Bird-B-Gone, Inc. introduces new Bird Chase Super Sonic, a state-of-the-art system that features distress and predator bird sounds of more than 22 types of birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic targets pigeons, crows, starlings, swallows, gulls, woodpeckers, sparrows, grackles, cormorants and many other birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic will protect your property and surrounding area for […]
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Landmark Aviation expands Raleigh, N.C., FBO
Landmark Aviation has completed a $2 million hangar and office facility at its Raleigh, N.C., FBO. The expansion at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport includes 13,500 square feet of additional space for aircraft storage and maintenance, a new three-bay ground equipment support hangar, and 4,800 square feet of office space. In addition, the FBO offers ground […]
Micro Aerodynamics upgrades STC’d Vortex Generator kits for Cessna 180/182/185 models
Micro Vortex Generator kits have been approved by the FAA for an upgrade to the Cessna 180, 182 (including A & B models) and 185 series. The STC improvement, obtained by Micro Aerodynamics, involves mounting 18 VGs on each side of the vertical fin of each of the models and is now a standard feature […]
Pilot-friendly GPS map 496 manual released
ZD Publishing, Inc. has added a new pilot-friendly manual to its inventory for the Garmin GPSmap 496 unit. The manual is designed to teach pilots how to configure the unit to their liking and access its many features. The manual was written by John Dittmer, who has been a flight instructor since 1968. This is […]
Marathon Flight Services opens new hangar at ISM
Marathon Flight Services, an FBO at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida, recently opened its new 16,500-square-foot corporate hangar, which can accommodate corporate aircraft up to a Gulfstream G500. Marathon’s additional facilities include a 13,000-square-foot terminal that features the only aircraft canopy in Central Florida, a pilots’ lounge, catering services, on-site rental cars, meeting rooms […]
Tomlinson Aviation opens second location in North Carolina for helicopter training
Tomlinson Aviation, Inc., a school in Ormond Beach, Florida, that specializes in helicopter flight instruction, will open a second location at Elkin Municipal Airport in North Carolina. Flight instruction will be offered in a Schweizer CBi series helicopter. Elkin Municipal Airport, about 40 miles northwest of Winston Salem, offers a 4,003-foot long runway. For more […]
Take the guesswork out of establishing proper holding patterns
A leading cause of students failing IFR check rides is the inability to enter and maintain a holding pattern correctly. Aircraft Spruce now offers an aid designed to assist with visualizing a holding pattern and ascertaining how to enter it correctly. Called a Holding Pattern Aid (HPA), the transparent gyro overlay has a printout of […]
New Hobo Pendant G records “gee!” forces
Onset Computer Corp. recently unveiled the Hobo Pendant G Logger, an easy-to-use data logger for measuring and recording tilt, orientation, activity and motion. Roughly half the size of an iPod Shuffle, the Hobo Pendant G makes it easy and fun to record data in any environment, from G forces in an airplane or roller coaster […]
Weldcraft unveils world’s smallest TIG torch
To improve TIG welding performance on precision applications and limited-access joints, Weldcraft introduces its patented WP-50 air-cooled torch — the smallest TIG torch on the market. The WP-50 is rated at 60% duty cycle up to 50 amps and offers pen-like control in tight quarters and on paper-thin material. Applications for the WP-50 include precision […]