Equipment Reviews

Here’s the concept: Some terrorists have a gripe with the UnitedStates. Terrorists are in the business of hijacking airliners, and as any terrorist worthhis Semtex knows, there is one airliner without equal: Air Force One. And as long as youare going to hijack Air Force One, you may as well do it while the president […]

Date: 25-Jul-97 18:59:17 Subject: Bose ANR Rival From: Rob Morgan (robmorg@bellatlantic.net) To: All I just bought a new ANR headset that is the closest thing to the Bose that I have ever seen or heard. After reading the review of the LightSPEED “20K” ANR headset on AVweb, I ordered a pair. They arrived today, so […]

ROTORWAY EXEC 162F Performance Specifications Total kit price USD $60,850* Powerplant RotorWay RI162F (162 cu.in.) Seats 2 Gross Weight 1,500 lbs Empty Weight 975 lbs Pilot & Passenger Load 425 lbs Fuel Capacity 17 gal Rate of Climb 1,000 FPM Hover in-Ground Effect 7,000 ft Hover Out-of-Ground Effect 5,000 ft Service Ceiling 10,000 ft Range, […]

As the America West Boeing 737 made its lazy finalapproach into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, I wondered to myselfhow I was going to be able to make a fair evaluation of a two-person kit-builthelicopter when almost all of my rotary wing flying time had been accumulatedin large, military, jet-powered machines: HH-1Hs and HH-3Es plus […]

Everyone in General Aviation -pilots, journalists, alphabet groups and even competitive plane makers – seems to behappy to see Cessna building piston aircraft again. After a decade-long hiatus, theappearance of new piston Cessnas has been widely hailed as a sign that G.A. is finally onthe road back from near extinction. But at the same time, […]

Remember buying your first new car? Most people do. Like yourfirst solo flight, it is one of those memories that stays with you. Flyinga brand new Commander 114B made that same sort of impression on me. It was new. It smelled good. The soft gray genuine leather seats along withthe close pile spotless carpeting told […]

The 0-470 is a rugged engine that’s capable of producing solidand dependable power. It distinguishes itself from other six-cylindercarbureted engines by its characteristic lope at idle and throatyexhaust stack burp. When balanced, an O-470 will run at cruisepower without the least bit of burble or vibration. There are 15 models of the O-470 engine flying […]

NOTE: This page was created as a companion to a 1996 AVweb review. Destination Direct has since undergone many changes, and the original links to purchase or download the demo no longer work. We recommend visiting Destination Direct at their current home on the web, www.FlightPlan.com. – 5/24/2005 You can download a free demo version […]

NOTE: This review was written in 1996, and while it may be helpful in planning your purchases, links to purchase or download the demo no longer work.  We recommend visiting Destination Direct at their current home on the web, www.FlightPlan.com.  – 5/24/2005 Iremember my first major cross country flight as if it were yesterday. It […]