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Noise cancelling headsets are a cockpit standard, but even the least expensive ones aren’t exactly cheap. So why not use a consumer grade ANR? Well, no microphone. And that’s the dilemma a company called NFlight Technology wants to address with a gadget intended to add an aviation-quality microphone to consumer headsets like the Sony MDR. […]

Mission Aviation Fellowship delivers humanitarian aid to remote locations throughout the world, and that takes a special combination of talent and utility. The organization has found a perfect marriage in the short-body Cessna Caravan attached to a pair of Wipaire 8750 amphibious floats. The 100th shipset of the 8750 floats will soon be winging its […]

After 10 years of annual gatherings, participants at the CAFE Foundation’s Electric Aviation Symposium are “starting to get realistic about technology, business strategies and certification,” executive director Yolanka Wulff told AVweb this week. There are more than 100 eVTOL projects now in development, she said. “There’s a call for companies to work together, and maybe […]

Hemlock Films announced at AirVenture 2018 that the premier season of its documentary series of The Restorers is scheduled to be released for the first time on Veterans Day 2018. The series was inspired by Hemlock’s 2003 documentary titled The Restorers: Giving History a Future…, which won an Emmy Award in 2004. Like its predecessor, […]

The Figure 1 Foundation is providing aviation training scholarships covering both advanced and basic flight training, the organization announced at AirVenture 2018 on Wednesday. Specific scholarships are available for upset recovery/spin training and introduction to aerobatics and aerobatic judge certifications, along with fixed-wing private pilot certificates and tailwheel endorsements. Champion aerobatics pilot Patty Wagstaff introduced […]

While Slovenia-based Pipistrel has aggressively expanded into electric aircraft and has dozens in the field, it acknowledges that lack of battery capacity still makes electrics less than fully functional airplanes. One possible fix: rapid charging systems that use water cooling to potentially halve the amount necessary to top off the batteries. At AirVenture 2018, Pipistrel’s […]

2011 was a busy year for AirVenture. Aviation apps on mobile devices were gaining popularity and avionics manufacturers were taking notice. Aspen introduced its “Connected Panel,” which for the first time allowed app data like flight plans and frequencies to be transferred to Aspen avionics displays. Data was transmitted via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth. Also […]

The concept of home-to-office personal flight is sweeping the nation, and it seems multirotor ideas are cropping up each week. The Silicon Valley startup VTOL BlackFly is showing particular promise, and recently demonstrated flying prototypes under the ultralight category. It arrived at aviation’s Mecca this week. Marketed by Opener Inc., the carbon-fiber BlackFly is equipped […]

The FAA will accept applications nationwide from people interested in becoming air traffic controllers, beginning this Friday, July 27, the agency announced this week.Applications will be accepted until next Tuesday, July 31, or until a sufficient applicant pool has been reached to meet the needs of the FAA, whichever comes first. Applicants must be U.S. […]

One of the most popular attractions at AirVenture will never be available to the public, never be a practical aircraft and really doesn’t fly very well but it always has a crowd around it. The Bally Bomber is a one-third scale B-17, faithfully reproduced over 17 years of meticulous engineering, construction and sheer imagination. The […]