Air Shows & Events

At Sun ‘n Fun 2019 in Lakeland, Florida, Garmin revealed the first STC-certified G3X Touch glass cockpit in a Grumman Tiger. The certified G3X Touch suite was revealed to Garmin dealers last week and this week it’s showing off the system to potential buyers in the Grumman, which is parked in the Garmin exhibit at […]

Piper Aircraft announced the addition of a new PA-28-based trainer aircraft at Sun ‘n Fun 2019 in Lakeland, Florida. The VFR-only Pilot 100 and the IFR-capable Pilot 100i version were designed to meet the need for a durable, lower-cost aircraft option for flight schools. Piper CEO Simon Caldecott gave AVweb the details at the show. […]

Continental Aerospace Technologies’ Prime IO-370 certified engine has been seeing increasing use, including being selected by Piper to power its new Pilot 100 and 100i trainers. AVweb caught up with Continental CEO Rhett Ross at Sun ‘n Fun 2019 to learn more about it. Duration: 4:27 File Size: 4.1 MB download here

Blueprinting engines used to be—and still is—a thing in automotive hot rodding and that’s a bit of what General Aviation Modifications is doing with improvements to its GAMIspec Continental engines. They’ll include taperfin cylinders, needle bearing rocker arms and upgraded cooling. The engines perform better, but GAMI intends them to be more durable. The mods […]

If you own a 33- or 35-series Bonanza, you could probably use more payload and it’s now available from General Aviation Modifications Inc. and Tornado Alley Turbo, two Oklahoma-based mod businesses. The gross weight increases range from 180 to 300 pounds, variable with model and engine. To qualify for the higher weights, the airplanes have […]

The annual Sun ‘n Fun fly-in and expo opens on Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida. Sun ‘n Fun president John “Lites” Leenhouts talked with AVweb before the show about some of this year’s events as well as the organization’s year-round efforts to support flight training and the aerospace industry. view on YouTube

Everything from gliders to state-of-the-art business jets will be on display as the flying world flocks to Lakeland, Florida, for the official start of the airshow season at Sun ‘n Fun 2019. Exhibitors were already setting up on Sunday in preparation for opening day on Tuesday. Thousands of aircraft will be visiting Lakeland Linder International […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that a wide array of military aircraft ranging from historic World War II warbirds to currently active fighters will be on display for the “Year of the Fighter” at AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Special programs and activities highlighting military aircraft will take place throughout the week. Events […]

Trig Avionics officially introduced its new TX56A and TX57A navcomms at the 2019 Aircraft Electronics Association Convention in Palm Springs, California, on Monday. The TX56A is a 10-watt unit while the TX57A is a 16-watt unit for aircraft with a 28-volt supply. Features include automatic ident decoding, two-frequency monitoring for both com and nav frequencies, […]

I have no idea if this is how it works, but I imagine someone at Garmin must have said, “Hey, why don’t we just yank the radio out of the GTN navigator and stuff the rest of it into a standard rack-size panel box? Put a pretty display on it.” Maybe someone at an avionics […]