Keeping your airplane clean is a critical part of maintaining your aircraft, but it can be a pain without the right tools. That's why Sporty’s has assembled a new cleaning kit that is both portable and affordable. Five convenient one pint containers contain an assortment of high quality cleaning supplies that will ensure your airplane gleams, even after a long flight. The small size of the containers makes sure your weight and balance won’t be thrown off with bulky gallon bottles.

The Sporty’s Fly Away Cleaning Kit contains all the basics needed to keep your airplane looking new. Each kit includes N’viro Solve, a bio-based degreaser; Xhaust & Soot Remover, a powerful cleaner/degreaser; Pro Wash RX, an everyday cleaner; Aero Glide, a dry wash/polish; and Mr. Detail, which cleans and shines. Every chemical has been tested and is safe for aircraft.

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Stratus, Sporty's new subscription-free weather receiver for the iPad, has garnered a lot of attention recently from both pilots and the media. Flying magazine editor Robert Goyer recently flew with it and shared a detailed report. 

Goyer says, "Stratus is not only a terrific product, but it’s one for which I’d give a very strong 'buy' recommendation to our readers... There are other ADS-B solutions out there, but they’re more expensive and less elegant. Moreover, ForeFlight’s integration of ADS-B weather seals the deal."

You can read the entire article here.

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The Sporty’s Foundation recently released its annual report for 2011, detailing its impressive work to support its mission: “to fund programs for the purpose of cultivating the next generation of general aviation pilots and the people who design, build and repair the aircraft they fly.”

Over $175,000 was awarded in 2011 to a variety of programs, from pilot and maintenance scholarships to Youth Aviation Adventure and the National Flight Academy.

The Foundation’s signature program is The Next Step, a long-term partnership with EAA’s Young Eagles program. This offers young people who have taken their first flight a pathway to the left seat and the aviation lifestyle. This includes free access to Sporty’s Complete Pilot Training Courses, a free first flight lesson and scholarship opportunities. To date, more than 12,000 Young Eagles have taken the next step, and Sporty’s has donated courses worth more than $2 million.

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Sporty's is honored to be hosting the induction ceremony for Rudy Frasca, founder of flight simulator manufacturer Frasca International and a legendary aviation educator. The event will take place at Sporty's annual Fly-in, May 19 at the Clermont County/Sporty's Airport (I69).

Rudy Frasca has spent a career working to improve flight training and building a successful business, Frasca International, Inc., which has simulators around the world in flight training operations. Frasca's mission has always been to provide the best flight training equipment available to the many categories of flight training organizations worldwide.

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Most pilots know that Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (better known as ADS-B) is the future, and a critical part of the FAA's NextGen program. But most pilots aren't clear on what exactly ADS-B entails and how it might change their flying. That's why Sporty's is presenting a new webinar to explain it all.

The webinar, scheduled for April 19 at 8pm eastern, will focus on the basics of the ADS-B system, plus some of the benefits, like subscription-free weather in the cockpit. Included will be a discussion of Sporty's new Stratus portable ADS-B receiver for ForeFlight.

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