Pia Bergqvist

King Air 350 owners and those considering a King Air purchase got some good news yesterday at EAA AirVenture as several companies announced performance-enhancing modifications for the largest version of Beechcraft’s twin turboprop series. Hartzell Propeller and Raisbeck Engineering have partnered to create a supplemental type certificate for a swept five-blade composite propeller. The propeller […]

Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters has pulled off what many would have thought would be an impossibility. The company has achieved certification for Garmin’s G3X glass panel, an EFIS designed for the experimental and LSA market, for installation in the Part 23-certified XCub, which was introduced last year with a basic avionics package. The G3X has been […]

Thousands of legacy airplanes flying today are several decades old but still maintained in terrific working condition. A growing number of owners have updated or are updating their panels with new glass. But so far there have not been a lot of choices for those who have their minds set on installing an autopilot. Garmin […]

If you’re participating in the big migration of aviation enthusiasts to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, next week for EAA’s annual AirVenture, you are probably already aware that there is way too much to see to fit in to even a weeklong visit. But there are some airplanes that you won’t want to miss as you’re walking the […]

Aviation app creator ForeFlight and portable tech company uAvionix have partnered to introduce a tiny ADS-B In unit, bringing subscription-free weather and traffic to the tablet screen. Named Scout, the unit is so small it can fit in a small pocket, measuring in at only 3.4 x 0.8 x 0.3 inches. Scout incorporates dual antennas, […]

The collaboration between ForeFlight and Jeppesen, announced in May, is now bearing fruit as Jeppesen’s charts have become available as an option for ForeFlight’s mobile app users. The option allows ForeFlight users to view Jeppesen’s departure, arrival and approach charts within the mobile app. Once linked to ForeFlight, Jeppesen’s charts can be viewed in multiple […]

The FAA has awarded experimental certificate renewal to the Bell 525 Relentless, allowing Bell Helicopter to resume the flight test program after last year’s crash. “Bell Helicopter has worked with the NTSB and FAA since the accident and we are confident in the resumption of flight test activity,” said Bell’s president and CEO Mitch Snyder. […]

The general aviation market is expected to soon have a high-powered diesel engine option for high performance airplanes as EPS is closing in on FAA certification for its Graflight V-8 engine. The company expects to have both a type certificate and a production certificate in hand by the end of the year. As first deliveries […]

This morning, NBC’s Today show released information from a documentary that will be aired on Sunday night on the History Channel revealing new evidence regarding the mysterious disappearance of famed pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan during their attempt to fly around the world in July 1937. During the past 80 years, the […]

Kirby Chambliss, one of two U.S. pilots competing in the Masters class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championships, scored a big win at the race in Budapest, Hungary, over the weekend. While Chambliss has seen great success at the races, with two world championships on the books, he had experienced a long dry […]