Mark Phelps

Embraer has confirmed it will proceed with development of two new jet projects, a so-called Midlight Jet (MLJ) and a Midsize Jet (MSJ). Though not yet named, the new jets will fall between the Brazilian company’s Phenom 100 and 300 models and the Legacy 600, a business jet version of the ERJ135 regional jet liner. […]

It can be frustrating, the morning of a cross-country flight, to discover that you’ve forgotten something that can’t be rectified without delaying your departure. Updating the database of your backup GPS; ordering the most recent sectional for your destination; or recharging your handheld transceiver. It’s usually not the absolute no-go items that slip your mind, […]

Citing a need to bolster the accuracy of its aircraft registration database, the FAA is proposing new registration parameters. Under the proposed rules, all aircraft currently registered would need to be re-registered; and that registration renewed at three-year intervals. The FAA maintains that more than 27,500 of the 240,000 active aircraft registered have inaccurate information […]

The Anywhere Travel Companion (ATC) from Control Vision is taking on Garmin’s 496/495 for bragging rights as the most capable portable GPS navigator on the market. Pittsburg, Kansas-based Control Vision claims its ATC has a significantly larger screen (4.3 inches vs 3.75 inches) and roughly double the resolution. Priced at $895, it is available with […]

Seven hundred attendees at an aviation event might not seem like many, unless they’re the right 700 people. The Parade of Pistons (POP) show held over three days last week is the first of a series and is sponsored, in part, by Flying and AMPT. Exhibitors are limited to new aircraft vendors and service providers […]

Rick Garcia, owner of Gulf Coast Avionics in Lakeland, Florida, pulled rank, reserving his company’s first Aspen Avionics Evolution system for his own personal Piper Seneca. “I believe this product is going to revolutionize avionics upgrades,” Garcia told Flying. The Aspen Evolution EFD1000 replaces steam gauge horizon and directional gyros with computerized “glass” versions. The […]

Most pilots have a backup handheld comm radio, and perhaps a handheld GPS receiver. Some go further, organizing emergency equipment in a “grab bag” and occasionally reaching for it when all is calm, just to rehearse their act. One good idea is to relegate a retired headset (or one you can buy cheap on eBay) […]