The Sporty’s Foundation made bequests totaling $152,500 during 2015, acting on its commitment to attract more pilots and aviation technicians to general aviation. The Sporty’s Foundation has provided more than $1 million since its inception to assist a variety of groups and organizations whose goals align with theirs. Overhead and administrative costs for the foundation are […]
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Picture of the day: Just another day at the airport…
Hal Shevers, founder of Sporty’s, sent along this photo of Paul Puehler, a retired Delta Air Lines avionics professional and instructor for University of Cincinnati – Clermont Aviation Technology program, who is instructing students on jet engine operations. The engine is a JT8D-15 from a Boeing 727-200 and was awarded to Sporty’s Academy through a […]
Sporty’s partners with Prevailance Aerospace for flight training
Sporty’s has teamed with Prevailance Aerospace to offer flight training to general aviation pilots looking to hone their skills. Two courses are offered, taught by former military aviators, to address leading causes of general aviation accidents while improving basic airmanship skills. “These are TOPGUN pilots – graduates of the Navy Fighter Weapons School,” says Sporty’s Academy […]
Sporty’s introduces low-tech solution for high-tech device
New from Sporty’s are no frills iPad rotating kneeboards. The kneeboards are simply a mounting surface with elastic straps on the corners for securing the iPad, Sporty’s officials noted. “These iPad Kneeboards — for both the Air and mini — have no bells and whistles,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “They are just a simple platform to […]
Sporty’s Foundation gives grant to Girls in Aviation Day
Women in Aviation International has received a $3,200 grant from The Sporty’s Foundation, which will be used to buy instructional sectional charts to use as a hands-on teaching activity for girls ages 8 to 16 for this year’s Girls in Aviation Day, slated for Sept. 24. “Sporty’s has been a sponsor of Girls in Aviation Day since its […]
No Drone Zone
A new sign from Sporty’s alerts drone pilots of restricted areas. Areas in and around airports may not be safe for manned and unmanned aircraft operating together. Until regulations are more definitive, Sporty’s No Drone Zone sign alerts drone pilots that the area is off limits to their drones. “Love them or hate them, drones […]
Sporty’s releases 2016 webinar schedule
Sporty’s free webinar series continues in 2016, with webinars planned on a number of trending topics in aviation, including drones, ADS-B, and more. Complete descriptions of the webinars are available at Sportys.com/webinars. Live presentations are scheduled nearly every month. All webinars will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time. If you can’t make a live presentation […]
Top aviation trends in 2015
Every year about this time, Sporty’s officials spotlight the trends that topped the charts for general aviation this year. They start the list something near and dear to them: How pilots shop. Mobile changes how we shop. Sporty’s sales process has gone from founder Hal Shevers at a sales counter in an FBO to mail […]
Sporty’s launches air charter service
Sporty’s Eastern Cincinnati Aviation has added on-demand air charter to its complement of general aviation services at the Sporty’s Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio. A Cessna 182 Skylane is now available through Sporty’s Air Charter for passenger travel, as well as cargo courier service, to and from hundreds of destinations throughout the Midwest. “A […]