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. […]
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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 […]
Cheetah XLS newest SLSA
The Cheetah XLS has received its Special-Light Sport Aircraft certification. Midwest Sport Aviation, LLC has been designated as the U.S. assembly center and distributor for the Cheetah XLS by Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Ltd. of South Africa. The Cheetah XLS is a high-wing tube and fabric aircraft. It is available Ready to Fly at prices beginning […]
NavWorx offers NextGen ADS-B technology
NavWorx, Inc. now has available its ADS600-series receivers providing display of TIS-B traffic and FIS-B weather information. The ADS600 line of Universal Access Transceivers (UAT) are designed to capture and display broadcast information from Air Traffic Control, enhancing situational awareness for pilots and improving air traffic safety. The NavWorx receivers operate off a network of […]
Florida Air Museum offers free admission
On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Florida Air Museum on the Sun ‘n Fun campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), will participate in the 5th annual Museum Day presented by Smithsonian magazine. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Museum Day. Throughout Museum Day, the Florida Air Museum will extend […]
Aspen’s MFDs, weather receiver get FAA nod
The FAA has granted Technical Standard Order (TSO) Authorization for Aspen Avionics’ EFD500 Multi-Function Display (MFD); the EFD1000 MFD; and the EWR50 Evolution Weather Receiver. With certification and production authority in hand, Aspen will begin shipping its newest products to dealers immediately, company officials said. The Aspen Evolution Flight Display System is an expandable and […]