The anticipated live Internet broadcast of the Reno National Championship Air Races, slated for Sept. 15-19, will not take place this year. “We made history last year and had a worldwide response to the Sunday finals broadcast,” said LiveAirShowTV President Jeff Lee. “We were looking forward to expanding our coverage and bringing the races to […]
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‘Gee Bee The Little Racer and Friends’ game app takes off
Now available is “Gee Bee the Littler Racer and Friends,” a new airplane flying game application to play on iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. Developed by KWIP Inc., the app lets users fly the colorfully animated “Gee Bee Zee” monoplane and five airplane friends through various levels of dodging birds, balloons and blimps, racing against […]
Atlantic Aero expands Falcon service
Atlantic Aero of Greenwich AeroGroup Inc. has expanded its Falcon Jet Services to include F900 and F2000 business aircraft. The company has already secured facilities, tooling, technical data and experienced personnel for the expansion efforts, officials note. Atlantic Aero has been serving F10, F20 and F50 owners for more than 10 years. The expansion into […]
Wicks to host forum
Wicks Aircraft Supply will host a one-day forum at its facilities in Highland, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 9, with a variety of speakers from Rod Hightower, the new EAA president, to an expert on glass cockpits for experimentals. The company hopes to make the forum an annual event. Joining Hightower as a speaker will be […]
New FBO opens at GTU
The new Aero Centex FBO has officially opened at Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU) in the Austin, Texas, business corridor. Aero Centex is a mixed-use aviation services complex featuring 25,000 square feet of hangar and terminal space as well as 70,000 square feet of reinforced ramp space. The hangar complex includes a community hangar and private […]
Lesson Plan Guides help CFIs stay organized
Flight instructors need a lesson plan guide for each student, to ensure that every element is covered and to serve as a permanent record of training. Sporty’s now offers its Complete Lesson Plan Guides. These comprehensive packages, developed by the CFIs at Sporty’s Academy, will organize every ground and flight lesson, so instructors can spend […]
Dynon rolls out new software
Dynon Avionics has rolled out new refinements for its EFIS products with the introduction of software version 5.4. Designed for the EFIS-D10A, EFIS-D100 and FlightDEK-D180 units, the upgrade features enhanced autopilot pitch control. Included are new user-adjustable parameters to optimize autopilot performance for each aircraft. “The autopilot now flies just as an experienced pilot would, […]
Simcom’s Eclipse sims get FAA nod
Eclipse Aerospace, in conjunction with SimCom Training Centers, has earned FAA Level D certification of the EA500 full motion simulators located in Orlando, Fla. SimCom also received FAA approval for its Eclipse 500 pilot training program that includes Initial, Recurrent, Differences and Mentor training. Eclipse 500 pilots will be able to schedule factory approved training […]
Laser-Gard eyewear debuts
Sperian Protection has introduced Laser-Gard Eyewear to protect pilots from flash blindness caused by red and green lasers. The patented lenses also protect against glare and provide 99.9% ultraviolet protection. Laser-Gard Eyewear’s lenses come in a bronze tint for daytime sunglass use or a salmon tint for nighttime vision. They are available in three frame […]