Weldcraft now has available six new TIG torch packages that offer all the components necessary for TIG welding in one package. Weldcraft offers four torch packages for air-cooled applications ranging from 150 to 200 amps and two water-cooled torch packages including either a 250- or a 350-amp torch. To complement a wide range of TIG […]
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Free software helps builders
Where can an airplane builder go to glean free insight and tips from hundreds of their peers? ExperCraft offers just such a destination at ExperCraft.com via its Simple Log documentation software. In the two years since Simple Log’s debut, aircraft builders have logged 40,285 hours of progress on more than 100 different types of homebuilt […]
Ergonomically designed handles available for tools
Bondhus Corp. introduces an ergonomically designed handle for its line of wing and flag style tools. These tools have handles with hard thermoplastic cores for strength and split resistance, and soft rubber outer coating to ensure maximum comfort and grip. For more information:
New free email accounts promote flying
Pilot Journey has introduced a free email account with some interesting benefits. The service is available on PilotJourney.net or TogetherWeFly.com and includes 1 gigabyte of email space along with features such as automatic email notification and calendaring. The concept, according to Gary Bradshaw, president of Pilot Journey, is to encourage people into taking a discovery […]
LSA SportCruiser: Now with a flight training package
Customers of Sport Aircraft Works, importer and distributor of Czech Aircraft Works’ S-LSA aircraft (the Mermaid amphibian, the high-wing, cantilever Parrot sport-touring machine, and the SportCruiser) are now eligible to receive 20 hours of flight training in their own airplanes, meeting the minimum requirement for a Sport Pilot license. Training is offered at Sport Aircraft […]
American Legend offers freebies with the Legend Cub
American Legend Aircraft Co. has introduced an incentive program for new Legend Cub customers, giving buyers two Bose Aviation Headset X, a retail value of $1,990. To take advantage of this offer, new customers must place an order for the company’s AL3 open cowl model, which includes the Continental O-200 100-horsepower engine with composite propeller, […]
Aktion Supply to distribute Zip-Chem and Royal Adhesives
Aktion Supply, Inc. has been selected as a distributor for the aerospace product lines of Zip-Chem Products, Inc. and Royal Adhesives and Sealants, Inc. for the western United States. Zip-Chem’s aerospace line includes corrosion inhibitors, lubricants and cleaners, while Royal Adhesives and Sealants’ latest product, Hardman WS 8020 sealant, was recently qualified to Aerospace Industry […]
Computer pilots can fly like the pros with Jeppesen SIMCharts
Jeppesen recently launched the latest offering in its long-running SIMCharts product line. Designed exclusively for flight simulation enthusiasts, virtual airline operators, and pilots who use PC simulators to develop or hone their skills, SIMCharts v4.0 plugs and plays with Microsoft Flight Simulator X and contains a worldwide terminal chart set that matches the Jeppesen NavData […]
‘A Legacy of Letters’: Book chronicles World War II hero’s hopes, dreams, fears
In 2002, Clinton Frederick returned to his grandparents’ house for a family wedding. Remembering from his childhood that the attic contained Japanese swords, a parachute and other World War II memorabilia, he decided to look around up there. In an old trunk he found more than 100 letters written by his father, Capt. George Frederick, […]