Aircraft Spruce & Specialty has signed a distributorship agreement with 3M, entitling it to offer all 3,000 products manufactured by 3M. Aircraft Spruce already stocks more than 250 3M products that can be utilized in various levels of aviation activity. Other items can be special ordered. The general categories include: abrasives, adhesives, automotive products, cleaners […]
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Soloy’s Cessna 206 Mark 2 makes first flight
Some 20 years after the introduction of the Soloy Turbine Cessna 206 MK 1, the new MK 2 took to the air last month from Soloy’s facility at Olympia Airport in Washington state. The MK 2 is powered by the Rolls-Royce 250-B17F, a 450-shp-rated turbo-prop and the company’s latest derivative of its powerful, lightweight engine. […]
Keep deer off runways
Airport operators can keep deer off runways with the new Deer Blocker Deer Fence from Nixalite of America Inc. Deer Blocker Deer Fencing is an alternative to metal and plastic deer fencing. Constructed from UV resistant polyethylene, the fence is strong, light weight, easy to install and virtually invisible from normal viewing distances. For more […]
Pilot’s Spotlight now available
Sporty’s Pilot’s Spotlight features an optical lens to produce a more focused beam for precise illumination. The design ensures no fading or dimming. Maximum light output is provided throughout the entire battery life (over 10 hours). With tough, all-aluminum construction and knurled grip, the flashlight has a lifetime warranty. Measuring 5 inches and weighing just […]
Avionics Training Unlimited lanches online training center
Pilots now have access to on-demand, interactive GPS training courses through Avionics Training Unlimited’s new online training center. “We offer a series of free and low-priced courses on various topics, most of which can be completed in an hour or less,” says Judy Cadmus, president. “Instead of a rehash of the basics, our courses focus […]
Pacific Coast Avionics to support Glasair quick-build program
Pacific Coast Avionics has reached an agreement with Glasair Aviation LLC to support the new Glasair Sportsman “Two Weeks To Taxi” Program through the design and fabrication of optional kit panels. Under the program, customers for the Glasair Sportsman aircraft will come to the factory for an intense two-week period of aircraft kit assembly with […]
Camguard receives FAA approval
ASL CamGuard is an advanced oil supplement designed to address the complex interrelated problems of piston aircraft engines, such as corrosion, wear, deposit formation and oil seal degradation. CamGuard’s FAA approval is the culmination of years of testing and thousands of flight hours of experience. The final certification test, a grueling 500 hours in an […]
New book takes you inside the cockpit of a B-17
As our World War II veterans get older, many of their children and grandchildren take it upon themselves to make sure that their stories are heard. After many years of thinking about it, Dr. Brooks Mitchell, a professor at the University of Wyoming, decided to publish his father’s wartime experience after receiving his diaries from […]
Aircraft Spruce adds LowranceAirMap to new products list
Aircraft Spruce now offers the new Lowrance AirMap 600C, featuring colored sectional map depiction based on GPS input. It also includes the 512MB Terrain Awareness Americas, along with the Jeppesen Americas and Lowrance Obstruction aeronautical databases, which show obstacle profiles or relationship to mountainous terrain. AirMap 600C comes complete with an MMC/SD digital card reader […]