Sixty years of flight training innovation
- By John Zimmerman
- Mar 5, 2021
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Sporty's history—serving pilots worldwide since 1961
- By John Zimmerman
- Mar 1, 2021
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Sporty's 60 year celebration
- By John Zimmerman
- Mar 1, 2021
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This year marks a milestone in the history of Sporty's: we're celebrating 60 years of serving pilots worldwide. Sporty's wouldn't be here without the incredible support of our customers over the past 60 years, so we invite you to join the celebration. Each week we'll be sharing special savings, new product introductions, and customer contests.
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Five overlooked features in Sporty's Learn to Fly Course
- By John Zimmerman
- Feb 23, 2021
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New FAA chart cycle starts this month
- By John Zimmerman
- Feb 9, 2021
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Starting February 25, 2021, chart subscribers (and pilots everywhere) will notice an important change to the effective dates of charts. The FAA is shortening the update cycle for VFR charts to match the dates on IFR charts. This means that, whereas sectional charts used to be updated every six months, now all FAA charts will be updated every 56 days.
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TSO'd aviation headsets—what does it mean?
- By Doug Ranly
- Dec 21, 2020
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When going through the plethora of data available about aviation headsets, you will inevitably come across the abbreviation TSO. This stands for Technical Standard Order and it is the FAA’s way of saying an item is approved for use on an airplane. Why does that matter? We'll explain.
iPad gifts for pilots—what's hot right now
- By John Zimmerman
- Nov 2, 2020
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First impressions of the Garmin D2 Air smartwatch for pilots
- By John Zimmerman
- Sep 30, 2020
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Flying with the GoPro MAX
- By Bret Koebbe
- Sep 22, 2020
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The next wave in small camera technology takes aviation videography to a new level, thanks to the 360° recording capabilities of the GoPro Max camera. Think of it as two GoPro cameras joined back to back, allowing it to capture literally everything around you, including the cockpit and the views outside, while keeping both perfectly exposed. Here's what pilots should know about this incredible vamer
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Flight simulator hardware maps for Logitech, CH Products, Redbird
- By Chris McGonegle
- Sep 8, 2020
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If you're upgrading your flight simulator controls to take advantage of the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, you'll first need to configure a few things in the Options menu (click on Controls). This requires selecting which control inputs creates which effects, and assigning important functions to some buttons—often called a hardware map. This article explains how to get off to a fast start with the popular hardware options, including Logitech, CH Products, and Redbird.
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