Aviation News

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At a news conference at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, Sporty’s introduced a breakdown assistance program to aid pilots stuck with mechanical issues at unfamiliar airports. Through its association with Mike Busch’s Savvy Aircraft Maintenance Management, the Breakdown Assistance Program allows pilots to call a toll-free number any time, day and night, […]

MyGoFlight, maker of iPad kneeboards, mounts and flight bags, teamed up with Sun ‘n Fun, Women in Aviation and the AOPA Foundation to launch a new pilot-creation initiative that companies of all sizes can participate in — and it’s pushing for the rest of the industry to join in. The new initiative, coined Pilot One³, […]

AOPA’s Mark Baker held a town hall meeting at the Sun ‘n Fun campus yesterday, announcing the industry organization’s plan to bring more people into flying and keep pilots flying. One of the biggest initiatives on the slate is increasing the number of active flying clubs. Baker referred to flying clubs as “the future of […]

Many aircraft owners will soon be able to install non-TSO’d avionics in their Part 23 certified airplanes in a development that should be a boon to pilots looking to upgrade their panels on the cheap. It’s being hailed as a “breakthrough” by EAA and the FAA (and it really is) but the blockbuster news also […]

Hilton Software has done what many aviation app producers thought impossible. The company has figured out a way to add geo-reference capabilities to Departure Procedures (DPs) and Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs), something that has presented a challenge for software developers because the charts are not drawn to scale. However, Hilton Software’s patent-pending WingX Non-Linear […]

Avidyne announced new capabilities for its IFD-series navigators today at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida. With the latest software upgrade, Release 10.2, the IFD440 and IFD540 will have synthetic vision views, safety functionality that is retrofittable to existing units for free. The R 10.2 release is expected in the […]

Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET) announced its acquisition of Sky-Tec — a manufacturer of aircraft starters and solenoids — today at Sun ‘n Fun. Adding solenoids to its portfolio, HET will extend its reach to the Lycoming engine market, while enhancing its product offerings with Sky-Tec’s starters. “Sky-Tec has a strong position on Lycoming engines, and […]

Cessna Aircraft is making angle-of-attack standard equipment in the 172 Skyhawk, making it the first Part 23-certified production piston airplane to come from the factory with the technology. Cessna selected the Safe Flight SCc angle-of-attack system for the Skyhawk, and is making the product an option in the 182 Skylane and 206 Turbo Stationair. Based […]

For the 42nd year, the gates at the Lakeland Linder Airport opened today for the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-in and Expo. The usual compote of airplanes, avionics, and flight-gear are on display through Sunday, mixed up with an array of educational forums and workshops, and impressive afternoon and evening airshows. This year’s airshow adds […]