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 SORTIE DOGFIGHTING GAME
This is a great, aviation-themed board game that will provide hours of fun for the whole family. Based on World War II aerial dogfighting, this game features cast metal airplanes, a segmented wooden playing surface, and more than 100 playing cards that pit player against player in a game of strategy and skill. The board is like a combat airspace, and each card indicates a direction that the player's airplane must travel. Players use a two-dimensional representation of space to engage in a type of board-game, dog-fight. Priced at $50 from frontporchclassics.com.
 DIGITAL LUGGAGE SCALE
Now your weight and balance calculations can be digitally accurate, thanks to this exclusive digital luggage scale that easily-and clearly-displays the weight of objects weighing up to 100 pounds. Just hook your bag onto the scale and lift, when the unit beeps, you'll know exactly how much that piece of luggage weighs. Available for less than $25 from magellans.com.
 iTOWBOT
Now there is a wireless solution to moving your airplane around the ramp, iTowbot. This rugged machine lifts your airplane's front wheel like a tug, then moves it effortlessly based on the inputs you enter on a wireless remote hand control. The unit recharges in just a couple of hours and has an optional GPU connector allow you to jump start your airplane using the iTowbot. Just $6,000 ($7,000 with GPU unit) from www.tulsatowbots.com.
AIRCRAFT TRADING CARDS
Bring back the nostalgia of trading cards while sharing memories of the greatest airplanes of all time with these clever, collectible aircraft trading cards from Alpha Tango Charlie. Each pack contains eight randomly-selected aircraft cards, with a photo of the airplane on one side, and facts about that aircraft on the other. The other two cards in each pack are aircraft trivia cards randomly selected from the collection. Each pack runs about $3 from alphatangocharlie.com.
 FLY NOW!
This elegant, hard-cover coffee table book traces the history of flight through the poster collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. From virtual unknowns such as Alys Mckey, one of the first exhibition pilots known as "The Birdwoman" during her heyday in 1909, to the renowned 777 Worldliner of today, Fly Now! incorporates 1,400 aeronautical posters in its 187 pages to chronical the history of aviation. A great find for just $25 from ngs.org.
 CHILLIN' WITH ARCTIC AIR
Now this really is cool stuff. While it wouldn't in any awards for beauty, this clever portable air conditioner can make your airplane comfortable for a whole lot less money than an installed unit. With prices ranging from $495 to $625 and cooling times that range from two to three hours, the Arctic Air portable air conditioner is ideal for both airplane and camping use. Just fill it with bag ice, plug it into your airplane's utility port, and its silent fans will fill your airplane with cool air. Available from arcticaircooler.com.
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