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Sporty’s selected by LIFT Academy for online training
Sporty’s has partnered with LIFT Academy, a flight training program owned by Republic Airways, to provide Sporty’s online training courses to LIFT Academy students.
New online service matches CFIs and pilots
It’s a few hours after dinner and you’re planning your first cross-country flight as a newly minted private pilot. Wouldn’t it be comforting to go over the weather forecast or talk through the best way to navigate an unfamiliar busy airspace with a CFI? Now you can with InstaCFI.
Aeronca Champ featured on Sporty’s 2023 Christmas ornament
Sporty’s Christmas Ornament is an annual tradition for pilots, flight schools, FBOs, and aviation enthusiasts. This year’s ornament, the 39th in the series, features the Aeronca Champ.
Sporty’s releases 2024 Pilot Training Courses
Updates to Sporty’s pilot training courses for 2024 include new video segments, new training resources, improved study guides, and in-course notifications.
Jimmy Stewart’s Mustang is the best of old and new
It’s a wonderful life for Jimmy Stewart’s newly restored Mustang, now ensconced in the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, North Dakota.
More than a kneeboard
The lap desk features two 9 inch x 8 inch panels that fold flat to provide “a sturdy surface for charts, notepads, checklists, or even electronic devices,” Sporty’s officials say.
Video: It’s all about the warbirds
Smitty Smith, the force behind FunPlacesToFly.com, recently posted a video shot at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 that features warbirds, including a C-47, T-6, a Huey, P-51, B-24, B-25, B-29, A-26, Zero, BT-15 and an F4U. It’s an entertaining five minutes for warbird lovers.
Picture of the Day: Sunrise at KBOW
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “Sunrise at Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) in Florida over the Aero Med Bell 407.”