An occupational hazard of being a journalist is that you’re occasionally-wittingly or unwittingly-a shill for some product, a service, an organization…you name it. One reason for this is that much of what we do on AVweb is bulletin reporting. By that, I mean if a development happens or someone says something, we report it straight […]
2020 is no longer some far-future date you’d see in a summer blockbuster – and that means the clock is ticking on equipping your airplane for next-generation airspaces. NavWorx may have the friendliest price point for entering the ADS-B equipment market, so we spoke with CEO Bill Moffitt at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Duration: 4:57 […]
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
With the ADS-B mandate looming five years ahead, we’re seeing more products that address this requirement, including this one shown at AEA in Nashville. FreeFlight’s wireless Rangr all-in-one box provides ADS-B In and Out and has a wireless adapter to put the weather and other data on a tablet. Price is $5,495. view on YouTube
As the Aircraft Electronics Association opens its 57th annual convention in Nashville today, it reports that avionics sales were up 6.9 percent in 2013 over the previous year. In this AVweb video, AEA president Paula Derks says total worldwide sales for general aviation avionics amounted to $2.42 billion and trends for 2014 look similarly positive […]
The Aircraft Electronics Association opened in 57th annual convention in Nashville this week with good news: Avionics sales for 2013 were up 6.9% in 2013 over the previous year. In this video interview, AEA’s Paula Derks says about 23 new products will be introduced in Nashville. view on YouTube
A private-public partnership administered by the Aircraft Electronics Association will provide loans to those who need money to upgrade their aircraft to meet the ADS-B mandate. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with AEA President Paula Derks on how the program works and how AEA hopes it will streamline the transition to NextGen. Duration: File Size: download […]
The XGPS170 is a combination GPS and ADS-B weather and traffic receiver from Dual Electronics. Dual’s Greg Lukins gives a tour of the unit at AirVenture 2013. view on YouTube
Levil Technology is well known for its line of portable ADS-B products. At AirVenture 2013, they introduced a new model called the iLevil AW, and in this AVweb Product Minute, Ananda Leon describes the details and demonstrates some cool new apps. view on YouTube
At AirVenture 2013, AVweb sponsor Sagetech was showing off some improvements to its Clarity ADS-B product. view on YouTube
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