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. …

A New Spin on Plane Power

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http://www.msquaredaircraft.com/ While this M-Squared ultralight may not look like a Mazda RX-8 sports car, its powerplant does share the same rotary-engine technology, with a single-rotor mill that made five big guys strain to hold it back during a runup test in Paradise City. So power, apparently, isn't lacking.Better still, M-Squared boss Paul Mather (second from left) tells us he's shooting for an engine-and-all price for this machine in the $15,000 range.…

LightSPEED Aviation Announces Improvements to Zulu ANR Headset

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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...

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