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This week, AVweb is attending the China International General Aviation Conference (CIGAC) and the annual Aviation Training Congress China (ATCC). We’ll have coverage all week of our visits to Beijing and Xi’an. view on YouTube

At AOPA Summit, you can try all of the major ANR headsets in a single booth and fill out a survey form to quantify exactly what you think of each one. If you buy any of the headsets from any manufacturer, Giant of Quiet will give you a $25 coupon toward the purchase. We’ll play […]

One way of attracting a crowd at shows like AOPA Summit is to have a clever gadget, and Anthony Chan definitely has one in his wirelessly controlled aircraft tug. Chan was putting the tug through its paces on the exhibit floor in Fort Worth this week and drawing plenty of interest. Unlike most tugs, which […]

Renting an airplane away from home has always been a hassle, but OpenAirplane aims to make that process “as easy as renting a car.” The company has made progress since its launch earlier this year. Co-founder Rod Rakic gave an update to AVweb’s Mary Grady at AOPA Summit in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday. Note: […]

D’Shannon is well known, especially among Bonanza owners, as a purveyor of aircraft performance accessories, and now it’s getting into the boutique engine business. At AOPA Summit in Fort Worth this week, D’Shannon announced new details about it Genesis engine series, a performance, tuned version of Continental’s popular IO-520 and IO-550 lines that are the […]

At AOPA Summit, Cirrus CEO Pat Waddick gave AVweb a progress report on the company’s SF50 single-engine personal jet. The aircraft is on fast track development for delivery in 2015. view on YouTube

At every show, we see ever more functionality and high-level features in tablet apps. At AOPA Summit this year in Fort Worth, weve uncovered some useful new features in three apps we examined: ForeFlight, WingX Pro and Jeppesens FliteDeck app. In todays video tour of these products, you can get a look how the new […]

Lockheed Martin Flight Service rolled out some new features this week to make online flight planning easier and more intuitive for pilots. At AOPA Summit in Fort Worth, system architect Mike Glasgow explained the Next Generation services to AVweb’s Mary Grady. Duration: File Size: download here

The cost of fuel is a constant concern for pilots, and Jack Pelton told AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli at AOPA Summit this week that EAA will do what it can to help control those costs and keep airplanes flying. Pelton also discussed EAA’s conflict with FAA over paying for controller staff at AirVenture. Duration: File Size: […]