Indiana’s Hendricks County Airport-Gordon Graham Field (2R2) is gearing up for its seventh annual Open House July 16. Featuring a variety of activities, the free event is popular among aviation enthusiasts and families alike, according to airport officials. The open house will include tours of the airport, with pilots available to answer questions about general […]
Products
DynaVibe prop balancing kit now at Aircraft Spruce
Aircraft Spruce is now distributing the DynaVibe dynamic propeller balancing kit worldwide. The original DynaVibe was designed over 10 years ago for, and used almost exclusively on, Rotorway helicopters. Roughly three years ago, the team at RPX Technologies, decided to offer its propeller and rotor balancing kits to all of GA. According to the RPX […]
Stager joins Flightcom
Flightcom has appointed Reed Stager executive vice president. Stager, who has nearly three decades of experience in high-technology marketing, business development, and strategic planning, is tasked with expanding Flightcom’s products, including its wired and wireless aviation headsets, intercoms and accessories to other communication needs in the aviation and military markets. “Hundreds of thousands of pilots […]
Keep your iPad clean and protected
Pilots and iPads form a terrific partnership, and now Sporty’s offers a microfiber cloth to clean iPads — with the added bonus of important aviation information. “iPads have become the must-have accessory for pilots,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “We developed this cloth for all our iPad-toting pilots so they can keep their iPads […]
Decalin RunUP Fuel Additive fights lead build-up
Now available is Decalin RunUP Fuel Additive, which is designed to prevent lead build-up in engines running 100LL. The active ingredients is Tri-Cresyl-Phosphate, which aids in more completely burning lead during combustion. Decalin RunUp scavenges lead in aviation fuel after combustion to prevent lead oxide build-up on valves but still allows the lead to perform […]
Gardner’s ‘Complete Private Pilot’ now in 11th edition
“The Complete Private Pilot” by Bob Gardner, now in its 11th edition, covers everything involved with becoming a Private, Sport, or Recreational pilot, preparing students for the FAA Knowledge Exam and checkride. The Complete Private Pilot provides many tips and techniques, checklists and mnemonic devices, as well as advice from the author’s personal experience, helping […]
Million Air awarded lease at Calgary’s YYC
Million Air has inked a multi-year lease agreement for the construction and development of a new FBO complex at the Calgary International Airport (YYC). This will be Million Air’s third FBO in Canada, with existing locations in Toronto and Vancouver, and the 31st in the network. Million Air will begin constructing the new $12 million […]
Go Fly America returns
The “Great American Fly In” or “Go Fly America Challenge” has returned. The concept is simple: Fly to airports that others have not yet been to, take a picture of a recognizable landmark with a piece of paper showing the “password” and submit it to the Operation Fly website, permanently planting your flag as the […]
Mid-Continent Instruments breaks ground
Mid-Continent Instruments officially broke ground Thursday, July 7, on a new 6,200-square-foot addition to the company’s Wichita headquarters. More than 150 employees and guests looked on as Mid-Continent Instruments President and CEO Todd Winter and dignitaries completed the ceremony. Those in attendance included elected officials from the City of Wichita, members of the Sedgwick County […]