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Demand for pilots is so great that ab initio candidates can now go from zero time to the right seat of a regional jet in a couple of years. But any pilot with designs on flying for a major airline will need a four-year degree, and to make that easier, Delta Connection and Embry Riddle […]

Along with EFIS displays, synthetic vision devices seems to be the must-have technological innovation of Sun ‘N Fun 2008. With its VistaNav product, Mercury Computer Systems stunned users of cockpit tablet computers with a sophisticated, easy-to-use software package that runs nicely on machines like Samsung SSDs and the popular Motion Computing platforms. At Sun ‘n […]

Since the FAA issued its report on the “51-percent” homebuilt rule a few weeks ago, the homebuilder community and kit manufacturers have been fretting over what changes will be made, and what impact they will have. AVweb caught up with Glasair CEO Mikael Via at Sun ‘n Fun on Thursday, and he was confident that […]

This year, when visitors walk through the gate onto the Sun ‘n Fun grounds, they don’t have far to go before they can start shopping for — or at least starting to dream about — their next airplane. Right inside the gate, 18 shiny new Light Sport Aircraft are arrayed, wingtip to wingtip, along the […]

At their press conference at Sun ‘n Fun on Thursday, the folks from Forward Vision passed around one of their compact EVS-100 units, fixed up with a battery pack and a small video screen. Pointed at the front of the press tent, the image clearly showed the podium and each of the speakers, looking much […]

I last wrote about this subject about 18 months ago (Savvy Aviator #37), but it seems as if jugs are still coming off needlessly, so perhaps it’s time to revisit the subject. Each week, I receive dozens of emails from aircraft owners seeking advice on maintenance. I really enjoy helping fellow aircraft owners, but I […]

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Socata has added a series of enhancements to its TBM 850 for the 2008 model, the company said this week at Sun ‘n Fun. Upgrades include an integrated all-glass three-display flight deck based on the Garmin G1000 system, a digitally controlled cabin temperature system with two-zone control, and a new “European-style” cabin design by Catherineau. […]

Comp Air, a manufacturer of composite aircraft kits based in Merritt Island, Fla., has added two new designs to its lineup. The Comp Air 9 is a high-wing, fixed-gear six-place turboprop. “We saw an empty spot in the market that this aircraft would fit,” Comp Air spokesman Bill Fedorko told AVweb at Sun ‘n Fun […]

There are now four Phenom 100s flying in the Embraer flight-test program, CEO Frederico Fleury Curado said at Sun ‘n Fun on Wednesday, and the jet is on track for certification and first deliveries by the end of this year. Also, the first Phenom 300 is under construction in Brazil. The fuselage and wing have […]