A flight to impress a girl quickly goes wrong when the “calm, collected young aviator soon turned into a screaming little man filled with panic.” The good news? He saved the day and even got a second date.
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Sporty’s marks 60 years in aviation with online celebration
Customer contests, product specials, and livestreams are all designed to celebrate Sporty’s 60 years in aviation.
Sporty’s updates Aerobatic Course with Patty Wagstaff
Besides teaching all the basic aerobatic maneuvers, the new course from Sporty’s tells you how to get started as an aerobatic pilot, from the legal considerations to preparing physically.
Sporty’s Foundation giving tops $160,000 in 2020
Bequests were made to organizations from the Young Eagles to aviation scholarships to the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
Sporty’s better barf bag makes a bad time better
“It’s not a glamorous product, but it’s one that needs to be easy to use and effective,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “Having some Better Barf bags on board is a great insurance policy. They contain the mess rather than creating a bigger one.”
Sporty’s updates E6B app
Sporty’s updated E6B includes 22 aviation functions, 20 conversions, a clock/timer feature and a weight & balance calculator.
Sporty’s Flight Gear gets a makeover
The six flight gear bags boast features suggested by pilots.
Call for entries: Writing Prize for Young Pilots
The winner of the Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots will receive $2,500.
Sporty’s debuts new multiengine training course
One of the most exciting, useful, and just plain fun ratings a pilot can obtain — the multiengine rating — is also one of the most challenging.