LINCOLN, NEB — Duncan Aviation has launched live online chat support for select pages of its corporate website. Customers seeking information from Duncan Aviation’s Parts and Rotables Sales will get immediate answers to their questions, such as stock quantities and availability. With the growth of e-commerce, Chris Gress, Duncan Aviation Parts and Rotables Sales Manager, […]
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‘On the Wings of Eagles’
Just released is “On the Wings of Eagles: A Flight Instructor’s Tale,” the biography of Fred Atkinson Sr., an unlicensed barnstormer during the Great Depression who became the National Flight Instructor of the Year in 1981. The e-book, written by Atkinson’s son, Fred Jr. and Jim, notes that “Today flying is commonplace. The average person […]
Sharp Details expands at TEB and South Florida
Sharp Details is now offering its aircraft cleaning and support services at Landmark Aviation’s Teterboro, N.J. (TEB) facility and in south Florida at seven airports: Opa-Locka Executive (OPF), Kendall-Tamiami Executive (TMB), Miami International (MIA), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE), Boca Raton (BCT) and Palm Beach International (PBI). The company, which has been operating […]
CFI Tools releases General Aviation app
CFI Tools has released the latest addition to the CFI Tools catalog: The General Aviation App, CFI Tools General Aviation 1.01. This release consolidates a number of existing apps and some upgraded new features. The consolidation wraps the apps in a single standardized package known as a Universal App. Nine existing apps have been retired […]
Aircraft Spruce offers SUN ’n FUN pre-order pick-up option
Customers who want to pick up their orders at Aircraft Spruce’s booth at the upcoming SUN ’n FUN, slated for April 9-14 in Lakeland, Florida, must place the orders in advance, company officials note. “We have a limited amount of stock available at our SUN ’n FUN booth so we encourage you to place your orders […]
Mach 7 plane featured in new novel
Now available from HobNob Books is “Tango Trajectory,” a thriller by Dale W. Cox that features the Taurora, a plane based on an actual Mach 7 plane. The novel unfolds during the course of an ordinary day on a secret CIA base at Groom Lake, Nevada. Readers will follow Teresa O’Brien’s challenges after being selected […]
Free app for jet fuel shopping released
Fuel Bidder has launched its jet fuel marketplace application. Fuelbidder.com, free for aircraft owners, harnesses the power of open competition to deliver the lowest possible jet fuel price at virtually any airport in the world. “Fuelbidder.com is ideal for air charter or executive jet flight departments wishing to save time and money when shopping for […]
Overhauled PowerFlight alternator now available for Cessnas
Tempest’s PowerFlite alternator is now available in overhauled condition. The FAA-PMA certified 28-volt, 60-amp alternator is a collaborative effort from Tempest, Aerospace Components & T&W Electrical, the designers and manufacturers of the Tempest PowerFlite starter. Tempest is the only direct replacement alternator available for late model Cessna aircraft, according to company officials. Until now, the […]
Garmin optimizes GTN series for helicopters
Garmin has unveiled new features and capabilities of the GTN series touchscreen GPS/NAV/COM that address the specific needs of helicopter operations. Enhancements include environmental qualification meeting stringent helicopter vibration and temperature testing standards, optional Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatibility, optional built-in Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS) and more. “We recognize that helicopter operations […]