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’Tis the season to splurge on your aviator friends and family members. This year’s guide features gear and gadgets from Garmin, Bose, Breitling and much more. Scroll through for some fun gift ideas that can be found at your favorite aviation shops, such as Sporty’s, Aircraft Spruce and Pilot Mall. Hover over to see product […]

ForeFlight and SiriusXM have unveiled the SXAR1, a portable satellite data receiver that enables display of SiriusXM Aviation weather information inflight on the ForeFlight Mobile app. Pilots using the latest Verison 8.1 of the ForeFlight app with the SXAR1 portable receiver can access SiriusXM’s aviation weather tools, including Nexrad storm imagery, lightning strikes, high-resolution composite […]

Whenever I start wondering if the well will run dry, I find myself embroiled in something so preposterous, spectacular, outrageous or dumb that it’s worth writing about. But I have to confess: I was less than proud about this latest escapade and made several attempts to explain it away as a minor, moderately embarrassing but […]

How to Save Big on a Used Airplane By Stephen Pope If you’re in the market for a used airplane, the good news is there are thousands available for sale on trade-a-plane.com, barnstormers.com and tacked to the bulletin boards at local airports. The bad news is most of them are so old you might wonder […]

Lightspeed Zulu PFX Headset One of the quietest aviation headsets we’ve ever tested, the Zulu PFX adapts to your ears, environment, and preferences to deliver excellent noise cancellation with Streaming Quiet ANR. Providing ­exceptional audio clarity and quality, the headset’s capabilities can be customized through the FlightLink app, which also allows you to record and […]

If you are planning on attending the AOPA Fly-In this weekend at the organization’s headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, this video is a must-see. You need to learn the established approach procedure to reduce the risk of flying with the increased traffic flowing into Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK). The procedure is further complicated by the fact […]

For many pilots, the thought of stepping out of the house, getting into an airplane and taxiing just a few hundred feet to the runway — all without ever touching a car door — is the ultimate fantasy. For the thousands who live in residential airparks around the country, that way of life isn’t just […]

When I set out to learn to fly at the age of 13, I did not actually want to learn to fly. I wanted to be a pilot, and if I could have snapped my fingers and instantly acquired all the necessary skills and knowledge, I would have. I am sure I am not alone […]

It was a spectacularly clear spring day in Lakeland, Florida. My wife, Cathy, and I were sauntering from exhibit to exhibit with four friends at Sun ’n Fun. The airshow had just begun. A fleet of Pitts Specials screamed by. We were just talking to Darryl Taylor of Van Bortel Aircraft in Texas about the […]

Once you’ve bought your iPad, downloaded your favorite app and synced it with your portable ADS-B box, the question remains: How do you work this new device into the cockpit? Those of us who have balanced, stowed, dropped and lost iPads in the cockpit know it’s not as easy as it sounds. Luckily, there are […]