Video of the Week

At Sun ‘n Fun 2014, Kitfox had its new S7 LSA with a turbocharged Rotax 914 on display. John McBean gave AVweb a tour of the airplane. view on YouTube

Touchscreen for LSA and experimental avionics is the new trend at Sun ‘n Fun 2014. Dynon Avionics brought its latest touchscreen system, the Skyview Touch. Dynon’s Michael Schofield showed the system to Kitplanes magazine at the show. view on YouTube

At Sun ‘n Fun 2014, Seattle Avionics introduced a new app that offers just charts, plates and sectionals – no ADS-B support and no weather-getting. Here’s AVweb’s quick take on the new app. view on YouTube

Built in 1937, the Flagship Detroit is the oldest flying airworthy DC-3 in the world. The airplane is operated by the Flagship Detroit Foundation, which brought the restored DC-3 to Sun ‘n Fun 2014 in Lakeland, Florida. Steve Jacobson, who captains the aircraft, gave AVweb a tour at the show. view on YouTube

GoPro action cameras capture cool in-flight video, but when shooting from inside the cabin, the propeller disk and cabin windows can blur otherwise good footage. The EAGLE360 from Airborne Sensor is an STC-certified belly pod that houses up to three GoPro cameras. Company CEO David Tenenbaum gave AVweb a demo at Sun ‘n Fun 2014 […]

There’s a reason you don’t see many helicopter simulators. Helicopter flight dynamics are difficult to model, and modeling a simulation that can hover is a challenge. But with it’s new VTO simulator, Redbird says it has done just that. At Sun ‘n Fun, where Redbird introduced the VTO, the company’s Roger Sharp gave AVweb a […]

Garmin has its pilot watch, and now Hilton Software has an interface that sends wireless flight plan data from its WingX Pro 7 iPad app to the Pebble e-paper watch. Hilton Goldstein gave AVweb an overview of the interface from Sun ‘n Fun 2014 in Lakeland, Florida. view on YouTube

At Sun ‘n Fun 2014, WACO Classics was showing off its new Great Lakes 2T biplane, a neat little sport and acro aircraft. Peter Bowers gave AVweb a video tour of the aircraft. view on YouTube

ASA has 39 specialty training apps for pilots and dozens of aviation e-books. At Sun ‘n Fun, ASA’s Brian Snider showed AVweb some of the more popular apps. view on YouTube

The DA42 VI is Diamond’s most sophisticated piston twin, equipped with a pair of Austro AE300 diesels. It’s on display at Sun ‘n Fun in its first U.S. appearance. You can see it at Diamond’s booth or take a look in this quick video tour with Jeff Owen of Premier Aircraft. view on YouTube