The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA), dedicated solely to the flight training industry, was recently formed. FSANA is a membership-based association that represents flight schools, firms that provide products or services to the flight training industry, and supporting partners. FSANA will provide programs and services meant to enhance the ability of flight schools […]
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Fall safety seminars slated in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Aviation and AOPA Air Safety Foundation will present safety seminars titled “What Went Wrong” at four locations across the Commonwealth of Virginia Oct. 5-8 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Kurt Reesman, an aviation professor at Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics, is the featured speaker at the seminars, which begin Oct. 5 at […]
‘Alaska’s Bush Pilots…The Real Deal’
Jim Oltersdorf Film Productions of Soldotna, Alaska, is in final edit on its new movie, “Alaska’s Bush Pilots…The Real Deal.” The movie, which showcases courageous, insightful and spirited Alaskan wilderness pilots, their aircraft and the areas in which they fly, will be available nationwide on HD DVD video shortly, according to Oltersdorf. The company spent […]
Pocket-sized Flight Tracker debuts
Blue Sky Network, a global provider of GPS tracking and communication solutions, has introduced the D410A flight tracking and two-way messaging transceiver. The D410A provides Iridium satellite-based GPS tracking like its big brother the D1000A with the added benefits of a lower cost, effortless usability, and new messaging capabilities, according to company officials. It is […]
Aircraft Spruce carries ‘Practical IFR Flying’
Now available through Aircraft Spruce is “Practical IFR Flying,” a CD that provides an hour of information on methods and techniques to make single pilot IFR flying simpler, easier, less stressful, and safer. Find out helpful things your instructor never taught you, and learn how using current technology can reduce your risk in IFR flight. […]
StandardAero completes its first installation of Falcon 2000 winglets
StandardAero has completed its first aftermarket installation of Aviation Partners Inc. (API) high-mach blended winglets on a Falcon 2000 large-cabin business jet at its facility in Springfield, Ill. “We anticipate this will be the first of many winglet installations we will complete for Falcon 2000 operators,” said Scott Taylor, vp for business aviation. “The API […]
Sporty’s G1000 Course goes online
Sporty’s Garmin G1000 Checkout Course is now available in an online format with new interactive features. “You get everything included with the DVD version, plus some,” says Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke. The Garmin G1000 Checkout is a perfect complement to in-aircraft training with an instructor, covering everything you need to know to be safe, […]
Retired pilot publishes memoir
“The Rogue Aviator: In the Back Alleys of Aviation” was recently published. Writing under the pen name Ace Abbott, the retiree tells tales of his life as a pilot, which began in 1965 when he began his career as an F-4 Phantom pilot in the Air Force. He returned to the civilian world in 1971, […]
CigPen ashtray converters available
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is the CigPen ashtray converters. CigPen installation is easy: Pull the ashtray out, peel the double stick tape, insert and press in CigPen. CigPen was designed to hold two standard pencils or pens along with a Mini Mag Lite AAA. Fits C-150, 172, 182, and Cardinals. A Cessna 150 door […]