Sporty’s Flight Gear Mission Bag is a new design, created so that one flight bag is appropriate for any trip. The bag can be customized with Sporty’s MyBag system, which allows you to personalize or expand your flight bag with a variety of snap-on accessories. “This Mission Bag is a great example of a Sporty’s […]
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New edition of Chart Guide available
The new updated 9th edition of the Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide by the FAA’s National Aeronautical Navigation Services (formerly NACO) is now available from ASA. The guide is a learning aid and reference document for understanding how to read and interpret all FAA aviation charts and chart navigation publications. Among other changes, this new edition […]
Living Legends of Aviation
The 8th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards will be held Jan. 21 in Beverly Hills, bringing together some of the biggest names in aviation. Actor and pilot Morgan Freeman presents the “Flown West” tribute to the Legends lost. John Travolta, also an actor and pilot, will present the newest Legend inductee, M. Laurent Beaudoin. […]
LiveAirShowTV profiles Reno racer Will Whiteside
LiveAirShowTV kicks off 2011 with a return to coverage of the 2010 Reno Air Races, including a profile of Will Whiteside. Whiteside, pilot for Race #5 Voodoo, is no stranger to the Reno Air Races. In the profile, he talks about the modifications done to this P-51, his own Reno racer, and the steps he […]
‘The Restorers’ released as digital download
Filmmaker Adam White has released “The Restorers” for digital download. Originally released on DVD in 2003, “The Restorers” is a one-hour documentary about Warbird and vintage aircraft restorers. For more than 10 months the documentary’s Cleveland-based crew traveled nationwide to film those involved in aircraft restoration, including stops in Fargo, North Dakota, Cleveland, Dayton, Indianapolis, […]
Aircraft Registration Conference slated
The 2011 Aircraft Registration Conference at the Naples Grande Beach Resort, the Waldorf Astoria Collection, will highlight the many changes in the aviation business and as well as legal matters. Stewart Lapayowker, an aviation transaction attorney, will speak about aircraft transactions and how drafting and negotiating letters of intent are critical to the aircraft purchase […]
PilotMall.com releases flight planning app
PilotMall.com, Inc. has released its Flight Computer iTunes app. This proprietary flight planning application, priced at $6.99, presents pilots with a user-friendly interface and a set of four buttons. Pilots can use Flight Computer as a simple timer or calculator and can easily convert between Nautical, Statute and Metric measurements from length to weight to […]
CubCrafters awarded STC for extended landing gear
CubCrafters has recently been awarded another Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the FAA for the new 3X3 (3-by-3) landing gear, available as a modification for all PA-18 Super Cubs. The new design moves the wheels 3 inches forward and 3 inches lower than stock gear and increases the strength of the gear system as a […]
iBook editions of popular ASA titles released
Six new iBook Editions have been added to an expanding library of eBooks from ASA: “Flying Carpet” by Greg Brown, “You Can Fly!” by Greg Brown, Laurel Lippert, and Tom Lippert, “The Golden Years of Flying” by Captain Tex Searle, the “Private Oral Exam Guide” and “Instrument Oral Exam Guide” by Michael D. Hayes, and […]