Podcast

Remember that cool rocket belt James Bond flew in Thunderball? Glenn and Vanessa Martin have their own version, but it will fly for up to five minutes. See it fly at OSH this week and hear the details on flying it from Vanessa in this podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation, […]

Avidyne pioneered the first small aircraft glass cockpit for new airplanes – the Cirrus line – and now it’s forging ahead with a new EFIS product for the aftermarket, an affordable, single ADAHRS primary flight display that will fit into legacy panels. Paul Bertorelli spoke with Avidyne’s Tom Harper about glass panels and the PFD4000. […]

Bendix/King has been busy over the last year and stunned avionics shoppers this week with three new portable navigators, including one weatherlink-capable model for only $749. Hear all about in this podcast with Bendix/King’s Chad Cunniff. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation‘s Aviation Headset X … Duration: File Size: download here

So your cockpit doesn’t sport a glass panel EFIS, but you’re interested in a new display? Very soon you’ll have a new option in the form of Garmin’s G600, an EFIS system designed primarily for the aftermarket. Garmin’s Jim Alpiser sat down with us at Oshkosh to answer our questions about the G600 and when […]

Why? The agency tried to simplify questions about the 51 percent rule, but actually ended up punishing the entire industry for the sins of a few. Kitplanes Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook has blogged about it here on AVweb and written about the new rules elsewhere. Hear more in this podcast interview with Marc, the first of […]

During AirVenture 2008, our friends at Aircraft Spruce and Specialty are giving away a Lightspeed Zulu headset and a Garmin GPSMap 496. Aviation Safety Editor-in-Chief Jeb Burnside spoke with Jim Irwin of Aircraft Spruce about how you can get your name into the pot here at Oshkosh. This podcast is brought to you byLightspeed Aviation, […]

Bendix/King’s loyal customers have been waiting for the company to launch an aftermarket line of glass panel devices, and the wait is almost over. AVweb Editorial Director Paul Bertorelli spoke with Bendix/King’s Chad Cundiff about the Apex system. This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather, official weather provider of EAA […]

There’s been a lot going on at Lycoming in the last little while, and the result is a string of major announcements at AirVenture. AVweb Editorial Director Paul Bertorelli talked with Lycoming manager Ian Walsh about the innovations coming from Williamsport. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation‘s Aviation Headset X … Duration: […]

For pilots who want loved ones or associates to be able to track their progress and, if necessary, come looking for them, there’s a new satellite tracking system available that follows your every movement. AVweb Editorial Director Paul Bertorelli talked with Derek Moore of Spot about the unique system. This podcast is brought to you […]

One of the longest certification efforts we can think of came to an abrupt and tragic end last August when the Seawind certification test aircraft crashed in the Canadian province of Manitoba, killing the test pilot. But the driving force behind Seawind is no quitter, and neither, it seems, are most of the people who […]