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The FAA currently has about 1,100 employees — from pilots to lawyers — using computer tablets, has future plans for an app store, and now plans to broadly expand the use of iPads within the agency, according to its tech group. The FAA currently allows employees to use iPads to read and send e-mail or […]

Well-known air race and airshow pilot Howard Pardue was killed Wednesday when his F8F Bearcat went down on takeoff from Stephens County Airport in Texas. Witnesses said the aircraft became briefly airborne before crashing and catching fire. Pardue, 77, died at the scene. Pardue was a former Marine Corps pilot and the crash aircraft is […]

Given all the excitement over tablet apps and big-screen EFIS, the lowly comm radio has become a lost ball in high grass. But Trig Avionics, a U.K.-based company, has introduced two new comm radios that fit into a standard instrument hole with a remote box that can be mounted just about anywhere in the aircraft. […]

As if to bookend Garmin’s decision to release a major app for tablet computers, another company, Guardian Avionics, has developed a clever box that distributes GPS data into the cockpit through a wireless Bluetooth link. Guardian is best known for its extensive line of sophisticated carbon monoxide detectors, but in this podcast, company owner Ash […]

At Sun ‘n Fun, Garmin announced a new product that not-so-subtly acknowledges that the burgeoning tablet computer market represents real competition for Garmin’s core portable GPS market. Garmin’s new product, called Pilot, evolves the former Pilot MyCast product into a full-featured navigator for tablets with the look and feel of Garmin’s GTN-series navigators and its […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association opened its 55th annual trade show and exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland, just across the Anacostia River from Washington, D.C., with a mix of determination and optimism. In this video intro to the show, AEA President Paul Derks told AVweb — and the opening session of the event — that it’s […]

It has already set three world records and now the solar- and battery-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt a two-day flight covering 1,500 miles flying out of Switzerland for Morocco. That flight is scheduled for May or June. The aircraft will stop in Spain so the crew can switch pilots and won’t use a single […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. A new 3D film currently scheduled for a handful of IMAX theaters offers unique visual perspectives of the Reno Air Races, good engine noise and a bit of aviation history. The filmloosely follows […]

German motorglider manufacturer Stemme has demonstrated an automatic flight control system that is under development for airborne sensor versions of its aircraft. The LAPAZ system will eventually be able to take control of a flight from takeoff to landing and on March 22 it put a STEMME S15 right on the centerline of the runway […]

Last month, the FAA said it plans to establish six test ranges to start integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System, and last week, the agency said it will offer two webinars with more information about its plans and a question-and-answer session. The two identical webinars, which are meant to provide more information […]