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As the revision of aircraft certification rules gains momentum, both the Flight Design C4 and Pipistrel Panthera will benefit from less onerous cert requirements, according to GAMA. At last weeks Aero in Friedrichshafen, Germany, GAMAs Greg Bowles, whos based in Brussels, told AVweb that the regulatory revision, known as CS23 worldwide, will directly benefit the […]

Winding up my Aero coverage this week, I spent the day and a morning at Pipistrel, in Slovenia. If you dont have a map handy, Pipistrels factory is located atAjdovscina, just east of Trieste on the Italian border. Its in a beautiful broad valley with a Mediterranean-type climate and a population that seems to be […]

Of all the shows I attend, Aero is the only one that I wish would run a day longer. That there was so much to see at this show that I was aware of but simply couldnt carve the time to explore makes me wonder what I completely missed. Next stop AirVenture, I guess. But […]

The European Aviation Safety Agency is moving quickly on aircraft certification reform, and the the FAA is falling behind. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with GAMA President Pete Bunce at Aero Friedrichshafen. Duration: 7:13 File Size: 6.0 MB download here

European pilots will be able to download the popular Garmin Pilot app by the end of May. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli filed this report with Garmin’s Jessica Koss from Aero Friedrichshafen. Duration: 3:33 File Size: 3.0 MB download here

While regulatory reform is inching along in the U.S., its going so quickly in Europe that the EU runs the risk of outstripping the rest of the world, says GAMA. At a press briefing at Aero Friedrichshafen this week, GAMA President Pete Bunce said that although the European Aviation Safety Agency has a reputation for […]

At Aero 2014, a German company called E-volo drew lots of attention with its unique Volocopter, a multiple rotor electric helicopter design that flew unmanned last fall. The next step is to improve battery capacity and perhaps design a hybrid version. view on YouTube

Yeah, Aero is way different than AirVenture or Sun ‘n Fun, and that alone makes it worth attending at least once. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli takes a humorous look at how you know you’re in Friedrichshafen and not Oshkosh. view on YouTube

Continental will expand its Zulu Flight Training business model to Europe, the company announced at Aero in Friedrichshafen this week. The Zulu system is a simulator-based franchise model that places flight training facilities in city centers, such as malls and store street front locations. Continental opened its first Zulu center in an upscale mall in […]

Complaining about the high cost of flying is more or less universal, but here in Europe, where the Aero show is in full swing, they seem to be used to it. Just as in the U.S., general aviation at a serious level-and by that, I mean maybe owning a Cirrus or a Mooney-requires significant wealth. […]