Three additional Sporty’s training videos are FAA WINGS approved and may be used to satisfy the FAA Pilot Proficiency Program requirement. The newly-added videos are Garmin G1000 Checkout, VFR Communications, and Pilot’s Guide to Runway Safety. Already WINGS approved are: Airspace and Weather Format Review, Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check. Completion of a phase […]
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2010 Knowledge Exam Products available
ASA’s 2010 Test Preps (books for pilots), Fast-Track Test Guides (books for mechanics), Prepware (software for pilots and mechanics), and Virtual Test Preps (DVDs for pilots) are now available. ASA’s Test Prep Series for pilots include the FAA questions and answer choices, explanations for correct and incorrect answers, references for all aircraft categories (airplane, rotorcraft, […]
Practical IFR Flying premieres
Just released is “Practical IFR Flying.” The CD provides an hour of information on methods and techniques on single pilot IFR flying from Chuck McGill, the 2009 FAA CFI of the Year, Western Pacific Region, who has taught for the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, the Cessna Pilots Association, and the Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association Safety […]
CubCrafters creates ‘certified’ sales centers
CubCrafters recently overhauled its distribution network, creating the Certified Sales Center program. The program is the worldwide network of independent CubCrafters aircraft resellers. “Our goals for the new program are to provide improved product knowledge and customer support through our sales network, and increase access to demo aircraft in local markets,” said Randy Lervold, general […]
Garmin unveils new autopilot interface
Garmin has unveiled the GAD 43, a new adapter unit that offers enhanced autopilot interface capabilities for the G500 and G600 flight display systems, allowing an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) to provide attitude information to selected autopilots in place of an attitude direction indicator (ADI) or remote vertical gyro (VG). Providing analog attitude […]
Video borescope systems debut
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is the Seeker 200 Video Borescope Inspection System, which features a 2.4-inch LCD color monitor for real-time viewing, with a 12mm flexible camera probe that retains its configured shape for inspecting hard-to-reach areas. A standard 1-meter probe length is provided with the unit and optional probes up to 10 meters […]
How safely are you flying your next hour?
Whenever a pilot remarks to Dick Collins about his being a high-time pilot, Collins responds, “It’s only the next hour that counts.” That answer was the impetus behind Collins’ latest book, an all-new collection of Collins’ wisdom and personal insights learned from his lifetime of flying general aviation airplanes. “The Next Hour” is written to […]
Selling LSAs at the mall
US Aviation, based at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas will display a Remos GX LSA at the Golden Triangle Mall, Sept. 11-13. The LSA’s pilot, Michael Combs, plans to fly it in all 50 states, starting next April. The journey will cover 18,400 miles. Combs says his aircraft, called Hope One, will be the first […]
2010 FAR/AIM available
ASA’s 2010 FAR/AIM Series is now available. Both the FAR for Flight Crews and FAR for Aviation Maintenance Technicians are available. The FAR/AIM book and Flight Library Pro DVD will be available Sept. 9. ASA consolidates the FAA regulations and procedures into three reference books and one DVD with information pertinent to pilots, flight crew, […]