Aviation News

Here’s an opportunity to provide your favorite aviation charity with a financial boost. In a press conference at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo this week, Lightspeed Aviation’s president Allan Schrader announced the 12 finalists for the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Pilot’s Choice Awards. Simply go online to lightspeedaviationfoundation.org to vote for your favorite. […]

There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of TKM Avionics. Or, if you have, you probably thought the company went out of business long ago. TKM is actually alive and well, under new ownership and with a new vision. And the revitalized company’s first order of business is to “reintroduce” a line of budget-priced IFR […]

At Sun ‘n Fun Textron Aviation and an impressive list of university partners launched the Top Hawk program to pair up universities with quality flight training programs with new Skyhawks. Under Top Hawk, Textron will team with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Kansas State University, Liberty University and the University of North Dakota. Through the end of […]

The full production version of Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam’s EASA-certified P2010 is at the company’s booth on the Sun ‘n Fun show grounds. It is the first time the airplane is on display in North America and Tecnam hopes to have FAA Part 23 certification validation for the four-seat, clean sheet airplane by September, Walter Da […]

I still haven’t completely wrapped my mind around how Aspen Avionics’ recently introduced angle-of-attack system for light airplanes works. And because Aspen is seeking a patent for the unique, software-only approach to AOA indication, the company isn’t ready to reveal all the details. But I had the chance to fly with the system in the […]

Diamond Aircraft has earned the type certificate for its DA62 piston twin from the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA), allowing the model to go on sale in Europe immediately. FAA certification is expected in six to eight months. EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky presented the certification to Diamond CEO Christian Dries at the AERO 2015 […]

Tempest, a company specializing in pneumatic, filtration and ignition products for aircraft, has made a three-year commitment to Able Flight, providing scholarships to student pilots with special needs. The relationship was spurred when Tempest’s president John Herman attended a dinner benefiting the organization. “I cannot remember an evening that has meant more to me than […]

FreeFlight Systems and ForeFlight are collaborating on a project to add ADS-B traffic and weather information from FreeFlight’s certified RNGR line of ADS-B receivers to the ForeFlight Mobile iPad app. The companies say they are in the midst of extensive ground and flight testing to ensure the integration of FreeFlight’s rule-compliant ADS-B systems gives users […]

George Bye, the developer a two-seat solar-electric trainer called the Sun Flyer, said yesterday that the airplane will fly with a touchscreen cockpit from Avidyne based around the all-important assumptions that the avionics be bright enough to read in full sunlight but not so powerful that they drain the batteries down to nothing. Bye is […]

If you are looking for a new aviation challenge and are considering an add-on rating, you can start out by watching one of Sporty’s new video programs to learn more about the transition process before spending a stack of Benjamin Franklins on actual flight training. The company’s online pilot shop has added four new video […]