Avionics

Levi Technology has introduced a new version of its iLevil called the iLevil 2 SW. It features an improved, two-frequency ADS-B receiver and a slight larger solar array to extend battery life. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli recently test-flew the SW. view on YouTube

Bose recently introduced Bluetooth capability for its popular A20 headset. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli took a flight trial and shows how an older A20 can be upgraded to Bluetooth. view on YouTube

Premier Aircraft, a well-known Florida aircraft sales and modification house, is offering a diesel 172 with a diesel conversion. AVweb took a test flight in it recently and prepared this video report. view on YouTube

NASA – which always has a cool setup at Oshkosh, space suits and all – quietly conducted research last month under the radar of the world’s biggest airshow. In the basement of EAA’s Air Academy Lodge, a team of NASA staffers had pilots fly an X-Plane sim to test a cellphone app designed to avoid […]

TV is a harsh and impatient mistress. (Just ask Donald Trump.) And so it was when I was blathering on in Friday’s VLOG about refurbs and airplane prices, I had to leave some material in the bit bucket in the service of shortening the video. But I think it’s worth mentioning in a follow-up. You […]

The Garmin Flight Stream wireless data hub connects the Pilot tablet computer app with a variety of onboard avionics systems, including the Garmin GTN and GNS panel navigators and the GDL88/84 ADS-B transceivers. In this video, Aviation Consumereditor Larry Anglisano, along with Garmin’s Jessica Koss, goes flying with the system in the company Cirrus for […]

Many vintage and even newer BendixKing autopilots require the pricey vacuum-driven mechanical KI-256 attitude gyro, which can be real money to overhaul or replace. BendixKing has a modern alternative with the KI-300 solid-state, MEMS-based digital attitude display. In this video, Aviation Consumereditor Larry Anglisano takes a look at the instrument with BendixKing’s Roger Dykeman while […]

At AirVenture Oshkosh this year, volunteer pilots helped test-fly a simulator connected to a new GA version of NASA’s automatic ground-collision avoidance system cellphone app. The space agency hopes releasing this technology to all pilots will prevent future CFITs. view on YouTube

At AirVenture, Bose introduced some much-wanted upgrades to its popular A20 noise-cancelling headset. AVweb visited the Bose booth and took a listen. In this video, Bose’s Hratch Astarjian gave us a detailed tour of the new features. view on YouTube

Garmin’s new GMA350C-series Bluetooth audio panel has direct wireless connection with smartphones and the Garmin Pilot tablet app for iPad and Android devices. Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano plugged in to the system for a demo with Jessica Koss from Garmin while at AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. view on YouTube