PRESS RELEASES

Whady’a Want for Christmas?

While the rest of your family receives presents that fill them with delight, don’t be opening the box with a boring sweater or an uninteresting book. Sporty’s knows what pilots want to see when it comes to gifts and have made it easy for friends and families to turn your wish list into reality.

Sporty’s Offers FAA-Approved ATP Certification Training Program

Partners with ABX Airlines in Wilmington, Ohio 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. The ATP-CTP training requires at least […]

Stratus 2 Just Keeps Getting Better with ForeFlight version 6.4

Stratus has become the most popular ADS-B receiver in aviation, and one important reason is that its capabilities continue to grow with free updates, much like the ForeFlight app itself. Over the past two years, it has grown from simply a portable ADS-B weather receiver to an in-flight traffic system, backup attitude indicator and now an integrated flight data recorder.

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.