Coming mid-November 2005, Zaon Flight Systems, designer and manufacturer of the TrafficScope line of portable collision avionics, will release two new models. TrafficScope XRX is a stand-alone portable device to sense aircraft direction from within the cockpit. XRX displays “3-D View” quadrant bearing information, as well as relative altitude and range, all from inside the […]
Sporty’s offers Rod Machado Training Package
Make learning to fly easier and more fun with books and DVDs from noted aviation enthusiast and educator Rod Machado. Sporty’s Pilot Shop is now selling Machado’s Private Pilot Handbook and Samurai Airmanship DVD in a package. Machado’s Private Pilot Handbook contains detailed training information gained through his 35 years of experience and 8,000 hours […]
Falcon Foam introduces do-it-yourself door insulation kit
Need to insulate a garage or hangar door? The new Falcon Foam Do-It-Yourself Garage Door Insulation Kit with an Energy Star label makes insulating an after-market metal door quick and easy. A few hand tools and the kit will insulate most 8 foot and 9 foot metal doors in less than one hour using just […]
Let the sun shine
One of the country’s oldest optical companies, American Optical Eyewear, is now offering its famous Skymaster Series of sunglasses exclusively through Sporty’s. The sunglasses are built to commercial specifications, which are even more stringent than U.S. military specifications. The sunglasses offer maximum protection against UV rays; distortion-free true color lenses; and sturdy, adjustable temple tips […]
Blue Angels founder Butch Voris dies
Retired Navy Capt. Roy M. “Butch” Voris, a World War II ace and organizer of the famed Blue Angels flight demonstration team, died at his home in Monterey, Calif., Aug. 9. He was 85. In 1946, Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, who then was Chief of Naval Operations, went looking for a crack Naval Aviator to […]
Flying fish invade Sturgeon Bay
One of the highlights of summer in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is the appearance of large Fiberglas fish on street corners. The sturgeons are part of a citywide art event called Sturgeon Around the Bay. This year two of the entries had an aviation bent. One resembled a cross between a sturgeon and a P-51 Mustang. […]
Engine malfunction grounds last airworthy Lockheed Constellation
Maintenance checks are supposed to uncover mechanical issues on the ground before they become emergencies in the air, so in that respect the recent engine run up of the Airline History Museum’s Lockheed Constellation was a success. The aircraft, known as “The Star of America,” is the only airworthy Constellation left and the star attraction […]
L-19 recovered from Minnesota lake
A 47-year-old mystery in Minnesota’s Green Lake was solved Aug. 13 when divers recovered a Cessna L-19 that’s been in the water since 1958. Capt. Richard Carey, a pilot in the National Guard, was flying over the lake in October 1958 when he radioed that he was low on fuel and had hit something. The […]
Tom Wathen opens aviation high school
Tom Wathen has opened a new aviation high school at Flabob Airport in Southern California. Wathen Aviation High School held its first classes Sept. 6, with 25 students. The new program features academic subjects relating to aviation, as well as hands-on experience in aircraft construction and maintenance.