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In today’s wireless world, the GA cockpit has been playing catch-up, as Bluetooth and WiFi link panelware and personal devices. Now high-quality headsets have joined the movement with the debut of Lightspeed’s new Tango model. It’s the first ANR (Active Noise Reduction) headset to go wireless—and not a moment too soon. “Customers and pilots have […]

The popular Zenair STOL CH 750 Light Sport will once again be offered as a ready-to-fly aircraft, welcome news for aviators without the time or resources to build the aircraft themselves. Canada’s Zenair and Alabama’s M-Squared Aircraft—which will assemble the aircraft—made the announcement here at Sun ’n Fun. The new partners also disclosed how much […]

Could the long quest for an affordable replacement for leaded avgas finally be over? Swift Fuels announced its UL94 unleaded fuel is now available at a growing number of airports around the U.S., and its high-octane UL102 unleaded avgas has been selected for the final phase of a government/industry program to identify and certify an […]

How do you improve upon the fastest, best-selling single-engine pressurized turboprop on the planet? After a top-secret development program, Daher revealed the answer in a ceremony at its Tarbes, France, manufacturing facility. While we haven’t flown the new airplane yet—though we’re already on it!—we can pretty much weigh in on the change right now. Daher […]

Avidyne Corporation is adding a new capability to its line of IFD-Series GPS FMS systems, offering pilots an enhancement that “has either been unavailable or cost-prohibitive in their particular aircraft,” said Dan Schwinn, founder, president and CEO of the Florida-based avionics manufacturer. Schwinn also revealed having “a relationship” with a communications company that may give […]

Today the name Hartzell means more than propellers, after an aggressive acquisitions binge has expanded the product line under the Hartzell umbrella and created a growing engine components division. Now Hartzell Engine Technologies has acquired “one of the industry’s most respected brands,” Mike Disbrow, president of the division announced, and filled in the last of […]

When the runaway (and runway) hit aviation app ForeFlight added a new feature recently, company co-founders Jason Miller and Tyson Weihs shared that they weren’t sure what the reception would be for it. They were in for a surprise. After just three weeks, Weihs told Plane & Pilot, the new logbook feature had amassed more […]

How you can take advantage of Cuban airspace opening up

The headset aims to be THE wireless headset. We flew with it, so be careful; our thumb is in motion.