On Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. the Museum of Flight in Seattle will screen the 1986 film about hot-shot Navy fighter pilots, “Top Gun,” followed by a special appearance by actor Tom Skerritt, who portrayed “Viper” in the movie. The program is part of the museum’s 2011 celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation.
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Appareo Systems releases updates to ALERTS software
Appareo Systems has released several updates to its ALERTS software products. ALERTS – Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety – is a Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) and FDM system designed for light and legacy aircraft where more traditional flight data recorders are too large and costly to be viable choices, company […]
Avidyne unveils ‘multi-touch’ capability
Avidyne revealed that multi-touch capability will be included with its recently-announced IFD540 GPS/Navigation/Communication system. Multi-touch allows pilots to gesture using two or more fingers on the touch screen to scroll and zoom the map range setting in and out. “In addition to all the great features we announced at the introduction of the IFD540, multi-touch […]
New engine to debut at Reno
Representatives of Superior Air Parts and AC Aeronautical will introduce at this week’s Reno Air Races the new 230 hp, four-cylinder XP-408 Advanced Competition (AC) engine for the high-end experimental aircraft market. “Superior has always led the industry in introducing emerging technologies that advance the performance, efficiency and reliability of piston aircraft engines beyond what […]
Aviation history flies into the I-X Piston Power Show
Get a sense of aviation history with a B-17, B-25 and other warbirds at the I-X Piston Power Show, slated for Sept. 30-Oct. 2, in Cleveland, a showcase of cars, bikes, and planes — all things piston powered. Featured at the show will be the B-17 “Memphis Belle,” as well as the B-25 “Martha Jean,” […]
Naples Jet Center named Phenom Service Center
Florida’s Naples Jet Center has been named as an Embraer Authorized Phenom Service Center. As a Phenom Service Center, Naples Jet Center will offer maintenance, service, upgrades and warranty work for owners and operators of the Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 aircraft. The company will also be able to support the EEC and ESP […]
Coradine Aviation joins Aspen’s Connected Panel partner program
Coming this fall, LogTen Pro for iPad will be integrated with Aspen Avionics’ Connected Pilot, enabling pilots to download flight time data direct from an aircraft’s panel. Coradine Aviation Systems will be one of the first aviation software companies to integrate with Aspen Avionics’ recently announced Connected Pilot, the initial product of its Connected Panel […]
Sportys releases free AOPA Summit app
Sporty’s Pilot Shop has developed a new app for AOPA Aviation Summit, to be held in Hartford, Conn., Sept. 22 through 24. Available for the first time ever, the app contains maps, guides and schedules. It will also provide all the latest announcements from the show, according to AOPA officials. The official AOPA Summit app […]
Aircraft Spruce offers LSA products
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., which has been a distributor of homebuilt and certified aircraft parts and materials since 1965, now also distributes Light-Sport Aircraft products. Products available include DVDs, books, eBooks, avionic items, instruments, along with the entire SkySports line, which Aircraft Spruce acquired in 2009. SkySports produces its own line of single and […]