Master Instructors LLC recently introduced its new Master CFI-Helicopter (MCFI-H) accreditation. Designed to better serve the needs of the nation’s rotorcraft instructors, the MCFI-H designation is the sixth in a line of Master accreditations offered by the company. With input from the FAA, the International Helicopter Safety Team, and the Helicopter Association International, Master Instructors […]
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MT composite prop flight tested on Warbird
Flight Resource, LLC, the world’s largest volume MT- Propeller distributer, has completed the successful flight testing on a newly developed 4-bladed composite propeller on an Allison-powered P-82 Twin Mustang. The propeller, governor and accumulator system (pictured below) was designed and built for use on the only two remaining Twin Mustangs that are being restored to […]
Give the gift of flight
Looking to give more than just “stuff” for Christmas this year? How about giving a first flight lesson to that aspiring pilot on your gift list? PilotJourney.com offers a $129 real flight lesson redeemable at more than 500 flight schools nationwide. Included with the flight package that puts your pilot in the air for a […]
Symbolic Flight delivers ‘Perceptual VFR’
Symbolic Flight has released an update to Symbolic Flight, delivering a portable, synthetic vision experience for general aviation pilots. Symbolic Flight 4.0 provides threshold-to-threshold route planning using current FAA enroute and terminal data: Airports, Airspace, Airways, Approaches and Obstacles, marked-up in three dimensions, allowing pilots to actually see what they are doing in relation to […]
Vertically-challenged pilots get a boost with Sporty’s Elevator Cushion
Pilots and students who have trouble seeing over the nose or need another inch or two to reach the rudders can now use Sporty’s Elevator Cushion. Sporty’s Elevator Cushion measures 14”w x 12”d x 2 1/2” thick on the seat bottom, and 14”w x 18”h x 2 1/2” thick on the seat back. It uses […]
NexAir offers year-end specials
NexAir Avionics is offering year-end special package pricing on its DFC90 Autopilot and WAAS GPS upgrade for owners of Avidyne Entegra-equipped Cirrus aircraft. The upgrade includes Avidyne’s new DFC90 Digital Autopilot, an Entegra PFD hardware and Release 8 software upgrade, two new WAAS-capable Garmin GNS430Ws with WAAS antennas, and NexAir’s Concierge Service providing free pickup […]
Fantasy of Flight launches essay contest
Fantasy of Flight, Central Florida’s aviation attraction, is launching a student essay contest as part of its 2011 Legends & Legacies: A Symposium Series, which brings together legendary World War II heroes to share their firsthand accounts of flying during the war. The 2011 “Legends & Legacies” series will combine World War II aviation heroes, […]
Demystify turbocharging
The Cessna Pilots Association (CPA) will hold a one-day seminar on turbocharging at its headquarters in Santa Maria, California, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. CPA Executive Director John Frank says this seminar will educate the aircraft owner on the components and detailed workings of Teledyne Continental turbocharging systems, specifically those used on the Turbocharged 210 Centurion, […]
Wicks offers updated AvMap
The AvMap EKP-IV is now available at Wicks Aircraft Supply. Following 15 years of refinements, the portable moving map/GPS is now thinner, lighter, and has a larger brilliant color, sunlight viewable LCD display. The AvMap will display full or split HSI screens with colored moving maps, data fields or nav data. The unit will store […]