LINDBERGH FOUNDATION ADDS HOOVER TO ANNIVERSARY GALA
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation confirmed that legendary air show performer and test pilot Bob Hoover will join speakers Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Gene Cernan for the Foundation's 35th anniversary gala at The Explorers Club on May 18. In addition, the foundation announced that noted author Reeve Lindbergh, youngest daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, will also participate in the program.

AIRGUIDE UPDATES FLIGHT GUIDE'S IEFB IPAD APP
Airguide Publications released version 4.2 of the Flight Guide iEFB iPad app. Version 4.2 includes Guardian Aero 454 integration for a wireless flight plan link to Garmin 430, 530, GNS650, GNS750, G900, and G1000 panel-mounted GPS receivers. According to Ash Vij, president of Guardian Avionics, "This will eliminate the need for pilots to input the same flight plan twice, since Flight Guide iEFB, through a wireless connection with the Aero 454 and a Garmin GPS, instantly displays any created or edited flight plans on iEFB's Seamless Flight Planning Charts."

ABLE FLIGHT NAMES SIX SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
On May 19, six Able Flight scholarship winners will arrive at Purdue University in Indiana to begin five weeks of intensive flight and ground training. The six scholarship winners are Jason Jernigan of Youngstown, Florida; Wesley Major of Wilmington, Delaware; Devon Radloff of Janesville, Wisconsin; Tyrell Rhodes of St. Louis; Steven Scott of San Diego; and Matt Sponaugle of Elkins, West Virginia. Able Flight is a national nonprofit organization that provides flight and career training opportunities for people with physical disabilities; it has awarded more than 40 flight and aviation career training scholarships since 2006.

DAHER-SOCATA OBTAINS CIS TYPE CERTIFICATION FOR TBM 850
DAHER-SOCATA announced the certification of its TBM 850 very fast turboprop aircraft family in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), including Russia. "This milestone recognizes the quality of our aircraft and the work of DAHER-SOCATA's team in conjunction with the CIS aviation authorities - who are known to be demanding in their certification process, especially for operations in extreme weather conditions," explained Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of DAHER-SOCATA's airplane division.

AEROLEDS RECEIVES PMA CERTIFICATION FOR LANDING LIGHT
The FAA granted PMA certification to the AeroLEDs Sunspot 36HX landing light. Powered by new LED technology, the Sunspot will last 50,000 hours, allowing pilots to fly with the light on at all times for enhanced visibility. The light also comes with "wig-wag" or pulsing capability and is so bright that it can be seen at great distances in daylight when the aircraft is not visible. The PMA Sunspot HX is available from AeroLEDs for $449 and can now be installed in any certificated aircraft.

TEMPEST INTRODUCES AT5K SPARK PLUG RESISTANCE TESTER
The Tempest AT5K resistance tester, now available at authorized Tempest dealers, tests the internal resistance in all aviation spark plugs. Place the spark plug, barrel side down, over the contact post and touch the other lead end to the firing end of the center electrode. If the light is green, the spark plug resistance is less than 4,000 ohms. If both the green and red lights are on, the plug is between 4,000 and 5,000 ohms. If only the red light is on, it indicates a resistance value in excess of 5,000 ohms and the plug should be replaced.