Sporty's Pilot Shop
Sporty's is the World's Largest Pilot Shop, serving pilots worldwide for 50 years. We develop and sell the finest products for personal flying--flight training courses, headsets, GPSs, radios and much more. Everything is backed by our One Year Guarantee.
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Piper Aircraft Corporation was formed in 1937 by W. T. Piper, Sr. Over its 75 years there have been many ups and downs and changes—and Air Facts Editor Richard Collins has been there to see most of them. Read about some of his best memories in Piper airplanes, including flying his Comanche with Mr. Piper himself and an ill-advised takeoff in an early pressurized Navajo. Do you have some Piper time in your logbook?
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The big day is tomorrow—it’s Sporty’s 2012 Fly-in and Sweepstakes Giveaway! Fly in to I69 for a fun and free day at the airport, with seminars, show specials, free hot dogs, exhibitors and an aircraft display. Plus, at noon we’ll award our 2012 Sweepstakes airplane! The show is from 10am to 3pm, and the weather forecast is perfect.
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Sporty’s Sweepstakes Skycatcher is waxed and ready to be given away. One lucky customer will win this airplane on Saturday at Sporty’s Fly-in.
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Photo reblogged from Flying Through Life
DA 40 Glass at night by Adrian & Thomas Photography on Flickr.
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Despite all the safety features it has, from a glass cockpit to a whole airframe parachute, the Cirrus SR-22 has a higher fatal accident rate than most similar airplanes from other manufacturers. Why, with every safety advantage, has this come to be true? It can only be because of one thing: the Cirrus pilot.
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Great day flying with Stratus today. Lots of storms, but easy deviations with ADS-B weather and ForeFlight.
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Photo reblogged from Fly High ✈
Worldwide print campaign for General Electric, shot on various locations in the U.S. The GE-90 is known as the world’s biggest aircraft engine, exclusively made for the Boeing 777. The engine also holds the world record for the highest thrust with 127,900 lbf (569 kN). Photo by Christian Stoll.
Art for avgeeks
(Source: christian-stoll.com)
