Sporty’s has introduced three styles of kneeboard for the iPad Mini, designed to hold the Mini right where you need it in-flight. iPad Mini Bifold Kneeboard: The Mini is held in place with four elastic bands, and the kneeboard straps to your leg via a contoured back and elastic straps. The iPad Mini can be […]
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Aviation Search Group reports headhunting assignments up
FORT WORTH, Texas — Aviation Search Group, which specializes in searching for employees in the aviation industry, reports that assignments are up in 2013. “We are pleased to report key growth in comparison from this time last year,” says Aviation Search Group Director of Sales Grayson Barrows. “We are certainly encouraged by what we have […]
AEA convention app released
Now available is the free Aircraft Electronics Association’s International Convention & Trade Show app. The app has all pertinent information for the show, slated for March 25-28 in Las Vegas. Sponsored by EDMO Distributors, the app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices. Windows Phone and Blackberry users can access the same […]
State Tax Guide for General Aviation released
Conklin & de Decker has released its new 2013 State Tax Guide for General Aviation. Packed full of critical tax information, the State Tax Guide is a reference tool for helicopter and fixed-wing operators, accountants, dealers, brokers, aviation law professionals, and others. The State Tax Guide contains the latest taxes and fees imposed on general […]
Gardner Aviation Services debuts catalog
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – Gardner Aviation Services has introduced its General Aviation Fixed Wing and Rotorcraft Product Support Catalog. The catalog features all the top brands in avionics, instruments and pilot supplies, including the latest in digital displays, communications and ADS-B technologies. With the catalog’s debut, the company, an avionics and maintenance shop in business […]
GRT Avionics forum debuts
WYOMING, Mich. — GRT Avionics has created a new Internet forum dedicated to GRT electronic flight instrumentation products. The new forum is part of a redesigned website, company officials noted. “We feel that a user forum is a crucial tool for connecting to our customers, whether it’s providing a 24-hour interactive source for tech support […]
X-Plane Version 10.20 released
Laminar Research has released the latest version of its flight simulator, X-Plane Version 10.20. The new 64-bit version of X-Plane solves the challenges of X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator customers unable to keep up with the larger memory requirements due to the more complex aircraft models, higher resolution textures, and improved scenery, according to company […]
Duncan Aviation launches live online chat support
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, […]
‘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 […]