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If your plane is equipped with the Honeywell KGP-560 EGPWS or the L-3 Avionics WX-500 Stormscope Weather Mapping Sensor, you now have the option of hooking in the Ryan Multi-Hazard Display (MHD). Ryan International execs announced at AirVenture that the new interfaces will soon be available, allowing pilots traffic, terrain or lightning activity on a […]

A new book launched at AirVenture aims to take some of the mystery — and fear — out of becoming a pilot while at the same time extolling its virtues. You Can Fly, by Master CFI Greg Brown and author and editor Laurel Lippert, is like an introductory guide to becoming a pilot, laced with […]

New roller lifters (cam followers) were announced by Lycoming and Superior for most Lycoming applications. Roller-tipped lifters are used widely in the automotive world to reduce internal friction, but the benefit for aircraft is improved longevity. Both companies said the rollers are in development programs that should last through fall. Lycoming plans to introduce the […]

While people were poring over Diamond’s Twin Star in its front-and-center location at Oshkosh AirVenture last week, almost as much attention is being paid to a newly certified twin parked in the camping area a half mile from show center. The Angel Aircraft Corp. Model 44 would look a lot like many other piston twins […]

What will really change on the morning of Sept. 1, when the new Sport-Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rules take effect? The one thing we could find, with help from EAA info analyst Charlie Becker in the AirVenture Sport Pilot tent, is this: If you want to fly a standard-category aircraft that qualifies as a light-sport aircraft, […]

X PRIZE Competition To Continue “In our estimation, the X PRIZE is about to be won,” X PRIZE founder Peter Diamandis said at a press conference at Oshkosh on Saturday. “But that’s not the end — it’s the beginning of the X PRIZE Cup, which will be an annual event.” Diamandis said the private space […]

It’s beginning to look like a huge range of wireless services will soon be commonplace on airliners and perhaps general aviation isn’t far behind. Lufthansa inaugurated high-speed Internet access on its flights with Boeing’s Connexion system earlier this year and now it looks like competition is coming via systems that will not only provide broadband […]

As it rolls up its sleeves to duke it out with Airbus for market share, Boeing is predicting the world’s fleet of airliners will double in the next 20 years to 35,000 aircraft (and you’ve got trouble getting a clearance, now?). And the Chicago-based plane-maker says the most growth will come at the low end […]

Just as the long-awaited recovery in the aviation business is starting to take hold, Cessna and its largest union have started bargaining toward a new contract. According to a story in the Wichita Business Journal, the union is aware of the delicate nature of the business as it begins talks. “Remember, it only takes one […]

Don’t fret. We’ll be back to our usual offerings of Short Final, Picture Of The Week and Question Of The Week, this … week. We hope you enjoyed the show and our 2004 image galleries.