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We asked our readers what makes flying so cool and you all responded with awesome aviation footage that we continue to showcase. But don’t miss out on your chance to show us your passion! Submit your video by Thursday, January 15, to be included in a chance to win a Garmin VIRB Action Camera. __Here’s […]

Since we launched our second “Flying Is…” video contest late last year, we’ve received a slew of amazing aviation footage submitted by our readers. Here are five great videos that showcase the amazing kinds of flying performed by pilots like you around the world on any given day. Flying Is a Door to New Worlds […]

Gulfstream has selected an ADS-B Out avionics package from Garmin for the G150, offering worldwide NextGen air traffic control compliance for operators of the midsize business jet. The upgrade is being offered at Gulfstream’s service center in Dallas. It involves replacing the G150’s existing transponders with Garmin GTX 3000 Mode S Extended Squitter remote transponder […]

Sometimes the best way to fly is without any boundaries between you and the outdoors. Flying reader Michael Daniels recently did just that, enjoying the openness of a Quicksilver S2. Check out the great footage he captured during the flight. Want more? Head over to our “Flying Is” channel for all reader videos. Get exclusive […]

Flying reader Gene Lee recently captured these spectacular upside-down views while performing stall and spin recovery in a Van’s RV-7A. Check out the video and see the amazing way the world takes shape from a pilot’s seat in the heat of a spin. (Video Editor: Jim Smith) Want more? Head over to our “Flying Is” […]

ADS-B. It’s an acronym only an engineer’s mother could love. Three letters followed by a hyphen and another letter hanging off in la-la land. What does it stand for again? Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. What in the world does that mean? Not only is ADS-B confusing, but it’s expensive too. When all is said and done […]

Garmin has started shipping its Flight Stream 110 and 210 Bluetooth wireless gateway units, allowing for connectivity in the cockpit through the company’s Connext system. The units allow information from panel-mounted avionics to be streamed to a portable tablet or smartphone through the Garmin Pilot app. The Flight Stream 110 connects with Garmin’s GDL 88 […]

Garmin has achieved supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for two additional airplane models for its G950 integrated avionics flight deck, the retrofit version of the very successful G1000 avionics suite, making the glass panel available for the Metroliner and de Havilland Twin Otter. Both of the new STC installations feature a 15-inch MFD in the […]

Garmin is using the stage at the Flying Aviation Expo in Palm Springs, California, to provide additional details about its latest ADS-B product, designed to meet the FAA’s 2020 equipment mandate for ADS-B Out while also displaying free weather and traffic wirelessly on iPads and other tablets. The newly announced GDL 84 system includes a […]

The Piper Seminole is the latest to achieve type certificate change approval from the FAA to integrate the Garmin GFC 700 autopilot in the Garmin G1000-equipped piston-powered aircraft. With an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)-based automatic flight control system that provides flight director, autopilot, yaw damper, automatic and manual electric trim capabilities, the GFC […]