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Primus Epic Gets First Certification
Honeywell�s Primus Epic integrated avionics system finally got its first certification as part of the Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter.
September 2003

A New Fractional Vision Explored
The first in a series of articles about small airplane fractional provider, AirShares Elite, which sells fractional ownership in just one airplane type, the Cirrus SR22.
August 2003

Avidyne FlightMax gets integrated datalink
Avidyne�s FlightMax EX500 multifunction display now ships with built-in satellite datalink capability.
August 2003

Melmoth 2 Flies
After 21 years of work in the hangar and garage, Peter Garrison�s personal airplane flies beautifully.
August 2003

UPS Aviation Technologies CNX80 Multifunction Navigator
The box is the first panel-mounted wide area augmentation system (WAAS) navigation system approved by the FAA. Eventually it will deliver precision approach capabilities, potentially to Category I minimums.
July 2003

Adam A500: First Flight
Richard L. Collins describes what it was like flying Adam Aircraft�s A500 prototype, an exciting new tandem pressurized twin that is powered by a pair of six-cylinder Continental engines.
July 2003

PFDs for Piston Airplanes: They�re Here!
The technology revolution has finally caught up with GA. Cirrus is now delivering SR22s with Avidyne�s flat-panel displays. Mac flies one and tells you how he liked it.
June 2003

Bendix/King�s low-cost electronic HSI
Bendix/King is now shipping its long-awaited EHSI, which will compete directly with Sandel�s popular model.
June 2003

Fly Over Route 66 with Russell Munson
In an all-new DVD, Flying contributing editor Russ Munson takes readers on a ride over America�s iconic two-lane highway, Route 66.
May 2003

Low-Cost Solid State Gyro Approved
A low-cost solid-state gyro? A few years back many would have said, �impossible.� Today, Crossbow has done it.
May 2003

Flying a Fraction of an Airplane
Part III: How well does the OurPlane fractional ownership program work for owner-flown small airplanes?
May 2003

Datalink Weather: It�s Here!
Bendix/King and Garmin have datalinked weather available for their hot-selling displays. We fly with both and report our findings.
April 2003

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator3: Battle for Europe
Microsoft�s latest Combat Flight Sim, flashy and fast, puts you in the cockpit of some remarkable airplanes doing battle in the European theatre.
February 2003

Melmoth Flies�Again!
It�s been 20 years since Peter Garrison started working on the follow-up to his one-off homebuilt Melmoth. Despite Peter�s understandable preflight jitters, his first foray in Melmoth 2 went swimmingly.
February 2003

GPS 10 Years Later
It�s been a decade since we�ve had GPS in the cockpit. Has the system lived up to its revolutionary promises, or was it oversold?
February 2003

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