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WSI Corp. has added integrated FAA Flight Plan Submission capability to its Pilotbrief Pro product line. Using a WSI system, pilots can plot a flight route, evaluate the impact of weather on their flight and, with one click, file their flight plans for approval with the FAA.

Most people know Gen. Chuck Yeager as the man who first broke the sound barrier, but did you know he was also a movie pilot? Yeager flew one of the F-86 Sabre jets seen in the 1950 epic “Jet Pilot,” staring John Wayne. Produced by Howard Hughes, the film was shot over three years, from […]

Seattle Avionics has launched its new GlassView Moving Map/EFB software, the latest tool for the company’s Voyager Flight Software System. GlassView adapts to pilots’ needs during all phases of flight. Besides showing basic GPS information, the moving map automatically displays the nearest airport, navaid and airspace information as the airplane’s position changes.

Have you ever seen a Harlow PJC-2? If you have, count yourself lucky. The low-wing single-engine design came about in 1940 as a class project. PJC stands for Pasadena Junior College in Southern California. The numeral two identifies the aircraft as the second design instructor Max Harlow had his students build. The airplane bears a […]

Garmin recently introduced GPSMAP 396, a portable device that puts weather data at a pilot’s fingertips. The GPSMAP 396 with XM WX Satellite Weather features Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD), METARs, TAFs, TFRs, lightning and winds aloft, and several other weather products to help pilots make informed navigational decisions. It also displays Traffic Information Service (TIS) […]

Pilots from all over the United States are donating their time, airplanes and resources to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Shortly after the magnitude of the disaster became known, aviation organizations were deluged with requests from pilots who wanted to know how they could help. Most were told to contribute money to the Red Cross […]

TimeTrac, a new automated flight recording system, recently was issued an STC for more than 750 makes and models of GA aircraft. The system automatically records each flight and uses a computer to create and analyze pilot and aircraft logs. Price: $1,495.

Plans to demolish Buchanan Field Airport (CCR) in the San Francisco Bay area and replace it with an urban village have been withdrawn because developers were not able to find suitable land for a replacement airport. Redeveloping the property, which included creating a community with 6,000 new homes, was first suggested by Shapell Industries in […]

Eclipse Aviation recently launched JetMatch, a free service that assists people in finding partners to share ownership of an Eclipse 500 jet, which now sells for $1.295 million. Once you sign up for the free service, the company will send you email listings of JetMatch members in your area. The listings include e-mail addresses, phone […]