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WSI was out early with weather datalink for the cockpit but stubbed its toe when the satellite technology proved troublesome. But the company is back with two new datalink receivers and new weather products delivered via Sirius Satellite Radio. WSI’s Paul Devlin covers the specifics. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive “Journey Through the Classics” with AVweb reader Walter Bogaardt this week. Walter’s put together a couple of amazing videos from footage shot at the recent Camarillo Air Show in California. We’ve seen some fun musical montages since we started wasting time on YouTube, er, researching viral flying videos – but […]

With $5 avgas more or less a common sight these days, saving 50 here or a buck there on every gallon matters. Our friends at AirNav have come up with a fuel discount program called AirBoss that enhances the web site’s already valuable Fuel Finder option. In this short podcast, Mike Davison explains how it […]

All we know for sure is that the PiperJet will have a new avionics package maybe based on the G1000 – or maybe not. Garmin is being closed-lipped about what capabilities it will provide to Piper, according to Bob Kromer, Piper’s VP of sales. In this podcast, Kromer offers an update on Piper’s progress on […]

The advent of WAAS GPS means that virtually any airport on the planet — at least in the U.S — can have an instrument approach. But the FAA can’t even begin to keep up with demand, so it’s about to approve Jeppesen’s request to develop so-called public RNP approaches on a contract basis. Jeppesen’s Andy […]

Five years ago, a new EFIS called SmartDeck appeared at Oshkosh, to be offered by BF Goodrich’s aerospace unit. It promptly vanished, L-3 Communications bought the Goodrich line, and now SmartDeck is back. L-3’s Larry Riddle explains why the new version advances the state of the EFIS art. Duration: File Size: download here

The 210 Centurion was one of the most popular high-performance aircraft Cessna built well into the 1980s, and Avidyne is betting owners will want to fit those airplanes with aftermarket glass cockpits. It’s offering the Entegra Envision system for retrofit, and although hardly cheap, the STC brings the Centurion to state-of-the-art standards. Duration: File Size: […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos The 2007 NBAA Convention has been a busy one for the AVweb team, and there were many invitations we (unfortunately) had to turn down. When the kind folks at Airbus invited us to tour a fully-equipped A318 Elite, however, we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. […]

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Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos What makes an aircraft paint job “good”? Aviation Consumer editor Paul Bertorelli and Scheme Designer’s Craig Barnett show you what to look for in a video critique. (If you find this video report helpful, be sure to check out Aviation Consumer‘s web site.) Don’t see a […]