Avionics

AVweb’s Avionics section delivers the latest news, reviews, and expert analyses on aircraft electronic systems. Covering advancements in navigation, communication, and safety technologies, this section is a vital resource for pilots, aircraft owners, and aviation professionals seeking to stay informed about the evolving avionics landscape.

Podcast: ASA’s Checkride Apps

Educational training supply company ASA launched six new apps in October designed to aid pilots in preparation of a checkride. AVweb speaks with ASA curriculum director Jackie Spanitz to learn more. Duration: File Size: download here

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EFIS Backups: Worth the Expense?

Every certified glass panel airplane needs backup flight instruments. Aircraft manufacturers and some glass cockpit owners are making the switch from traditional, round-gauge mechanical backups in favor of all-in-one backup EFIS systems. The way we see it, if the primary flight data fails, you might only need backup attitude data to help you keep the […]

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Portable Traffic System Maker Zaon Ceases Operation

Zaon Flight Systems, the maker of the popular PCAS portable traffic alerting system, has ceased operation according to Sporty’s Pilot Shop and Aircraft Spruce and Specialty, two of the company’s largest distributors. Both distributors told AVweb that Zaon “is out of business” and couldn’t offer any suggestions for obtaining support for existing Zaon products.Zaon introduced […]

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Retrofit Checklists: Test Flying, Familiarity

The fragile relationship between avionics shops and aircraft owners is sometimes stressed at the end of a project. Thats partly because some owners have unrealisticexpectations, assuming the aircraft will be released right after a flight test. On the other hand, shops create stress for themselves when they overpromiseand offer the impression that work on the […]

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Behind The Unmanned Airliner Research Study

A study by St. Louis University senior researcher Matt Vance seeks to discover key factors that would encourage or discourage travel on unmanned autonomous airliners and, while the results aren’t yet complete, Vance told AVweb Thursday that he expects at least one pattern to emerge. Vance performed a pilot study in March that included 44 […]

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AVmail: October 21, 2013

Letter of the Week:Me-Too Mooney? News of the imminent resurgence of Mooney spawned two reactions in me. I’m happy that owners of the breed are likely to have a secure supply of spares to keep their birds flying. I have fond memories of a variety of Mooneys. Most of my M-20 time is in a […]

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Refurb of the Month: Steve Biggs’ Cessna P210

Anyone who flies out west understands the need for turbocharging and pressurization isnt a bad idea, either. An older Cessna P210 fits this requirement perfectly and this month, were featuring Steve Biggs P210N, which is based in Bozeman, Montana. I’m proud to submit my newly refurbished P210N for your consideration as Refurb of the Month. […]

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Autopilot Automation: Friend and Foe

Vulnerable. Thats essentially how Eric Geisleman and a group of aviation safety researchers described flight crews when it comes to operating transport category flight control systems. Are general aviation pilots just as vulnerable? That’s debatable. One article (Flight Deck Automation: Invaluable Collaborator or Insidious Enabler?)that was published in the July 2013 Ergonomics in Designfocused on […]

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