight applications, and the Internet in aviation, say developers, […]
Airguide takes it to the next level
Airguide Publications, Inc. has released its new portable GPS for use with Apple’s iPad – Flight Guide FLY-Wi GPS. “We had an overwhelmingly positive response to our Flight Guide iEFB application and wanted to take it to the next level,” said Brenda Garcia, Publisher, Airguide Publications. “We feel that the internal GPS on the iPad […]
Graves to co-chair House GA Caucus
U.S. Representative Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.) revealed last week at AOPA’s Aviation Summit in Long Beach, California, that U.S. Representative Sam Graves (R-Mo.) will take over as co-chair of the House General Aviation Caucus starting in January 2011. The news was welcomed by the industry’s alphabet groups. “NATA is thrilled that Congressman Graves has been chosen […]
N.H. pilot wins AOPA sweepstakes plane
Yorke Brown, a scientific and engineering consultant from Etna, N.H., is the winner of the 2010 Fun to Fly Sweepstakes Remos GX light sport aircraft. AOPA President Craig Fuller announced this year’s sweepstakes winner Nov. 12 during AOPA Aviation Summit in Long Beach, Calif. “The day you give away an airplane is a very good […]
Pilot Training Reform Symposium slated
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) will chair a national symposium, Securing the Future of General Aviation through Pilot Training Reform, next year. Scheduled for May 4-5, 2011 in Atlanta, the symposium will feature break out sessions, an industry leadership panel, and a keynote address on the importance of training on safety, product […]