THE MAYDAY MOJITO
Nothing says refreshment like a great mojito! Here’s one of our favorite recipes just in time for the last legs of summer. Ingredients: 6-8 mint leaves 25ml sugar syrup (1:1) 25ml lime juice 50ml rum Directions: Slap the mint and add to the bottom of the glass. Fill with crushed ice. Add the sugar syrup, […]
MISS HAPS
Every cause needs a champion. Meet “Miss Haps” – our very own Sultana of Safety, Queen of Caution and Princess of Preparedness. I know you’re good. You’re the pilot who can spot targets miles away; day, night, even in solid IMC, right? I get emails all the time from pilots asking about ADS-B, mostly along […]
PREFLIGHT CHECKLISTS
Preflight checklists, which are standard operating procedures for all pilots today, were not used prior to 1935. Boeing developed the B-17 bomber which was flown during WWII to challenge other military contractors. On the inaugural flight of the B-17 in 1935, the plane crashed at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio when the Captain left the […]
ASK SCOTT
You have questions about your avionics needs. Our VP of Avionics Sales, Scott Gregory has the answers. Q: Hi Scott. I hear that Garmin is getting into the autopilot space. Is all that talk worth the hype? Great question. Garmin certainly transformed the way we get around on land with their Nav /Comm / GPS […]
WORLD’S LARGEST AIRCRAFT GETS CLOSER TO FLIGHT
The world’s largest aircraft, The Stratolaunch, boasting 6 engines, 2 fuselages and a wingspan twice as long as the Boeing 747, is growing ever closer to its first flight. In development since 2011, the Stratolaunch recently completed its first high-speed taxi test in the California Mojave Desert. The enormous aircraft weighs in at 580 tons […]