Video of the Week

The 40th annual Sun ‘n Fun air show and exhibition opened in Lakeland, Florida on Tuesday morning with a record number of exhibitors and strong ticket sales. In this brief video, Sun ‘n Fun CEO Lites Leenhouts gives AVweb viewers a preview of the show. view on YouTube

At Sun ‘n Fun, Redbird is showing its sim-based Flying Challenge. You can sign up for free and compete against thousands of other pilots in sim-based flight maneuvers. Redbird’s Jeff Van West explains how the challenge works. view on YouTube

At Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, popular app maker ForeFlight is showing off the latest version of its flight planning and management app, ForeFlight 6. The upgrade provides split-screen capability for the Stratus portable ADS-B/EFIS, new terrain plotting features and improved flight plan filing. view on YouTube

Garmin has redesigned its G3X glass cockpit for LSA and experimental aircraft. It has a touchscreen feature set and supports on-screen display and command for the Garmin VIRB action cam, plus it controls the GMC305 flight control/autopilot system. Garmin’s Jessica Koss gave AVweb an overview of the system at Sun ‘n Fun 2014 in Lakeland, […]

The Astronics Max-Viz Enhanced Vision system uses an infrared sensor and a visible light camera to display a real-time video image of the environment outside of the aircraft. It’s available as a factory option for many G1000 aircraft, plus it has STC approval for retrofit on most all Cessna singles. Aviation Consumer‘s Larry Anglisano evaluates […]

Garmin has had great success with a G1000 retrofit program for the King Air series. In this video, we take a look at the details of the program. view on YouTube

With the ADS-B mandate looming five years ahead, we’re seeing more products that address this requirement, including this one shown at AEA in Nashville. FreeFlight’s wireless Rangr all-in-one box provides ADS-B In and Out and has a wireless adapter to put the weather and other data on a tablet. Price is $5,495. view on YouTube

In glass cockpits and even in those where the pilots suffer through the tragedy of flying behind steam gauges, a back-up gryo is a good idea. Increasingly, these are solid-state gyros with their own self-contained ADAHRS and batteries. At AEA in Nashville, AVweb shot this brief product tour of the Sandia Aerospace SAI gyro. Retail […]

At AEA in Nashville, Aspen introduced its new VFR EFIS, an entry-level, affordable glass suite for owners who don’t need full IFR capability. AVweb takes a video tour of the new product. view on YouTube

At the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Nashville, BendixKing tossed its hat into the airborne connectivity ring with a new internet access product called the AeroWave. In this video, Avweb gets a look at the new box. view on YouTube