If you are hunting for a gift for the aviation enthusiast in your life, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has a few ideas. EAA’s headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, offers rides in a 1929 Travel Air 4000 bi-plane from May through October. Besides feeling the wind in your face at a thousand feet up, the grass runway […]
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Sporty’s introduces Pilot Wings Watch
Now available from Sporty’s is the Pilot Wings Watch, a custom Timex watch that tracks current time and zulu time. The watch’s analog and digital options can handle any two time zones, Sporty’s officials note. The watch has a stopwatch, countdown timer and alarm built in. An Indiglo night-light illuminates the dial in low light. […]
Pilot Partner releases free tools for CFIs
Pilot Partner’s newest release of the CFI Dashboard includes many new features that are free for CFIs. These tools are aimed at allowing a CFI to more efficiently track a student’s progress through a training program such as the Airman Certification Standard (ACS) Private Pilot or Instrument course, according to officials. The tools allow a […]
FAA Remote Pilot Study Guide released
The new FAA Remote Pilot Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study Guide (FAA-G-8082-22) is now available in print and in eBook PDF format from ASA. Applicants seeking a Remote Pilot Certificate with an sUAS rating must pass an FAA Knowledge Exam. In this study guide, the FAA lays out the knowledge areas required for preparing to take […]
Video: Sporty’s Flying with ForeFlight updated for ForeFlight 8
Sporty’s Flying with ForeFlight video course has been updated to reflect changes effective with ForeFlight 8. Topics covered in the new Flying with ForeFlight include weather forecast discussions; a new aeronautical map layer; the differences in the composite vs. lowest tilt radar imagery; and a new segment on how to use the ForeFlight logbook. The course […]
PowerMAX flood lamp debuts
New from Spectroline is the PowerMAX 365 UV-A LED Panel Flood Lamp, which offers technicians a variety of application options. Along with its UV-A intensity of 4,500 µW/cm² at 15 inches, the latest PowerMAX 365 compliances include: Rolls-Royce RRES 90061; ASTM E3022; and ASTM UV-A intensity and wavelength specifications for LPI and MPI. Thermal cut-off […]
‘Aviation Weather’ updated
Last updated in 1975, the latest edition of Aviation Weather (AC 00-6B) is now available in print, as well as an eBook and eBundle from ASA. This FAA Advisory Circular has been in circulation under a variety of titles for more th an 70 years and is now updated to reflect the latest practices and […]
ForeFlight and SiriusXM introduce satellite aviation weather service
ForeFlight and SiriusXM have introduced SiriusXM Aviation weather service on the newest version of ForeFlight Mobile. ForeFlight’s latest release (version 8.1) is now available on the iTunes App Store. Pilots using the ForeFlight app with the SXAR1 portable receiver can now access SiriusXM’s aviation weather service, which will provide them with access to satellite delivered graphical […]
ASA debuts Remote Pilot eKit
ASA’s new Remote Pilot eKit combines eBooks, videos, online software, and FAA reference documents to help educate and prepare applicants for the Remote Pilot Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems FAA Knowledge Exam. With this course, applicants will learn the rules and regulations pertaining to commercial drone operations, as well as in-depth knowledge of aeronautical charts, weather […]