Julie Boatman

If you’ve ever been involved in a panel upgrade and looked behind the scenes—or maybe you’ve performed some of the work yourself as a technician or homebuilder—you understand that there are connectors that allow data to flow between the avionics and instruments in the cockpit, whether they’re ARINC 429 or CAN bus cables. These create […]

When the Wright Brothers designed the original Flyer, a critical element to their success laid in the refinement of the flight controls they used—wing warping—to guide the craft through the air. The aerospace industry has evolved the way we physically control flight ever since. And much evolution has taken place under the guidance of DARPA, […]

Building on 20 years of providing performance exhaust systems for general aviation aircraft, Power Flow Systems has acquired the assets of Leading Edge Exhaust Systems of Anchorage, Alaska. The Daytona Beach-based Power Flow will use the acquisition to expand both its product line and ability to fulfill orders with the equipment and STCs obtained through […]

Summer time may mean vacation for some, but for the providers of flight training materials, it’s an important time to roll out updates to the date-sensitive products they supply to students. At EAA AirVenture last week, Aviation Supplies & Academics updated Flying on its line of training materials for 2020, including a new version of […]

We took up Flight1 Tech on the invitation to fly its latest Enterprise G1000 advanced aviation training device while at EAA AirVenture, to take a look at the details incorporated into the simulator that serve to make for a top-notch training experience. Flight1 Tech founder Jim Rhoads has been working in simulation for more than […]

The D-Day Squadron, which flew 15 C-47 variant airplanes to Europe for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion and the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, reported at EAA AirVenture on its successful mission and plans for future airshow and education outreach. Eric Zipkin, chief pilot and aircraft commander on Placid […]

Honeywell acquired Tru-Trak Flight Systems, to establish a series of autopilots for experimental and certified aircraft. The acquisition will become part of Honeywell’s BendixKing business unit. Tru-Trak Flight Systems has a well-known and regarded line of affordable autopilots for a wide range of aircraft. As part of the transition, the current CEO and owner of […]

Women in Aviation President Dr. Peggy Chabrian announced at the WAI Connect Breakfast at Oshkosh that she would retire in April 2020. The transition period will allow for an executive search to determine her replacement. Chabrian has seen the growth of Women in Aviation from a conference launched in 1990 to an association representing nearly […]

“Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.” That’s the word from Evolution Aircraft Company as they delivered to Flying an update at EAA AirVenture 2019. “We never went bankrupt or out of business,” says Mark Jean, president of the company. Evolution is still producing kits in a limited production run, and it brought in […]

In 2006, Charles Stites sought a way to help those with disabilities to find their own way into the sky. In 2019, Able Flight has fulfilled that dream and continues to grow. Able Flight, the charitable organization that delivers flight training opportunities to people with physical challenges, honored its newest pilots and scholarship recipients with […]