Marc Cook
Marc Cook is a veteran special-interest journalist who started as a staffer at AOPA Pilot in the late 1980s. Marc has built two airplanes, an Aero Designs Pulsar XP and a Glasair Aviation Sportsman, and now owns a 180-hp, recently modernized GlaStar based in western Oregon. Marc has 5000 hours spread over 200-plus types and four decades of flying.
Hartzell Talks About Acquiring Whirlwind Propellers
Hartzell Propeller's president JJ Frigge took a few moments at the beginning of Sun 'n Fun Day 2 to talk about the recent acquisition of Whirlwind, competing propeller manufacturer very popular in the Experimental world.
uAvionix Adds IFR HSI Capability to the AV-30 EFIS with the...
uAvionix has been teasing an HSI adapter for IFR navigation for some time but it appeared in the flesh during this year's Sun 'n Fun airshow.
Dynon Shows Us the 12-inch HDX1200 EFIS Big Screen Display
Dynon Avionics' Mike Schofield shows off the company's newest display, the 12-inch HDX1200, which joins the 10-inch HDX1100 and 7-inch HDX800 in the SkyView lineup.
AeroLEDs VXi High Tech Lighted Wingtips for Van’s RV Aircraft
AeroLEDs' Ryan Edmark goes into detail about the new wingtips for Van's RVs that incorporate landing and taxi lights, red and green nav lights, strobe lights and more.
Dynon Introduces Bigger Big Screen
Dynon Avionics pulled the wraps off its biggest big screen EFIS yet.
CubCrafters Introduces the Crab Cub
Development never seems to stop at CubCrafters' Yakima, Washington, HQ. Its latest offering seen here in prototype form on the NX Cub platform is...
Van’s Posts Video Update for March 2024
Van’s Aircraft posted a video update today on its progress through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Among the high points offered by Greg Hughes...
Garmin’s GNS 430 and 530: Not So End of Life?
When Garmin announced recently that it was "sunsetting" support for the GNS 430 and 530 navigators, aviation let out a little collective gasp. There...
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