Sporty’s has taken the famous A-2 flight jacket and updated it to a contemporary version. Combining classic details with modern styling, it is crafted from a soft yet rugged cabernet leather that keeps out wind and rain, but is refined enough for a night out, according to Sporty’s officials. The A-2 Ace Jacket features full […]
Exec Air Montana joins Avfuel network
Exec Air Montana, an FBO at Helena Regional Airport (HLN) in Montana, is now an Avfuel-branded dealer, offering AVTRIP points and the Avfuel and Cessna Contract Fuel programs to qualifying customers. “Exec Air Montana leadership and staff clearly see their work in general aviation as a way of life – and one they love. It’s […]
Aircraft Spruce carries CommLink Pro Angel Headset Interface
The CommLink Pro Angel, a small, lightweight aviation audio headset adapter, is now available at Aircraft Spruce. The Angel includes a built in stereo, Bluetooth wireless technology, and a multitude of input and output jacks, as well as an integrated E6B flight computer. The CommLink Pro Angel is priced at $449 and is available in three colors: black, blue, or […]
Becker Avionics debuts new cabin audio control unit
Becker Avionics has introduced its newest Audio Control Unit (ACU) ACU6101 Cabin Audio Control Panel. Designed for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, the ACU6101 Cabin Audio Control Panel is optimized for restricted panel size applications and offers up to eight communication channels, two navigation receivers, low power consumption, as well as reduced weight and size, according […]
Research targets barriers to flight training
If public schools had a drop-out rate of 70 to 80%, the outcry would be deafening. Yet that is what America’s flight schools overall face, and is a significant contributing factor to why the pilot population continues its downward trend, according to officials at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). “The past 20-plus years […]
Nourishing flight innovation
Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer has proposed making the county, which includes Wichita, the Air Capital of the World, “an incubator for future flight innovation,” according to a blog by Emily Behlmann at the Wichita Business Journal. The post notes that Welshimer thinks the county needs to be a leader in the personal flight industry, […]
A first: GA aircraft land at Edwards AFB
For the first time in the history of Edwards Air Force base, nearly 100 civilian general aviation aircraft, and 15 civilian-owned retired warbirds flew in, and landed on the Rosamond Dry Lakebed Oct. 1 to attend Flight Test Nation 2010 Lakebed Fly-In. “The primary purpose of this fly-in is to educate the civilian flying public […]
California budget includes delay in costly flight school regulations
The California state budget released Oct. 7 includes a measure that would delay the implementation of costly flight school regulations in the California Private Postsecondary Act of 2009 until July 1, 2011. According to a report at AOPA.org, the association “has worked with key lawmakers during the past few weeks to include this much-needed delay […]
Scholarships awarded
Airports Council International-North America has awarded scholarships of $2,500 each to four aviation students: Bryan Avery, a student at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario, Canada; Michael Hoffner from California State University, Los Angeles; Jordan Tatton, from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah; and Lauren Vala from Purdue University in West […]