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These easy-to-use HD cameras are perfect for sharing your passion for flight with others. The NFlightcam is compact and totally portable, so you can take it on every flight: record your landing at a unique airport, preserve the memory of your first solo cross-country or post an aerobatic flight to YouTube.The NFlightcam cameras are also great for flight instructors and student pilots: you can quickly review a flight lesson, including all cockpit audio, during a post-flight briefing. It’s a great way to reinforce in-cockpit lessons, and it saves time and money in the airplane.“The NFlightcam Plus is feature- packed and easy to use, but now we also offer the NFlightcam Sportwhich is even easier to use and a great value,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman.The NFlightcam Sporttakes just one button toget you recording. It comeswith a tough aluminumcase, which is also waterproof to one meter. Dual lasers allow for precise alignment of the lens, and a permanently attached aviation audio cable lets you record intercom and ATC transmissions.“If you’re just getting started in video, the NFlightcam Sport is the way to go,” added Zimmerman.Both models of the NFlightcam include a simple one-buttonoperation to record at full 1080p HD video along with a custom aviation headset interface to record all audio. The NFlightcam takes up almost no space in the cockpit and weighs less than 6 oz. The camera lens can be rotated to mount thecamera at any angle.“The NFlightcam comes with software so you can edit and share your videos with friends on either Macs or PCs,” says Zimmerman.The NFlightcam Sport (8085A) isavailable for $299 and the NFlightcamThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved type certification for GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine. The US FAA engine certification follows similar certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that the engine received in December.“The U.S. FAA type certification on the H80 engine paves the way for entry into service on the Thrush 510G agricultural aircraft,” said Paul Theofan, president and managing executive of GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation Turboprops. “GE Aviation stands ready to fully support our H80 customers with an expanded service network and customer training classes to ensure a smooth entry into service experience.”The H80 engine is the first GE Aviation engine to receive its initial type certification from EASA. The turboprop engine combines theMAY 2012elegant, robust design of the M601 engine with GE’s 3-D aerodynamic design techniques and advanced materials to create a more powerful, fuel-efficient, durable engine with no recurrent fuel nozzle inspections and no hot section inspection. The H80 engine will feature an extended service life of 3,600 flight-hours or 6,600 cycles between overhauls. It will provide the option of a single- or dual-acting governor, allowing customers to have flexibility in propeller selection.The first aircraft to enter service with the H80 engine will be the Thrush 510G agricultural aircraft. The improved Thrush 510G has a hopper capacity of 510 gallons, a gross weight of 10,500 pounds, and a 29,000-hour wing spar life with no mandatory inspections of the wing spars.The H80 engine has also been selected to power the Aircraft Industries L410 commuter aircraft.The H80-powered L410 aircraft has been in flight testing since November 2011 and is expected to enter service later this year.Production ramp-up for the H80 engines is underway at GE Aviation Czech, where the engines are manufactured. GE Aviation anticipates producing 70 H80 engines this year. GE Aviation is also taking steps to ensure a smooth entry into service. Line maintenance classes are already underway so customers can learn how to keep their engines in top operating condition. GE Aviation has also developed an extensive network of service and support centers around the world.GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation air•craft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings. T&TEN ROUTESporty’s Offers NFlightcam Cockpit Video CamerasFAA Certifies GE Aviation’s H80 Turboprop EnginePlus (9340A) is available for $499;or by calling 1-800-SPORTYS. T&T •both may be ordered at sportys.comTWIN & TURBINE • 43