Ownership

If the increasingly strident messages from the FAA about ADS-B equipage have you feeling the slightest pangs of guilt that you haven’t written the check yet, take heart. The agency doesn’t seem to be in too much of a hurry to get its own aircraft in compliance and it’s shopping around. As every aircraft owner […]

Alpha Systems AOA is updating its angle-of-attack systems. At this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association show, Alpha’s Mark Korin said, “We can update any aircraft with an AOA display for safer flying, including AOA installations for pressurized aircraft.” view on YouTube

Alpha Systems has a new heads-up display adaptable for its Eagle and Falcon angle-of-attack systems. The company also has added new features to its product line and more are on the way, Alpha Systems’ Mark Korin told AVwebat this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association show in Orlando.AoA indications are now available for different flap systems, along […]

FreeFlight Systems has been getting the word out in the past year on cost-effective ways for aircraft owners to comply with the ADS-B Out mandate effective Jan. 1, 2020. Starting with a basic system priced just under $2,000, FreeFlight found that while many operators have upgraded to systems that feature ADS-B In, Out and more, […]

Aspen Avionics’ Evolution Backup Display now has an STC for installation in certified aircraft, the company announced at this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association show. The system is an independent primary flight display designed to replace traditional vacuum-driven backup instruments. The unit can provide two hours of continuous operation as an emergency backup. “If the primary […]

Let’s assume you had a cash budget of up to $160,000 to buy an airplane. Your short list of required equipment includes a glass cockpit with autopilot, a modern interior, plus a proven engine that’s easy to service and economical to operate. You’ll use the plane for local flying, short trips and perhaps some basic […]

At this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association show in Orlando, L-3 Avionics showcased its recent advancements in certified products that pack multiple functions into lighter, smaller boxes. The ESI-500 standby instrument, designed for piston and turboprop aircraft along with rotorcraft, offers what amounts to a primary flight display backup with primary instrument data as well as […]

How did this whole “brand” thing come about, anyway? When Coca-Cola and General Motors became iconic American companies as far back as the 1920s, was anybody talking about the actual word “brand”? In college during the 1970s and in my early years in journalism, I hardly recall the word itself ever being used in normal […]

Even as it’s deep into research on an electric hybrid drive system using internal combustion engines, the creative Slovenia company Pipistrel is looking into electric aircraft that will use hydrogen fuel cells. As part of AVweb’s follow-up coverage of the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Paul Bertorelli recorded this podcast interview with the driving force […]

At Aero in Friedrichshafen, Germany, this week, the giant electrical concern Siemens surprised the show with an Extra 330 powered by a 350-hp electric motor. In this video, the company’s Frank Anton explained the goal to AVweb and fliegermagazin’s Thomas Borchert. view on YouTube