uAvionix Developing Diversity ADS-B Device
Called the skyBeacon X, the unit will employ dual antennas—hence the diversity name—with one facing down and one facing upward.
Sensenich To Introduce Several New Props, for 65 to 220hp, STOL...
Sensenich Propeller is introducing several new adjustable-pitch carbon props for engines from 65 to 220 h.p.
Dickson Confirmed As New FAA Administrator
In a vote along party lines, the Senate approved the nomination of former Delta VP of flight pperations Steve Dickson as the next FAA...
EAA Resolving Limitation 20 Issue
EAA is reporting that it is close to resolving an issue regarding an operating limitation currently assigned to new experimental aircraft that is concerning...
Avionics Sector Seeing Continued Growth: AEA
The Aircraft Electronics Association reported figures for the first half of 2019 that show the industry billed more than $1.5 billion, up 14% from...
GAMA Opens 2020 Aviation Design Challenge
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) opened registration for next year’s Aviation Design Challenge on Monday. The annual competition, which is designed to promote...
EAA Aviation Museum adds two record breaking aircraft to collection
Around-the-world AutoGyro and all-electric BlackFly now on display
Companion: A New Bearhawk With Side-by-Side Seating
Bearhawk Aircraft announced a new model in its lineup of Bearhawk aircraft kits, the Bearhawk Companion. Expected to ship in October, the Bearhawk Companion...
Garmin Avionics for Experimental Aircraft Webinar – Thursday, September 5th
Garmin will be hosting a Garmin Avionics for Experimental Aircraft webinar this Thursday, September 5th, 2019. Learn more about the various experimental aircraft avionics solutions available from...
G3X Touch Installation Class for Experimental Aircraft
Garmin Aviation Training will host a two-day G3X Touch for Experimental Aircraft - Installation Course at the company's headquarters in Olathe, Kansas on October...
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Ask the DAR
This month we address the question of where flight-test areas may be and how they may be structured;
RANS S-19
When new aircraft from two very different designers, in this case Randy Schlitter and Richard VanGrunsven, surface with considerable similarities, consensus about basic design tenets must be blowing in the wind. Certainly Light Sport regs do constrain performance considerations, but human factors are more up for grabs, and that’s where one or another design can truly shine; by Marc Cook.
All About Avionics
As autopilots become more and more commonplace, their utility only gets better. Stein Bruch offers an overview of the latest trends.
Cracks, Both Foreign and Domestic
Perhaps like me, you missed the big show this year. That is, they ran...