Avionics

The MicroTower is a highly automated traffic and weather robot for airports of all sizes. It incorporates some pretty smart artificial intelligence, as will be obvious from this AVweb video checkout of the system. view on YouTube

People own airplanes—or fly airplanes—for a handful of reasons and actually levitating them into the air may not be high on the list. The DNA chain that manifests itself in the urge to become a pilot probably started with those cave dwellers irresistibly attracted to bright, shiny objects. As a class, pilots like gadgets, complexity […]

The well-known French avionics and aerospace giant Thales showed off a headset-mounted HUD display at the NBAA show in Las Vegas last week. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli demoed it and prepared this video. view on YouTube

Lost in the noisy shuffle of last week’s NBAA show was a news story that I think is significant for buyers interested in ADS-B In. Bad Elf is launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund development of new ADS-B portables that will be cheaper than what’s on the market now; as little as half the price […]

At NBAA in Las Vegas this week, Lightspeed Aviation was demonstrating its new Tango wireless headset. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli got a demo and plugged in a microphone so you can hear it pop. view on YouTube

Sandel surprised the NBAA show with a complete new glass panel system for the King Air. AVweb spent some time with Sandel’s Gerry Block taking a tour of the new system. view on YouTube

Sandel Avionics, a niche player best known for its TAWS units and other specialized cockpit instrumentation, plans to take on the likes of Garmin, Collins and Honeywell with what it describes as the most advanced and sophisticated glass cockpit yet. At the NBAA convention in Las Vegas Monday, Sandel’s Gerry Block unveiled the new Avilon […]

Phoenix-based Bad Elf is best known for its portable remote GPS receivers for tablets, but now it plans to disrupt the portable ADS-B market with products costing as little as $299 for ADS-B In displaying traffic and weather on tablets. The company has been testing prototypes for several months and this week, it’s launching a […]

A portable ADS-B receiver with universal app compatability for under $300? That you can add AHRS capability to and still keep the price point under $500? Brett Hackleman of Bad Elf says his company can do it — and they’re inviting backers to get in on the ground floor with a Kickstarter campaign. Paul Bertorelli […]

Now that Avidyne’s IFD440 hybrid touch GPS navigator is certified and shipping, the company is putting a sharp focus on the experimental and kit aircraft market. This includes builders with existing Garmin GNS navigators. In this video, Kitplanes magazine contributing editor Larry Anglisano, along with Avidyne’s Tom Harper, shows how to transition from an existing […]