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Tecnam has invested in a major new assembly and support facility for its aircraft at the Sebring, Florida, airport. As part of our Sport Aviation Expo 2015 coverage, AVweb took a tour of the new facility. view on YouTube

The NTSB this week released its annual “Most Wanted” list of safety improvements. Board member Earl Weener, who is a general aviation pilot himself, talked with Mary Grady about the issues affecting the GA fleet and some strategies that can help improve the safety record. Duration: 7:50 File Size: 7.2 MB download here

One of the new features at the Sport Aviation Expo is the used aircraft sales lot, run by Aviators Hotline. Logan Feaster shows us how it works. view on YouTube

FlyEco has been working on and testing its Smart Diesel for light aircraft. The diesel is adapted from the European version of the Mercedes Smart Car. AVweb took a brief flight demo in the aircraft recently. view on YouTube

AVweb readers provided us with a wealth of fantastic photos in 2014, and here’s a nice summary look at many of them edited together by Paul Bertorelli. And thanks to everyone who contributed. Best wishes for 2015. Click here for the back story on this video. view on YouTube

For pure, undiluted fun, there’s nothing quite like operating a small flying boat off a remote lake. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli takes a test flight in a new Searey Elite. The company is now selling these airplanes as SLSA aircraft. view on YouTube

Looking to gain traction in a market saturated with portable ADS-B weather receivers, SiriusXM Aviation introduced the SXAR1 satellite broadcast weather receiver. Streaming WSI weather data, the Bluetooth receiver is compatible with newer iPad tablets and WSI’s Pilotbrief Optima app. In this video, Aviation Consumer‘s Larry Anglisano gives an overview of the interface. view on […]