MotoArt and Gore Design have teamed to rescue and build a historical airframe into a new corporate conference table that was destined to be scrapped forever. This 1931 WACO wing was found in Idaho and brought to MotoArt’s Los Angeles studio to undergo a complete restoration into a 20-foot-long conference table.Completion and installation is scheduled […]
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PilotE6B/WX iPhone app released
Just released is CoDeveloper’s new PilotE6B/WX iPhone app, which provides pilots with more than 50 common aviation calculations and unit conversions, as well as access to current weather data, in-place unit conversion, GPS-tied METAR and TAF access, and in-flight timers. Features include: The pilot can specify units of measurement for all calculation parameters and results, […]
Mid-Continent Instruments offers online ordering
Mid-Continent Instruments has added online ordering to its newly revamped website. The expanded website provides 24-hour online ordering capabilities, as well as a real-time sales inventory, quick ordering of new outright, new exchange or overhaul exchange units, the ability to request a repair or return for credit (RMA), and review company transaction history, such as […]
New book on Vietnam helicopter pilots released
Just released is “The Red Tavern,” the true story of the silent preachers of the First Air Cavalry Division, who piloted the Huey helicopters that were the beginning and end of every Vietnam story. The story is set in 1967, following the First Cavalry Division’s Ia Drang Valley campaign, which gave rise to the book […]
Sporty’s training courses go mobile
Sporty’s now offers flight training video courses made specifically for mobile devices. Available as an add-on option to Sporty’s Online Flight Training Courses, the new Mobile Video Courses are offered for the Recreational, Private and Instrument ratings. The new Mobile Video Courses are optimized for mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones. Training progress […]
Paradise names Ohio sales, service center
Paradise USA, LLC has tapped Lane’s Lebanon Air Service, Inc. as its Ohio sales and service center. Represented by John and Nelda Lane, Lane’s Lebanon Air Service, headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio, specializes in Light Sport training, aircraft sales and maintenance. The Paradise Aircraft product line, which includes two models, the Paradise P1 and the P1 […]
‘The Book of Skydiving Formations’ released
Just released is “The Book of Skydiving Formations.” The book covers all group sizes from two-ways through 20-ways. There are more than 1,000 formations in all. You’ll find simple formations that are easy to build as well as exotic ones that will challenge the most skilled skydivers, according to the publishers. There’s also a chapter […]
Composite winglets for King Air 90x certified
King Air 90x composite winglet testing and certification is complete, report officials with Hawker Beechcraft Services. Winglets for King Air C90 and E90 models are now available for installation at the company’s network of factory-owned service centers. Introduced at last summer’s EAA AirVenture, the King Air 90x upgrade is a two-part conversion that combines the […]
Leading Edge Aviation expands training
Leading Edge Aviation (LEA), a Bend, Oregon-based helicopter flight school, and Central Oregon Community College (COCC), have received approval of their new Advanced Helicopter Training Course by the Oregon Department of Education and Department of Veteran Affairs. This new course expands the existing degree program to include Turbine Transition, Night Vision Goggle (NVG), External Load, […]