AERO – FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY – Jeppesen recently teamed with Bose Corporation to provide automatic audio warnings as part of its flight information solution for private pilots flying under visual flight rules – Mobile FliteDeck VFR. Pilots are able to connect their Bose A20 Aviation Headsets to the Mobile FliteDeck VFR app via Bluetooth and receive […]
Snap-On introduces telescoping magnetic pick up tools
Snap-on Industrial has introduced Williams telescoping magnetic pick up tools, designed to make retrieving a dropped fastener or socket from a tight spot much easier. The tools use a stainless steel shaft to extend between 25 and 33 inches, giving technicians the extra reach to recover a dropped part. They come with Powercap, which shields […]
Sun blinds Aeronca pilot
The pilot, who was landing to the west on a private, grass airstrip in Port Gibson, Miss., stated that as the Aeronca 7AC touched down, he became blinded by the setting sun that was low on the horizon. The plane subsequently veered to the right into a tree line, which resulted in substantial damage to […]
Patty Wagstaff to speak at Lewis University
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. —Airshow pilot Patty Wagstaff will talk about her career as an aerobatic pilot from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April 25, in the Brother Neil Kieffe Aviation Building on the Lewis University Romeoville Campus. The event is free and open to the public. The six-time member of the U.S. Aerobatic Team won […]
SocialFlight’s event of the week: Jacksonville’s Wings-n-Wheels
Jacksonville’s Wings-n-Wheels at Jacksonville Executive Airport at Craig (KCRG) in Florida is a family-friendly event featuring static aircraft displays, a classic car show, a kid zone, plane rides, live entertainment, food and more. The event will be held Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking and admission is free. No pets or […]
Air Race Classic launches art contest
The Air Race Classic, the annual all-women cross-country airplane race, has launched an art contest for girls ages 12 to 17. The theme of the contest is “Cross-Country Flight,” a subject reflecting both the freedom and the skill involved in flying the Air Race Classic (ARC). The young artist who best captures the theme and the spirit […]
Iconic B-29 flies coast to coast this summer
The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, along with other AirPower Tour aircraft, starts a 24-city, six-week tour in Birmingham, Ala., May 18-22. She will also perform in two airshows prior to the start of the tour, the Barksdale AFB Defenders of Liberty Air Show April 30-May 1 and the Spirit of […]
Dallas Airmotive offers PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program
DALLAS — Dallas Airmotive now offers a PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program as part of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PT6SMARTSM Maintenance Solutions initiative. The limited time, industry-wide program sets a fixed-rate pricing structure for overhauls on PT6A-21, -27, -28, -41, -42, and -114 engines.Dallas Airmotive was the first independent Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider to […]
Sporty’s introduces Personal Weather Station
New from Sporty’s is a Personal Weather Station. The wireless Weather Station from Fody not only measures weather, but it reports and transmits the results in real-time via Bluetooth technology, Sporty’s officials note. The Weather Station measures wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, barometric pressure, temperature (inside and out) and humidity (inside and out.) Then it transmits real-time, […]