RADIANT Technology has released its first iOS App for iPhone/iPad. Now available in the Apple App Store for $19.99, the Precision Altimeter app provides a set of pressure-based backup instruments for any pilot, including Altimeter and Vertical Speed (VSI). Every iPhone from the 6 up has pressure capability built in, which you can take advantage with […]
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New app helps with pre-flight calculations
A new app helps pilots perform all required pre-flight calculations, including calculations for takeoff and landing distances and speeds, climb rate, fuel use, weight and balance, emergency speeds, and more. The Iduna FLY App also presents current and possible future weather and wind conditions (including alternate destination runway data) graphically, to ensure that the pilot’s […]
Tired of complex adapter issues?
LEMO headsets can now be connected to Sporty’s SP-400 radio with Sporty’s LEMO plug adapter. Plug your LEMO aviation headset into Sporty’s adapter and you can use your radio without taking off your headset. “This new product came about from input from our customers,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “We heard requests from countless […]
Latest edition of FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook released
WINGsReality EDU has released the 2018 edition of the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook — General (FAA-H-8083-30A). The handbook was developed as one of a series of three handbooks for people preparing for mechanic certification with airframe or powerplant ratings or both. The handbook provides basic information on principles, fundamentals, and technical procedures for both […]
The Droner’s Manual published
New from ASA is “The Droner’s Manual: A Guide to the Responsible Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft.” In The Droner’s Manual, author Kevin Jenkins compiles the most important and relevant knowledge into a guide for both beginner and experienced operators, according to ASA officials. With his expertise as a unmanned aerial vehicle operator in government, industry, […]
Kaman introduces Advanced Memory and Data Exchange Universal System
The Memory Division of Kaman Precision Products has introduced the AMADEUS — the Advanced Memory and Data Exchange Universal System. The AMADEUS includes the Model 9740 Multi-Port data transfer unit, which includes four removable memory cards (RMC) and a mini-Ground Station Adapter (GSA). The Model 9740 provides simultaneous data interface over 10GB Ethernet, Mil-Std 1553, […]
New book chronicles Legacy Hornets
Schiffer Publishing has released “Legacy Hornets: Boeing’s F/A-18 A-D Hornets of the USN and USMC,” by Brad Elward. The 112-page book is an illustrated history of the US Navy and Marine Corps’ most versatile jet strike fighter, the Boeing F/A-18 A-D Legacy Hornet. Presenting a historical perspective of the Legacy Hornet from its origins through […]
Liberators Over the Atlantic published
Just published is “Liberators over the Atlantic,” by Jack Colman and Richard Colman, which chronicles a young man’s flying experiences during World War II, including insight into flying the iconic B-24 Liberator. Growing up in York, England, Jack Colman achieved his long-held desire to become a pilot by joining the Royal Air Force in October […]
100-year-old pilot publishes first book
Just published is “The Running Man: Flying High for the Glory of God,” by Orville Rogers. Now 100, Rogers is a pilot, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, philanthropist, track star and author. His new book gives readers a look inside his life, which includes training bomber pilots in World War II, flying the B-36 on secret missions during the […]