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. […]
Products
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 […]
Sonex debuts Sub-Kits for Xenos Motorglider
Sonex Aircraft, LLC has expanded its Sub-Kit product line to include the Xenos Motorglider. Like Sonex and Waiex Sub-Kits, Xenos Sub-Kits are designed to give builders more flexibility and options, according to company officials, who note Sub-Kits allow potential builders to get started with a minimal initial investment. A builder may purchase the remaining individual […]
Yingling expands propeller service
Yingling Aviation at Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) in Wichita, Kansas, has expanded its propeller maintenance and service capabilities to include props manufactured by Hartzell Propeller, Inc. “We’re now able to provide service on Hartzell Fixed Pitch, Constant Speed, Constant Speed, Full-Feathering and Constant Speed Full-Feathering and Reversing propellers,” said Jerry Pickett, Yingling’s vp of sales and […]
Cessna offers ‘deposit amplifier’ on 182s
Cessna Aircraft Co. has unveiled a “deposit amplifier” program through the end of the year that adds $30,000 to a deposit on a new Cessna 182 or Turbo 182 Skylane. Also included in the offer is a free service bulletin kit for one of the following software upgrades: Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) or Terrain […]
Avidyne offers rebates
Avidyne is now offering rebates up to $5,000. Customers who buy one Avidyne unit, such as the EXP5000, EX5000, EX500, TWX, TAS, MLB, MLX, MHD and R9, will receive a $500 instant rebate. The rebate jumps to $1,500 for those who buy two different units; $3,000 for those who buy three different units; and $5,000 […]