Next in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of Aviation series is “Alaska’s Bush Pilots” from author Rob Stapleton with the Alaska Aviation Museum. The book showcases more than 200 vintage images of bush pilots and their role in Alaska’s history. Bush pilots are known as rough, tough, resourceful people who fly their aircraft into tight spots in […]
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EXPparts adds Champion parts
EXPparts has added Aeronca 7AC Champ style placards to its inventory. These original style placards help put those final touches in the cabin, company officials note.
Magneto Timing Housing comes to Electroair kits
The Magneto Timing Housing (MTH) version of Electroair‘s Certified Electronic Ignition System for Continental IO-360, O/IO-470, IO-520 and IO-550 six cylinder engines is now available from Ameritech Industries, parent company of Eagle Engines and American Propeller. The EIS-61000-1M STC’d ignition kit is currently approved for Cessna, Cirrus, Bellanca, Beechcraft, Mooney, Meyers and Navion aircraft, with […]
New comfort features for Flying Eyes sunglasses unveiled
AUSTIN, Texas — Flying Eyes Sunglasses have been updated with a 1 mm set of temples, along with the standard temples and strap system. These new temples make Flying Eyes easier to wear under a headset, as well as helmets used by cyclists, racing pit crews and equestrians. Additionally, Flying Eyes now have an updated […]
Sporty’s introduces new online courses
Two Sporty’s training programs, VFR Communications and IFR Communications, have been updated and are now available as online courses. VFR Communications covers all types of communications, including Air Traffic Control, pilot-controlled airport operations and emergency situations. Eight subject areas and 23 individual video segments include more than an hour of 3D animations, in-flight video and real-world […]
GAN writer releases new book
Now available is “Down The Little Pee Dee,” a new book about paddling one of South Carolina’s most beautiful rivers, written by Bill Walker, a pilot and General Aviation News contributor, who explored the river from above before taking to the water. Walker, who regularly flies his 1956 Cessna on story trips for General Aviation […]
Sporty’s introduces annual Christmas ornament
A new tradition begins this holiday season with the debut of Sporty’s Wright Bros. Christmas ornament. The 2014 ornament is a 70-mm glass ball in royal blue with a holiday scene featuring a Piper Cub and “Christmas 2014” on one side. Sporty’s Wright Bros. Christmas Ornaments are hand-crafted in Europe. “This is the first in what will […]
AOPA eBooks now available at University Aviation Press
New additions to the University Aviation Press library include four titles from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). These eBooks are in ePub format and may be read on computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The Best of Never Again, Volume 1: The education, training, and entertainment from these pages is crafted by hapless AOPA members […]
Dec. 8 release set for children’s aviation book
The Kickstarter-funded children’s book, “Turbo the Flying Dog,” is expected to be available for purchase online Dec. 8. Turbo the Flying Dog tells the story of Turbo, a lonely shelter mutt. The day Turbo discovers he will finally have a new home and a family he learns he must first get there by plane. Turbo […]