Two new watches from Sporty’s Wright Brothers collection free you from batteries. The Citizen Eco-Drive Field Chronograph and the Citizen Eco-Drive Avion never need a battery. Citizen Eco-Drive technology harnesses the power of light, and converts it into energy, which is stored in a rechargeable lithium-ion cell. The batteries recharge continuously in any kind of light. […]
Products
Garmin unveils new datalink weather receiver
Garmin has unveiled its new GDL 69 and GDL 69A SXM datalink receivers, which offer access to new weather service packages with lower activation fees from SiriusXM and its latest G4 satellite network. The GDL 69A SXM receiver provides both pilots and passengers with SiriusXM Satellite Radio audio in addition to new weather service packages, Garmin officials said. The […]
Turbo the Flying Dog now available
A new children’s book, “Turbo the Flying Dog,” is now available. The book tells the story of Turbo, a lonely shelter mutt. The day Turbo discovers he will finally have a new home and a family he learns he must first get there by plane. Turbo has never seen a plane before, let alone flown […]
Wipaire debuts Exhaust Deflector for Cessna Caravans
Wipaire has released a new exhaust deflector for Cessna’s Caravan series of turboprop aircraft. This exhaust deflector is approved for Cessna 208 Caravans and 208B Grand Caravans (including the Grand Caravan EX) with the straight Cessna exhaust. The deflector has received United States approval via the Wipline floats Supplemental Type Certificate and can be installed […]
New book, ‘Flying Warbirds,’ released
Zenith Press has released “Flying Warbirds: An Illustrated Profile of the Flying Heritage Collection’s Rare WWII-Era Aircraft” by Cory Graff. In hard-back volumes, Flying Warbirds brings U.S., British, German, Russian and Japanese fighting planes from the 1930s and 1940s together, complete with detailed photographs. The airplanes at the Flying Heritage Collection were created at a time when […]
In-flight weather solution for iPad introduced
SiriusXM and WSI Corporation have introduced the SiriusXM SXAR1 Portable Aviation Receiver, which connects with WSI Pilotbrief Optima, giving general aviation pilots in-flight access to SiriusXM Aviation via iPad and iPad mini. WSI Pilotbrief Optima for General Aviation and Enterprise are the first SXAR1-compatible apps; both available now as free downloads from the iTunes App Store. […]
Lightspeed Aviation named CES Innovation Awards honoree
Lightspeed Aviation has been named a 2015 CES Innovation Awards Honoree for its Zulu PFX ANR aviation headset. Products are judged by an expert panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the consumer electronics trade media assembled to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 28 product […]
Authentic military flight jackets now at Sporty’s
Sporty’s 2014 leather jacket collection features the A-2 Leather Flight Jacket, which has been in use for more than 80 years and is a cultural icon. This jacket has been worn by World War II aces and Hollywood stars alike and is still crafted to the original military specs, with some modern updates. The A-2 Leather Flight Jacket [3051A] is […]
Snap-On introduces reversible safety wire twister/cutter pliers
New from Snap-On Industrial are the Reversible Safety Wire Twister/Cutter pliers. The pliers (part number WTS6) come with a patented one-handed, one-click open/close mechanism and new, smoother-operating twist mechanism, according to company officials. Wave jaw design eliminates wire damage, and the narrow head allows the pliers to operate in tight spaces, yet strong enough to […]