Now available is “The Spirit of Adventure: Touring Europe in an Open Cockpit Biplane (Volume 1)” by Michael McCafferty, the story of the author’s summer-long experience-of-a-lifetime, flying his open-cockpit biplane through 11 European countries. Flying, friends, food and fun are told as it happened in daily e-mails all reproduced here, with new materials explaining the […]
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FlightSafety’s King Air sim gets FAA nod
FlightSafety International’s new Beechcraft King Air 350 full flight simulator has been qualified to Level D by the FAA. The simulator is located at FlightSafety’s Hawker Beechcraft Learning Center in Wichita. “The Level D qualification of this new simulator by the FAA will enable us to serve the rapidly growing number of corporate and commercial […]
Wireless Weighing Kits available at Aircraft Spruce
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is the Aircraft Wireless Weighing Kit, a portable weighing device for small- to medium-sized aircraft. The kit obtains weight from three points under the aircraft to properly determine CG ratios. Wireless range is 50 feet, and an AC adapter is included with the unit. The aircraft wireless weighing kit features […]
Recreational Aviation Foundation puts out ‘Help Wanted’ sign
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF), headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, has launched a search for the organization’s first executive director. The RAF’s mission is to keep the legacy of recreational aviation strong by preserving, maintaining and creating public use recreational and backcountry airstrips nationwide. “This is our next logical step,” said John McKenna, president. “The organization […]
AEA rolls out red carpet in Reno
The Aircraft Electronics Association is rolling out the red carpet for attendees of its 54th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show in March at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., with lower hotel room rates; a $175 discount for early bird convention registration; and by giving attendees and exhibitors the weekend off. AEA […]
Extra 500 introduced in Australia
Extra Aircraft has appointed Extra Aviation Australasia as the exclusive distributor of the Extra 500 Spirit for the Asia Pacific Rim. Based at Brisbane’s Archerfield Airport in Queensland, Extra Aviation Australasia will introduce the first certified, carbon fiber turboprop to the Australian market and support the aircraft with a service center network in each major […]
Air Power carries new alternator kit
Air Power Inc., a direct wholesale distributor for factory aircraft engines, parts and components, now has available the newly released Plane Power alternator kit. The AL24-FS60 is approved for installation on most 360 and 540 series Lycoming engines on 28 volt Cessna 172 and 182 aircraft with multigroove belt/pulley drive systems. This alternator allows owners […]
Sporty’s debuts Cockpit Video System
Making its debut is Sporty’s Cockpit Video System, which makes it easy to post a video to YouTube or Facebook or share it with friends. The video system is also use for flight instructors and their students, said Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “A post-lesson debriefing can become so much more valuable when flight students […]
Lycoming adds Airpart Supply as distributor
Lycoming Engines has added Airpart Supply Ltd., located at Wycombe Air Park near London’s Heathrow Airport, to its worldwide distributor network. Founded in 1984, Airpart Supply Ltd. is an independent, privately owned United Kingdom-based company supplying parts, components and services to airline, regional, corporate and general aviation aircraft. Its customers include some of the largest […]