LoPresti First Saturday on Nov. 1 will host Amy Laboda, presenting “Build an airplane without losing your spouse and family in the process,” a humorous look at the four-year adventure that Amy and her husband undertook to build their RV10. Come hear how many happy families have managed to work an aircraft construction project into […]
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Medical Transport Scholarship launched
The Foundation for Air-Medical Research & Education (FARE), the charitable arm of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), has launched the MTLI Scholarship Program, funded by Metro Aviation, Inc. The Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI) enhances leadership and management of medical transportation through formal education programs emphasizing management theory and its direct practical application, […]
Updated Aircraft Cost Evaluator released
Conklin & de Decker recently released its 2008 Volume II Aircraft Cost Evaluator software. The software is designed to make it easier to compare operating costs for more than 490 business aircraft models, according to officials with Conklin & de Decker. The latest release of the Aircraft Cost Evaluator (ACE) adds 10 aircraft, including the […]
TropicAero.com Re-Designs Website
TropicAero.com has recently undergone a re-design of its on-line aviation retail store. The new website showcases portable aviation electronics, pilot supplies, training materials, cockpit accessories, apparel and safety equipment from manufacturers such as Garmin, David Clark, Telex, ICOM, Bose, and Lightspeed. The new TropicAero.com site offers web pages that are cleaner and more concise. Drop-down/fly-out […]
Offer extended for Laminar Flow Speed Pants
Laminar Flow Systems, Inc. has extended the pre-production deposit program on their new Speed Pants for Beech fixed gear Sundowners, Musketeers and Sports. The special introductory price of $3,750, a $500 savings, is now available until August 31, 2008. Weighing less than 20 pounds, the Laminar Flow Speed Pants provide a minimum five knot increase […]
Hartzell prop approved for Piper Arrow
Professional Pilots Inc. announces the addition to the “Sutton Propeller Conversion” line with the STC approval of the new Hartzell, two bladed “Scimitar” prop. This new propeller is Hartzell’s latest design, and provides an increase in efficiency, with a reduced noise level. The propeller is approximately 3-5 knots faster than the standard three blade propeller, […]
Aircraft Spruce introduces Mag-It
Aircraft Spruce has added a tool for removing metal chips and debris from machinery and work areas. Manufactured by SteelMax and called the Mag-It magnetic pick-up tool, the wand-like probe quickly and easily picks up steel filings and shavings from drill presses, lathes, and from the surfaces of metal being worked on in aircraft. It […]
What to do when your world turns upside down
To many, the name Rich Stowell is synonymous with aircraft upset training, which should really be called “What To Do When Your World Turns Upside Down.” Stowell, author of the recently published “Stall/Spin Awareness,” was the National Flight Instructor of the Year in 2006 and the first CFI to become a Master Flight Instructor of […]
Changing the world — one plane at a time
If you eat, sleep and breathe aviation — especially its history — then you will enjoy “50 Aircraft That Changed the World,” a coffee-table book from Ron Dick and Dan Patterson. It chronicles some of the technological marvels of aviation, starting with the Wright brothers’ 1905 Flyer, through the two World Wars, through the development […]