The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) plan to coordinate NATA’s 2010 FBO Leadership Conference, taking place Jan. 25-26, 2010, with NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, on Jan. 26-29, 2010. Both are taking place in San Antonio, Texas. The synchronization of these two events in a single city, with […]
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Heads Up Technologies develops satellite radio receivers
Heads Up Technologies, Inc. has developed a new series of Sirius XM Satellite Radio receivers, enabling attachment to a digital Ethernet bus. The new receivers will integrate with Honeywell’s Ovation Select system, which will provide more than 170 audio channels of news, sports, weather and music within the contiguous United States to the aircraft cabin […]
N.C.’s Burlington Aviation adds sim
Burlington Aviation, a Cessna Pilot Center and FAA Part 141 flight school in Burlington, N.C., has added the Redbird FMX Flight Simulator to its arsenal of eight aircraft. The Redbird FMX is an Advanced Aviation Training Device that features wrap-around visuals, a fully enclosed cockpit and a full motion platform. Burlington Aviation is the only […]
‘Hints for Homebuilders’ tops 1 million plays
In little more than 18 months, EAA’s “Hints For Homebuilders” aircraft construction videos have surpassed 1 million plays. The series of more than 100 videos on aircraft construction and restoration features experienced aircraft builders, restorers and teachers doing hands-on activities that allow viewers to learn the skills and procedures to use on their own projects. […]
Oktoberfest festivities planned at ISM
Warbird Adventures and Kissimmee Air Museum, both located at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), will host a fly-in and community event in celebration of Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct.17. Oktoberfest will feature Kissimmee Air Museum’s restored German aircraft, while Valiant Air Command’s World War II C-47 TICO Belle and T-6 Texans will be available for flights. […]
iTowBots debut
The iTowBots remote control aircraft tugs are now available at Aircraft Spruce. The iTowBot’s loading sequence is as easy as driving the unit directly under the nosewheel of your aircraft, according to company officials, who note the iTowbot is engineered so that when the aircraft loads, the weight of the loaded aircraft does not inhibit […]
New compliance solution for corporate flight departments debuts
AircraftLogs.com and Aviation Financial Consulting have launched a new service for corporate flight departments called “Aircraft Compliance Solutions,” which provides companies operating business jets with simplified reporting solutions for aircraft utilization, IRS and FAA compliance. Public companies can also use Aircraft Compliance Solutions to support financial statement disclosures in SEC filings, company officials note. “Tracking […]
Fantasy of Flight cookbook to fight cancer
A team sponsored by Fantasy of Flight is hoping to end breast cancer one step at a time with the sale of their new “Cooking for the Cure-Fantasy of Flight for the Fight” cookbook, a collection of 150 recipes including main dishes, sides, desserts, as well as a glossary of cooking terms, charts and conversions. […]
The right watch for the left seat
Now available from Sporty’s is the AOPA Zulu Time Watch. Made exclusively for AOPA, this aviator’s watch allows the wearer to view Zulu time in the digital readout, while having local time on the analog hands. The watch also features a countdown timer, stop watch, luminescent hands for night flights and a digital alarm. A […]