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At Sun ‘n Fun 2017, Levil Aviation introduced two innovative avionics products, one called the BOM and a second, an ADS-B Out system built entirely into the antenna that’s installed on the belly of the aircraft. The BOM is a clever self-contained AHRS, pitot system, GPS and angle of attack system contained in a wing-mounted […]

AVweb speaks with Paxton Calvanese, maker of the wx24 Pilot app for iOS products, about long-distance flight planning for light GA aircraft, teaching pilots a new way to view weather and future data visualization products. Two key feature of the wx24 Pilot app are its annular presentation of 24 hours of TAF data, including overlapping […]

Piper’s share of the training market has slipped in recent years but the current management has targeted it as a growth area. AVweb spoke with COO Jim Funk at Sun ‘n Fun about a long list of orders for a full range of training platforms from schools all over the world. Duration: File Size: download […]

At Sun ‘n Fun 2017, Garmin announced the G5 electronic DG/EHSI, which is expected to have a street price of $2449 (and $4598 when paired with the previously released G5 attitude instrument). The G5 electronic DG/EHSI—which will be covered by an extensive AML-STC—comes with a remote magnetometer, STC, battery backup and provides reversionary attitude data […]

Teresa Eamon, a professional vocalist, sings at the Victory’s Arsenal Stage at Sun ‘n Fun 2017 in Lakeland, Florida. Before a restorer presents their airplane to the assembled crowd, Teresa puts on a show, singing music from the airplane’s era of manufacture—in full contemporary costume and hair. Mostly, that means big-band swing music and attire […]

Cessna sent a new 206 Turbo Stationair HD to Sun ‘n Fun 2017 in Lakeland, Florida, and AVweb crawled all over it to report on the updates. From the cockpit, the plane feels like a really nice Cessna 182 with the new Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck, but up front there’s a turbocharged Lycoming producing […]

If drones can do pipeline patrol and survey work, why can’t a light sport aircraft do the same? That’s the question the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association is asking the FAA to consider and the answer may eventually result in an approval for just such work. In this Sun ‘n Fun podcast, LAMA’s Dan Johnson filled […]

Full-time internet connectivity is a fact of life for businesses, homes and even some cars and will soon be just as common in light aircraft, according to Avidyne’s Dan Schwinn. The company is busily whiteboarding what may be the next big thing in avionics. Dan Schwinn explains in this Sun ‘n Fun podcast. Duration: 11:09 […]

The noise-cancelling aviation headset has been with us for three decades and may have now reached a plateau in further development, according to Allan Schrader of Lightspeed Aviation, which just released the Zulu3, an incremental upgrade to its best-selling Zulu2. But what’s ahead for future headset technology? Allan Schrader offers his views in this podcast. […]

When Continental acquired ECI in 2015, it also acquired the budding Titan engine line. The company has moved production of that engine to its Fairhope, Alabama facility and has capacity to ramp up production. You can find out more about the Titan engines — which Continental hopes to certify — at Sun ‘n Fun this […]