Video of the Week

Mooney is showing off its new Ovation Ultra, with a new Garmin G1000 NXi from Garmin and–a first–a pilot’s side door for the cabin. In this in-depth flight review video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli explains how the Ovation Ultra compares to the competition, especially the Cirrus SR22. view on YouTube

After decades of beating himself up in extreme aerobatics in an Extra, Jim Peitz traded up to the leather and cross-country comfort of an aerobatic Bonanza. His airshow fans and his wife Cathy approve. We spoke with him at the 2017 Abbotsford International Air Show. view on YouTube

Progressive Aerodyne is in the final stage of testing the new Rotax 915 in the Searey amphibious aircraft. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli visited the factory and took a test flight with the new engine. view on YouTube

There are plenty of contenders for the point-to-point personal aircraft market but XTI is aiming its Trifan 600 at business aviation. VTOL with a 300-knot cruise at $350 an hour is the projection. view on YouTube

Premier Aircraft Sales is a well-known broker and mod house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the company’s latest project is called the Premier Edition Dakota. It’s a spinner-to-tail refurbishment of the Piper Dakota, a real favorite among aircraft owners and buyers who want to carry a lot more than a standard Cherokee can haul and […]

The really cool thing about the experimental aircraft field is that you can build anything you want. And that’s exactly what Lance Hooley and Robert Harris did with their GE58-powered composite single-seat canard design reminiscent of the famed Rutan Long-EZ. AVweb’s Geoff Rapoport spoke with Hooley and Harris about this unique airplane for this original […]

Waco Aircraft has been touring with a YMF-5 biplane on Aerocet floats and is it ever fun to fly. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli recently took a crack at the airplane with some water landings and airwork. Here’s a complete video on the topic. view on YouTube

Ohio-based Workhorse Group, which builds hybrid electric trucks for UPS, FedEx and others, thinks it’s time to rethink the design characteristics of the traditional helicopter. The first stab at it is the SureFly VTOL aircraft. It attracted huge attention at the Innovations Center at AirVenture Oshkosh this past summer. Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano took […]

Texting is the preferred method of communication for many so David Gray decided to bring it to the cockpit with a low-cost satellite system that uses the Iridium constellation that will offer worldwide coverage. It’s called AirText. view on YouTube

The market may be flooded with ADS-B weather receivers, but the market is also seeing a new generation of subscription-based portable SiriusXM weather receivers. The latest one comes from Garmin—the GDL51—which finally completes the weather interface on the company’s aera660 portable GPS, plus it works with the Garmin Pilot tablet app. In this video, Aviation […]