Pan Am International Flight Academy’s (PAIFA) Career Pilot Development (CPD) division has restructured its training program to minimize out-of-pocket expenses for military veterans. Active duty military personnel and veterans may be reimbursed for most of their flight training expenses through the Montgomery GI Bill. A new law gives reservists who were activated after Sept. 11, […]
Garmin G1000 and GPSmap 396 manuals released
ZD Publishing, Inc. has introduced its two latest pilot-friendly manuals titled “GPS Operations on the Garmin G1000” and “The Garmin GPSmap 396.” The G1000 manual covers all navigation options, such as Flight Plans, DME Arcs, Procedure Turns, Holding, OBS Mode, RAIM Prediction, Measuring Distances, Vertical Navigation, User Waypoints and GPS, VOR and ILS Approaches, and […]
LoPresti sets series of hangar talks
LoPresti, a leading provider of aviation performance solutions, will host a series of clinics on the first Saturday of each month. February’s hangar talk, slated for Feb. 4, will focus on “Carbs, Air Filter, Fuel selection and Additives.” The March 4th event will focus on “Engine Analysis.” All hangar talks are at LoPresti’s headquarters in […]
Atlanta Aerospace Composites plans expansion
Atlanta Aerospace Composites started out as a repair station in a small way, doing repairs to fiberglass aircraft, like the Cirrus. It moved on to work with carbon fiber and Kevlar, becoming a repair station for Lancair and Diamond aircraft. The shop also began performing radome repairs for general aviation, corporate aircraft and commuter airlines, […]
“One Six Right” DVD released
“One Six Right” is an inspiring documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation — the local airport. The film shares the timeless romance of flying and dispels common misconceptions about general aviation airports by tracing the life, history and struggles of Southern California’s Van Nuys Airport (VNY). “One Six Right” is presented in […]
Make your leather upholstery like new
Perrone Leather, a global manufacturer of commercial aircraft upholstery leather, has become an FAA Certified Repair Station for its Leather Dress Cover Repair Program. Perrone can repair in-flight dress covers to “like new” condition from ink stains, gum, rub-through, scratches and soiling for a fraction of the cost of replacement. Perrone’s process, which is OEM […]
Valley Air Crafts named new Air Tractor dealer for California
Valley Air Crafts in Tulare, Calif., has joined the Air Tractor dealer network as a full-service airplane and parts dealer. Mike Schoenau, Valley Air Crafts owner and president, will oversee the new dealership operations. The FBO has been a factory-authorized Air Tractor service center for the past 10 years. Valley Air Crafts will sell and […]
New alternator kit available for experimental aircraft
A new lightweight alternator kit for experimental aircraft is now available from Plane Power Ltd. The new experimental alternator extends Plane-Power’s expanding line of PMA certified and experimental aircraft alternators with a lightweight, compact alternator that weighs only 6.9 lbs. and generates a full 60 amps of output at typical cruise rpm. Plane-Power alternator kits […]
New books about the great American warplanes is well worth the price
There are a lot of books about military airplanes on the market, but somehow that market never becomes saturated. There always are those among us who never get enough. One of the newest, “Combat: The Great American Warplanes” by Jim Wilson, is more than a picture book, delving into such historic questions as why the […]