Gear

With all the features pilots appreciated in the original, the new ProFlight Series 2 starts at $995.95 and offers significant improvements based on pilot feedback. From 11/24/19 to 01/04/20, get free Bose QuietComfort 20 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones when you purchase a ProFlight Series 2 or A20 headset, plus 10% off each additional headset purchased. […]

What if you could design the handheld radio you would want to have ready in your flight bag, able to grab right when you needed it? For years, the team at Sporty’s Pilot Shop has sought to make that “just right” portable com radio—and now they have the requisite pieces together to debut the new […]

It’s been said the simplest ideas work best, so it’s no surprise that a cooler full of ice hooked to an electric fan will get the job done for a fraction of the price of factory-installed air ­conditioning. Starting at $299, the B-Kool portable cooling system takes this concept one step further by keeping the […]

David Clark Pro X2 Headset

Have you ever flown around in the summer with your iPad running an aviation app only to have the iPad shut down, cutting you off from what might be your most useful navigation source? This can happen when the temperatures get hot or if you leave the iPad in a window where the sun beats […]

Read Let’s Try This Again to follow the full story. We’re all set, then. We’ve agreed on a price, the airplane has undergone multiple inspections  at Stevens Aviation in Nashville, Tennessee, and the title is clear. I have sent the remaining impressive dollar amount to the escrow people. I’ve asked Eric Engstrom, who’s actually been […]

Universal Avionics and its parent company Elbit Systems have integrated panel-mounted avionics with a wearable HUD, allowing pilots to view critical flight data wherever they turn their heads. The SkyLens is particularly useful once the final approach fix has been passed. While looking through the lens into the outside environment, the pilot is able to […]

The FAA’s latest Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in yesterday’s Federal Register will soon require drone operators to prominently display their FAA registration number on the outside of their machines, just like those on regular aircraft, only smaller. Owners and operators may no longer place or write registration numbers in an interior compartment. The markings […]

While most general aviation pilots, such as those flying Mooneys, Cessnas, TBMs and Embraers, have as much need for a helmet as drivers of Fords and Lexuses, there are many pilots for which a helmet is a critical piece of equipment. Pilots pushing the limits flying aerobatic routines, formation aerobatics or battling it out in […]

Who ever thought a pilot’s watch would do all this? Garmin’s latest D2 Delta PX pilot’s watch incorporates a GPS moving map, wrist-based pulse oximeter that tracks blood oxygen saturation in flight, Nexrad color weather radar imagery, airport data, automatic flight logging, connectivity with compatible avionics and more. The D2 Delta PX also includes several […]