Air Shows & Events

MyGoFlight brought the new Sight Line remote iPad displays to AirVenture 2013. MyGoFlight’s Charlie Schneider gives an overview of the product to AVweb’s Larry Anglisano. view on YouTube

Bad Elf came to AirVenture 2013 with the Lightning Dongle GPS — a GPS that plugs directly into the iPad mini Lightning port. It offers better GPS accuracy and faster satellite lock-on than earlier Elf GPS receivers thanks to its WAAS/Glonass GPS receiver. Bad Elf’s Brett Hackleman gave AVweb’s Larry Anglisano a product tour. view […]

At AirVenture 2013, Bendix/King released the fourth major upgrade of its popular myWingman navigation app. In this AVweb Product Minute, Bendix/King’s Roger Jollis offers a video summary of the new version’s major features, including revised operational interface, terrain warnings, and support for major ADS-B/AHRS products such as Clarity, Dual XGPS, and iLevil. view on YouTube

Katrina Bradshaw, executive director of Build A Plane, unveils a new program from the nonprofit group and talks about plans for EAA AirVenture, including a free program for teachers at the show. Bradshaw also explains how teachers anywhere in the U.S. can get their classes involved in building an airplane. Duration: File Size: download here

Air shows will look a little different this year without the U.S. military presence, but they’re working hard to get you to come. What air shows are you planning to attend? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the question yourself, and […]

The Think Global Flight Initiative has received funding from the Wolf Aviation Fund as it gears up for a circumnavigation flight in support of a global effort to increase student interest in the so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects in school. Flight organizers have already involved 10,000 students in 10 countries (including 25 […]

Nextant Aerospace, which has been producing the 400XT remanufactured business jet since 2011, announced a major upgrade to the airplane this week at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exposition, in Geneva, Switzerland. The 400XTi features a new cabin design with extra headroom and shoulder space, new acoustic insulation for reduced cabin noise, raked winglets, […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos The Sam light sport aircraft, which first flew in March, was on display at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to watch on YouTube

At Aero 2013, Garmin International expanded its presence with a larger display area and space for demonstrations and training and the company told AVweb that it saw its strongest show yet. In this podcast with AVweb, Garmin VP of aviation sales and marketing Carl Wolf said the company is looking for even stronger results in […]

At Aero 2013 in Friedrichshafen this week, fuel has been a leading topic of discussion and if there’s any single word to describe the mood on the industry it’s this: confused. In Europe, many airports have three fuels available — autogas, 100LL and Jet A — and a handful are distributing French refiner Total’s 91UL. […]