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Why the changes to the former proposed AD mean good things for owners

Most aviators want to be the best they can be. We all want to be Maverick in Top Gun, ruling the skies and greasing on every landing. Whether we fly a 747 or a Piper Cherokee, when we get in that airplane and flip on the switches, we are pilot-in-command. The world awaits. But once […]

Well, parts of it, anyway

The unusual story of how, working on its own with the FAA, the company became the first to certify G3X in a Part 23 airplane, its very own X Cub

An epic flight in the first truly personal jet

The Cirrus SFR50 Vision Jet we flew for this report was a nicely equipped 2016 factory demonstrator outfitted with TCAS, TAWS, Vertical Situation Display, Garmin color weather radar, Iridium satellite communications, envelope protection, and much more. Price: $1.96 million Main Construction: Composite Engine: Williams International FJ33-5A, 1,800 lbs. thrust Avionics: Cirrus Perspective Touch by Garmin […]

Avionics giant shares details of program for light aircraft of nearly every description

The name of the game for ForeFlight this year is “partnerships,” and the app developer has announced another really interesting one that’s a game changer in the portable ADS-B receiver arena. The new product, called the Scout, is nothing less than a dual-band ADS-B receiver that fully integrates with ForeFlight. The unit is tiny, measuring […]