The Heroes of Sun 'n Fun

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Who are the true heroes of Sun 'n Fun? Are they the airshow performers, putting their lives on the line to entertain and thrill...

TCW Technologies Introduces Intelligent Flap Controller

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VFE. Do you know what it is? That’s the maximum speed at which it is safe to deploy the flaps on your airplane. You...

VistaNAV 3.0 Supports New Hardware and Tricks

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The latest version of portable synthetic vision software manufacturer Mercury Computer System’s VistaNAV comes with some pretty cool tricks. First, the program, in version...

And Now for Something Completely Different

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One of the great aspects of events like Sun 'n Fun is the frequency with which something new shows up. It's unusual for those...

Something Old, Something New

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It's probably just human nature that ogling what's new occupies so much of the attention of so many people so much of the time...

Paradise City: The Few, The Proud, The Very Light

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Ahhh, yesss! Paradise City as it used to be, as it should be. Thanks to days of drier weather, smooth winds, blue skies and...

Avemco Offers Hull/Liability Insurance for Part-time CFIs

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Avemco’s Jim Lauerman was honestly happy announcing the insurance company’s newest product for flight instructors Friday morning at Sun 'n Fun. The program is...

National Association of Flight Instructors Helps Kit Builders Become Safe Fliers

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The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) held its Master Flight Instructor Breakfast Friday morning at the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, and one Master...

Aerospoiler System Foils Storm Damage

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Tim Tuinder knows about hurricanes. He and his wife, Sharon, run a missionary air service, Harvest Air, out of Puerto Rico, supporting orphanages in...

Lightspeed Aviation Announces Improvements to Zulu Headset

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http://www.lightspeedaviation.com/ A lot of buzz has surrounded LightSPEED Aviation's newest ANR headset, the Zulu, introduced at AirVenture 2007, with the first sets shipping in September 2007. Featuring Bluetooth connectivity between the headset and your cellphone, MP3 player or other compatible devices, LightSPEED has integrated current (and convenient) technology with the headset's aviation-specific features. It's drawn a natural comparison with Bose's Headset X, however, at $850, it's priced about $150 below the Bose price point. …

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Metal Magic: Using Reamers For Accurate Holes

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Sometimes a drill bit just won't do. When you want accurate, perfectly round holes...

Propped Up

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After seeing Paul Dye’s thorough review of the Whirl Wind propeller on his RV-8,...

Viewfinder

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Editor-at-Large Marc Cook takes a look at Rotax’s first foray into fuel-injected engines: the 912iS.

Rocket Life

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All it took for author Doug Rozendaal to gain additional respect for his F-1 EVO Rocket was a couple of months without it. Even though he didn’t have to go cold turkey and had other airplanes to fly, they weren’t the same. He offers an appreciation for airplanes with that fighter feeling.