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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Flip the pages of our latest eCatalog - just updated today. Works on desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
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Tomorrow is the big day - Sporty’s 2013 Fly-in runs from 10am to 3pm tomorrow at the Clermont County Airport (I69). We’ll have free seminars, a cookout right on the ramp, over 30 exhibitors and our sweepstakes giveaway. Full details: http://www.sportys.com/flyin
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After a relaxing week of vacation in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, it’s now time to head home. The good news is your Cirrus SR22 is a capable machine, and you should be landing in Ft. Pierce to clear customs about an hour and a half after takeoff. The bad news is your secluded&
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Good tips for pilots, whether it’s a GoPro or an iPhone.
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General aviation isn’t dying, it’s just changing. To successfully navigate this major transition, we need to face up to some critical issues, like avgas, NextGen and certification. We also need to look in the mirror.
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Video demo on the new Stratus 2 - ADS-B weather, GPS, AHRS all in a wireless unit that fits in your pocket.
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With temperatures finally rising in most of the country, it’s time for Arctic Air—the portable air conditioner that cools your cockpit by 30 degrees, without adding humidity to the air.
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Growing up in Ohio, the phrase, “if you don’t like the weather, wait a while and it’ll change,” is quite common. As pilots venturing to new places, we may want to pay extra attention whenever we hear locals chatting about weird or sudden weather changes they have witnessed.
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Many new pilots regard Air Traffic Controllers with a mix of respect and fear. They seem to be a divine voice, unseen but all-knowing, orchestrating the movements of dozens of airplanes from a dark room. So it’s only natural that we trust them and want to follow their instructions no matter what.
But as Ben Franklin famously said, “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Franklin may have meant that in a revolutionary way, but the same basic idea still applies today. Whether it’s a kid questioning his parents or a driver talking to the police officer who pulled him over, there’s nothing wrong with double-checking that the authority is correct (just be respectful about it).
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Interesting article in Air Facts today. Molt Taylor, the inventor of the Aerocar, talks about flying cars. First published in 1959: http://airfactsjournal.com/2013/05/from-the-archives-molt-taylor-on-flying-cars/
