The FAA’s National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) has launched its online ordering service for aeronautical charts, flight publications, and digital products. U.S. nautical charts produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and worldwide aeronautical and hydrographic charts and publications produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) also can be purchased through this service. […]
Products
New zipper binder available for Pilots Guide
Optima Publications, LLC introduces the new Deluxe Ballistic Nylon Zipper Binder for its Pilots Guide airport information manuals: Pilots Guide to California Airports, Pilots Guide to Northwestern Airports and Pilots Guide to Southwestern Airports. The binder keeps all your important flying aids together in one place: charts, plotter, pens, pencils, notes and, of course, the […]
Mach I flight bad is newest offering from Noral Enterprises
The Mach 1 flight bag, the newest offering in the Noral Enterprises product line, is compact, yet roomy. The bag features a wide double-zippered access flap with a pen and pencil holder. There are two end compartments, with another roomy compartment on the front of the bag. On the back is a headset compartment that […]
Signature Plating and Aircraft Belts achieve industry first
Signature Plating, a full-service plating facility in Houston, and Aircraft Belts, Inc. (ABI), a leader in developing and manufacturing aircraft safety restraints, have achieved a record turnaround time for producing and shipping a complete set of new seat belts plated in 24K gold in the same day. Signature Plating and ABI offer this type of […]
Florida’s Arthur Dunn Airpark and Meritt Island Airport receive new AWOS
With the recent addition of new Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) at both Arthur Dunn Airpark and Merritt Island Airport, pilots, meteorologists, flight dispatchers and the community can now receive up-to-date, accurate local weather information from the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority (TCAA). Each AWOS system will measure and report a wide variety of weather data including: […]
Globalair.com launches fuel price finder
Globalair.com, an Internet information center, is expanding the list of free resources available at its Airport Resource Center (A.R.C.) site to include average fuel prices nationwide. The fuel pricing information is available by accessing the A.R.C. at Globalair.com and entering a location or airport code. Sponsoring FBO information appears first, with an average price for […]
Airplane Things Inc. debuts new Av-Sun Titanium Sunglasses
Airplanes Things Inc.’s new Av-Sun Titanium Sunglasses have frames that are lightweight, durable, flexible and nearly indestructible. The earpieces flex against your temple for a quieter and more comfortable fit while wearing a headset. The ophthalmic quality CR39 lenses have the clarity of glass lenses without the weight, are distortion free, scratch and impact resistant. […]
Aircraft Spruce adds Robotow portable towbar
The Robotow Portable Towbar is a new, all-weather, electric powered unit that has been added to the growing list of products offered by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. Lightweight (under 30 pounds) and portable, the Robotow can easily be stored and transported in the Beech, Cessna, Pipers, T28s, Navions and Commanders it was designed to move […]
Put an engine in the living room without risking a divorce
If you want to give your home an aviation flair without risking the wrath of your spouse, consider adding a 1920s Continental Radial Engine Coffee Table from MotoArt to your décor. The table consists of a cleaned up and restored engine with a piece of glass on top. Part furniture, part sculpture, each table is […]

