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Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos On the show line at Sun ‘n Fun is a largish single-engine turboprop that looks like an Epic – but it isn’t. It’s the Kestrel turboprop. Here’s AVweb‘s report on this intriguing aircraft. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos As 121.5 MHz ELTs are being phased out, aircraft owners are looking for alternatives. One of these is the Spot satellite messenger device. It’s not technically an emergency beacon, but it can provide similar functions. At Sun ‘n Fun 2010, the company showed us its new […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Before he built helicopters, Igor Sikorsky designed and built well-regarded fixed-wing aircraft, including Dick Jackson’s fabulously restored S-39 amphib. Jackson brought his S-39 to Sun ‘n Fun 2010, and AVweb took a tour. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos At the Aircraft Electronics Association meeting in Orlando, US Airways’ Jeff Skiles took a few minutes to give his perspective on the flight 1549 ditching in the Hudson 15 months ago. Does he have flashbacks? No – but when the engines are pulled back sharply during […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Certified TAWs systems for helicopters are on the pricy side because there’s not much competition and, because helos fly nap of the earth, the requirements are different. That’s where Sandel’s new Heli-TAWS product fits in. The company’s Jerry Henry explain the new offering at the Aircraft […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos So maybe you don’t have a trust fund to support your aircraft. If so, you’ll be interested in what PS Engineering is up to. The company has packed a ton of sophisticated features into its new low-cost PMA8000B audio panel. Gary Picou gives the highlights. Don’t […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos In case you haven’t looked recently, the autopilot market ain’t what it used to be. Bendix/King has abandoned the KFC225, and there’s not much competition in the field. Because owners are therefore keeping their old autopilots, Mid-Continent Instruments is expanding its service and repair. At the […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Want a free EFIS trainer? Garmin’s got one for the G500/G600 EFIS products. Here’s Garmin’s Jim Alpiser to explain it, straight from the Aircraft Electronics Association show in Orlando. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos At the Aircraft Electronics Association show in Orlando, Avidyne’s Tom Harper demonstrated the impressive FMS capabilities of the latest Release 9 software for the company’s sophisticated EFIS. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos The Aircraft Electronics Association opened its 53rd annual convention in Orlando’s Gaylord Palms Center on Thursday. AEA President Paula Derks told AVweb that initial impressions suggest good show attendance and a recovering avionics market. Most of the companies AVweb interviewed reported a stronger spring sales season […]