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Avidyne's New Lower-Priced IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM
Avidyne Corporation announced today that they are offering a new lower-priced IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM, starting at $12,399, including mounting tray and installation kit.
The new entry-level...
PS Engineering Debuts IntelliAudio
PS Engineering is announcing the new PMA8000BTi audio selector panel, a version of the very popular PMA800BT that includes IntelliAudio spatial audio technology. Shipments...
Sun 'n Fun Discounts Admission for Vets and Current Military
Mark your calendars for aviation's season opener! The 42nd Annual SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo presented by VISIT FLORIDA is April 5-10,...
Completions
Fernando Courreges' SonexMy Sonex took to the air for the first time on July 23, 2014. I completed the project after almost four...
Letters
Directory SuggestionIn your Homebuilt Aircraft Directory , there are kits and plans that are no longer available. Why do you include them?—Yvon NowlanThere are...
SAM Aircraft Acquired by Zenith / Zenair
SAM Aircraft assets have been acquired by the sons of aircraft designer Chris Heintz, owners and operators of Zenith Aircraft Company (U.S.) and Zenair Ltd. (Canada).
See you in Sebring!
This week will see a flock of Light Sport Aircraft - many of them homebuilt - descending to the central plains of Florida for...
Aircraft anniversaries part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016
More than a half dozen types of airplanes will be celebrating special anniversaries in 2016, and owners of those aircraft are commemorating the occasion...
CubCrafters Introduces Emergency Aircraft Parachutes
Light aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters is announcing new emergency parachute systems for the company's line of backcountry tailwheel airplanes. The systems, developed in conjunction with...
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Fasteners Through an Engineer’s Eye
The structure of an airplane and its systems are only as strong and reliable as the joints holding its components together.