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New 2012-2013 Aircraft Spruce Catalog Now Available
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. began distributing their new 2012 catalog at EAA AirVenture. More than 920 pages in length, the Aircraft Spruce catalog...
CamOne Tec Launches New Micro Camera
The CamOne infinity is a new HD micro camera made by CamOne Tec that can record 30 frames per second (fps) in full HD...
Safari Helicopter to Offer Pilot Training
CHR International, Inc., purveyor of the Safari kit helicopter, has announced that the company has partnered with Camelot Aviation to provide pilot training for...
Garmin Portable GPS/GLONASS Receiver Debuts
Garmin is introducing GLO and GLO for Aviation, a portable GPS and GLONASS receiver that advances Garmin's GPS technology for mobile devices.
GLONASS is Russia's...
Teens to Build Aircraft During AirVenture 2012
Aviators By Design has announced that a group of young teens will be building an airplane at AirVenture. Aviation Explorer Post 9868, which resides...
New Multiprocess Welding System
Victor Technologies has introduced the Fabricator 211i, a fully integrated MIG-Stick-TIG inverter welding system. The Fabricator 211i weighs 57.3 pounds and offers the flexibility...
Full-Lotus Floats Under New Ownership
After almost 10 years in the aircraft float business, Full-Lotus Floats has sold the design rights, inventory and production tooling for its float line...
CubCrafters Enters European Market
In June, directSky became CubCrafters' dealer in the European market. Located in Ireland, directSky provides aircraft sales, maintenance, management, restoration, repairs and pilot training.
Initially,...
New Zenith CH 650 Quick Build Kit
Zenith Aircraft Company has introduced a new Quick Build Kit (QBK) for its low-wing Zenith CH 650 cruiser Light Sport kit aircraft. With the QBK,...
Zenith Hosts Summer Fly-In Saturday
The fifth annual Fly in to Summer open hangar day and fly-in gathering will be held Saturday June 23 at the Zenith Aircraft factory...
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Home Shop Machinist: Magnification
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