Air Shows & Events

Given the flight dynamics, it’s little wonder that helicopter autopilots have been ground upon which engineers fear to tread. But at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention, two companies unveiled rotorcraft autoflight systems, including a start-up called HeliTrak and Garmin International. See yesterday’s coverage for HeliTrak’s offering. It’s expected to be available in 2019. For its […]

At the AEA show in Last Vegas, AVweb interviewed Chris Nehls of HeliTrak, a new company building an autopilot for the Robinson R44. What’s interesting about this new box is that it was inspired by underground horizontal drilling technology. Duration: 5:38 File Size: 5.4 MB download here

BendixKing says it’s back in the digital autopilot market with the KFC AeroCruze 230, a clean-sheet product designed to match the form factor of the popular KFC 150, 200 and 250 systems. The new AP features a touchscreen interface and uses existing servo brackets and wiring to cut installation time and cost. The autopilot will […]

As the AEA Convention opens this week in Las Vegas, Aspen Avionics is rolling out temporarily reduced prices for its flagship Evolution 1000 Pro PFD retrofit EFIS systems. Until the end of April, the Evolution Pro 1000 PFD price will be reduced to $8995 from $10,995, a reduction of 18 percent. The Evolution Pro Plus […]

I never know quite what to expect when I cover the Aircraft Electronics Association show, which opened Monday in Las Vegas. As shows go, it’s decidedly non-mega, with only about 130 exhibitors, many of them trade-to-trade selling tools and equipment shops are interested in but our readers aren’t. This year’s show illuminated some trends that […]

Deon Mitton sent us this beautiful shot of a Kodiak and a Beaver in formation taking a fun flight. This amazing photo happened at the 2017 Sun ‘n Fun Seaplane fly-in in Tavares, near Orlando FL. Deon described the scene: “Late afternoon – with both seaplanes at the lake, we decided it’s time to go […]

It’s March already, so for many pilots that means it’s time to make plans to go to Lakeland, Florida, for Sun ‘n Fun. This year’s event is set for April 10 to 15, with a full slate of airshows, workshops, forums, events and shopping opportunities designed to attract pilots. A new event this year is […]

For eight years, SamsonSky has been at the major shows, promising a high-performance flying car that is practical in both environments. It intends to fly the prototype this year. view on YouTube

A one-of-a-kind modified double-hulled Yak-110 is coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the first time this summer, and will perform in the afternoon airshows, EAA has announced. The aerobatic airplane was created by attaching two Yak-55 fuselages together and adding a jet engine in addition to the two radial engines. “I can’t think of a […]

The restored B-29 ‘Doc,’ which made its debut at Oshkosh this summer, will be back at the show in 2018, Doc’s Friends have announced. The partial tour schedule, released last week, also includes stops in Pennsylvania, Kansas and Missouri. Meanwhile, volunteers are about 60 percent through the planned winter maintenance program that began in early […]