PRESS RELEASES
Sporty’s Introduces New Online Courses
Two popular Sporty’s training programs, VFR Communications and IFR Communications, have been updated and are now available as online courses.
Sporty’s Wright Bros. Collection Launches Annual Christmas Ornament
An annual tradition begins this holiday season with the debut of Sporty’s Wright Bros. Christmas ornament. The 2014 ornament is a 70 mm glass ball in royal blue with “a holiday scene featuring a Piper Cub.
New Smith & Wesson Flashlight Available
This slim, but powerful, flashlight is the newest addition to Sporty’s line up of Smith & Wesson products. The hands-free design incorporates white and red LEDs all in a slim profile that easily fits in a shirt pocket.
Sporty’s Focuses on iPad Flying, Stratus at NBAA
Visitors to Sporty’s booth at NBAA next week won’t be buying headsets or GPSs, but they will learn how Sporty’s can help them efficiently gain approval to use iPads in the cockpit. Dozens of corporate flight departments have relied on Sporty’s Easy Approval program for Part 91F and Part 135 operators.
Sporty’s Updates Android Pilot Training Apps
Sporty’s E6B for Android: This app features the formulas from Sporty’s popular handheld electronic E6B with the convenience of a mobile app. Offers 23 aviation calculations, 18 conversions, time zone tracking and a timer. This version adds a new, modern interface designed specifically for the latest release of the Android operating system. It also improves the layout for tablets, ensuring that all features are visible and accessible in both portrait and landscape orientations.
Sporty’s Selects Beaver for 2014 Christmas Ornament
Sporty’s® Crystal Christmas Ornament is an annual tradition for pilots, flight schools, FBOs, and aviation enthusiasts. This year’s ornament, the company’s 30th, features a classic: the Beaver on floats.
Sporty’s Offers FAA-Approved ATP Certification Training Program
With the FAA mandate that all pilots seeking an ATP certificate be required to complete an FAA-approved ATP Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP) prior to taking the ATP Knowledge test, Sporty’s has partnered with ABX Airlines in Wilmington, Ohio to offer this training.
Plain or Fancy: Sporty’s Has the iPad Kneeboard for You
With iPads a regular feature of many cockpits, Sporty’s offers a selection of kneeboards for efficient use of all iPad models. Many of these designs are updated based on pilot feedback, with smaller sizes and more flexible organization options.
Pilot Sunglasses Made for Flying
Sporty’s offers the new Pilot Wings Sunglasses, featuring non-polarized lenses designed to enhance the environment around you while in flight. Made by Eagle Eyes®, the lens technology that goes into these sunglasses has been used by NASA’s space program for its superior benefits to vision quality and eye health.