Sporty’s newly updated video programs, Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check, now include MP3 audio files, so pilots can learn on the go. The latest editions of these programs, designed for pilots who need to polish their skills and review the basics, feature dozens of new graphics and real world video segments that cover the […]
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Mid-Continent Instruments-West goes global
Mid-Continent Instruments–West in Van Nuys, Calif., now has the capability to reach international customers without delays. Bryan Miner, in his role as Chief Inspector, is the latest member of the company’s Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA). Miner is authorized to issue export airworthiness approvals for Class II products shipped overseas on behalf of the FAA. This […]
Flight Design unveils Transition Syllabus
Flight Design has unveiled its “Transition Syllabus” as a way to assure standardized and thorough training for all buyers of the company’s Light Sport Aircraft. “We know the insurance industry has been insisting on better training of presently-licensed pilots,” said Tom Peghiny, president of Flight Design USA, “and we agree. That’s why we invested plenty […]
Stuart Jet Center joins Avfuel network
Stuart Jet Center at Witham Field Airport (SUA) in Stuart, Florida, has joined the Avfuel network of branded FBO dealers. The alliance means that Avfuel now supplies fuel and services, assists with marketing and provides quality assurance support and training. As an Avfuel-branded dealer Stuart Jet Center also now offers the AVTRIP reward program on […]
The Tomcat Group takes off
Long-time aviation executive Charles (Chuck) Gumbert has launched The Tomcat Group, an aviation management consultancy based in Wichita. The Tomcat Group specializes in assisting organizations with operational turnarounds, strategic development and implementation, productivity and process improvement, strategic selling, cash management, new product introductions and senior level interim management, according to company officials. Gumbert said the […]
Aspen Avionics’ Canada STC expanded
Aspen Avionics, Inc., manufacturer of the Evolution Flight Display System, has received an amendment to the Transport Canada Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that grants installation approval of the system in Canada. The amended STC now enables all aircraft on Aspen’s Approved Model List (AML) of more than 700 aircraft to install the Evolution Primary Flight […]
Miller debuts Invision MPa Plus System
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced its Invision MPa Plus System with Alumination technology. Using a benchtop feeder, the system provides both push-pull and standard push wire feeding capabilities and MIG/pulsed MIG welding outputs for heavy industrial applications that use aluminum and a second wire type or wire diameter at a single welding station. Compared […]
Adam Aircraft co-founder joins Bye Aerospace advisory council
John Knudsen, a partner with the aviation law firm of Byrne Knudsen & White LLP in Denver and a former U.S. Navy aviator, has joined the Strategic Advisory Council for Bye Aerospace, Inc. Knudsen was co-founder, president for government operations and general counsel of Adam Aircraft Industries. Before starting Adam Aircraft he was an aviation […]
SimCom’s Falcon and Westwind sims get nod
SimCom Training Centers’ Falcon 20 and Westwind II devices have received FAA approval and statements of qualification designating them as Level C simulators. Acquired late last year from CAE, the devices are located at SimCom’s Park South training center in Orlando, Florida. Prior to entering service with SimCom, both were updated with wide-screen visual systems, […]