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BluLink Bluetooth Adapter For General Aviation
OK, you have your iPhone or other cell phone and you would like to use it while flying. There is a solution, it is the new PilotUSA BluLink bluetooth adapter for general aviation headsets. BluLink enables you to use your Bluetooth cell phone and any music source wirelessly in the cockpit. You can use your [...]
Garmin GNS 530/430 Training
Get the proper training for your Garmin GNS 530 or GNS 430 Avionics Package with Jeppesen’s excellent series of software training CDs. If you prefer, check out the pilot friendly manuals on this equipment, including a manual on the proper use of the WAAS certified GPS receiver, written by John Dittmer, and experienced ATP pilot. [...]
Giant Rubber Band Powered Wright Flyer Model
To relive the thrill of the first powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk as outlined below, get your very own 1903 Wright Flyer Model. This is a great project for the whole family to enjoy and experience. There is no better way to teach your kids aviation history than constructing a model of the airplane [...]
Garmin G1000 Training Software
Get the proper training for your Garmin G1000 Avionics Package with Jeppesen’s excellent series of software training CDs, or if you prefer, check out Max Trescott’s G1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook, the most comprehensive manual on the G1000 in his 4th edition of this popular guide. Or, if you prefer, check out ASA’s complete G1000 course. [...]
A Kindle Reader For Pilots
I don’t know about you, but I really like to read, and most of all I like to read about airplanes, pilots and flying. My guess is you are the same way. Most of the pilots I have met over the years consume a lot of reading material for two reasons: 1. Because you have [...]
Sopwith Camel
Most of us have become familiar with the Sopwith Camel due to the “Peanuts” cartoon by Charles Schulz where Snoopy is flying his dog house doing battle with the Red Baron. It also happens to be the most famous airplane from the Great War, World War 1. It was there and then, in World War [...]
Pilot Accessories
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BluLink Bluetooth Adapter For General Aviation
OK, you have your iPhone or other cell phone and you would like to use it while flying. There is a solution, it is the new PilotUSA BluLink bluetooth adapter for general aviation headsets. BluLink enables you to use your Bluetooth cell phone and any music source wirelessly in the cockpit. You can use your [...]
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Garmin GNS 530/430 Training
Get the proper training for your Garmin GNS 530 or GNS 430 Avionics Package with Jeppesen’s excellent series of software training CDs. If you prefer, check out the pilot friendly manuals on this equipment, including a manual on the proper use of the WAAS certified GPS receiver, written by John Dittmer, and experienced ATP pilot. [...]
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Flying
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Flying For A Profit – What Does It Take To Fly For A Living
The following is a guest post by Jason Schappert of MzeroA.com For some, flying is more than just pursuing a childhood dream or passion. For them, it’s a career or a way of living. These pilots take it unto themselves to earn money from what they have originally started as a passion. What does it [...]
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Inventor Of CVR Dies On July 19th
Many of us fly aircraft with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) installed, but did you know that an Australian scientist named David Warren invented this technology? In 1956 he invented the CVR in the wake of accidents in the DeHavilland Comet, the first commercial jet aircraft. In the period of a year, between May of [...]
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Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a low-wing, cantilever all-metal monoplane with retractable gear and which first flew on December 17, 1935, and remains today as one of the most beloved of all aircraft. The original design was so satisfactory that the basic specifications for the aircraft were never changed. Designed by Donald Douglas, construction on the [...]
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DC-3 Max Effort Flights at AirVenture 2010
By now everyone knows that this is the 75th anniversary of one of the greatest aircraft ever built – the venerable Douglas DC-3. And this year will feature the “DC-3 Max Effort Flights at AirVenture 2010″! The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has designated Tuesday, July 27th as “Max Effort Day” for all DC-3s, including C-47 [...]
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More Flight Time Required For FOs On Airliners
It always amazes me how much influence the 24/7 news cycle has on our legislators in Washington, DC. Take, for example, the FAA Reauthorization bill that is proposed to fund operations of the FAA. Within that bill is a victory for the families of the victims of the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, NY last [...]
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Business Jets “Politically Incorrect”?
In a press release by AlixPartners on July 6th the authors note that business jets face a tough environment while trying to shake the stigma of business jets politically incorrect. The report notes the continued weak demand for business jets as corporations remain skittish about profits and wonder what the future holds in terms of [...]
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