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At a news conference at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, Sporty’s introduced a breakdown assistance program to aid pilots stuck with mechanical issues at unfamiliar airports. Through its association with Mike Busch’s Savvy Aircraft Maintenance Management, the Breakdown Assistance Program allows pilots to call a toll-free number any time, day and night, […]

Two of the most vexing problems in cockpit-mounted video cameras are prop blur and good audio reproduction. NFlightCam and Sporty’s have teamed to bring innovative, simple solutions to these and other dilemmas. A small company based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, NFlightCam is now staunchly committed to the iPhone/GoPro market. With Sporty’s as its distributor, NFlightCam offers […]

As pilots and exhibitors prepare to descend on Palm Springs, California, for next week’s AOPA Summit, Sporty’s Pilot Shop has unveiled its free show app with loads of useful info for visitors headed to this year’s event. Typical of event apps put out by Sporty’s, the 2012 AOPA Summit app is easy to navigate and […]

Under sunny skies, Sporty’s handed out free hot dogs and announced the winner of this year’s sweepstakes airplane this weekend at its annual fly-in at the Clermont County Airport (I69) in Batavia, Ohio. Matthew Smolin from Germantown, Tennessee, won a Cessna Skycatcher LSA. Smolin was not present to accept his new airplane, but approximately 1,000 […]

With Sun ‘n Fun just a few weeks away, Sporty’s Pilot Shop has released its official 2012 app for Florida’s biggest air show. In addition to the basics, like show hours and ticket information, the app hosts a variety of other features, ranging from fly-in information for pilots to show maps to custom favorite lists […]

Sporty’s and Frasca Sim are teaming up to offer student pilots an enhanced, more cost effective experience, both companies recently announced. With the move, Sporty’s Academy is adding a Frasca Mentor flight simulator to its repertoire of training tools. The sim, designed to mimic the G1000-equipped Cessna 172 cockpit, comes equipped with access to over […]

Cessna has delivered its 100th 162 Skycatcher to Sporty’s. The airplane is the 2012 Sporty’s Sweepstakes prize and will be delivered to a Sporty’s Pilot Shop customer at the company’s annual fly-in next May. “We are thrilled that Cessna reserved this milestone Skycatcher for Sporty’s Sweepstakes,” says Sporty’s president and CEO Michael Wolf. The two-place […]

If you’re headed to Oshkosh later this month, be sure to download Sporty’s free show app. The official EAA AirVenture 2011 Fly-In App is available for Apple devices (iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch) and Android phones and tablets. It includes everything show-goers need, from maps to guides to schedules, and can even help you get to […]

(July 2011) Now that summer is in full swing, Sporty’s has a solution to hot cockpit syndrome. The company offers eight Arctic Air portable air-conditioning systems of varying sizes and prices. Since the units are portable, no STC is required for use in airplanes. The air-conditioning units are electrically operated through a 12- or 24-volt […]

(April 2011) WHILE APPLICATIONS FOR handheld devices have been an intriguing development for some time, the introduction of the iPad has absolutely changed the competitive marketplace in aviation. Dozens of apps, including capable suites from ForeFlight and X-Wing, have made the 10-inch portable from Apple into a must-have pilot pal. Sporty’s Pilot Shop, which helped […]