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Icon recently won FAA acceptance as the California company demonstrated meeting ASTM standards for their A5 seaplane and made a big show out of delivering the first airplane to EAA Young Eagles … the same move, by the way, as Cessna did with their Skycatcher. We expect Icon’s future to work out better as they […]

The big summer celebration of flight has ended. I have more info from AirVenture 2015 and next I plan a summary article. A preview includes the most positive prognosis from industry players I have seen in recent years; strong sales reported by several producers; several interesting developments or benchmarks; and a wonderful week of weather […]

CFIs have a new, free and online way to meet their annual TSA training requirement.

Guardian Avionics is now shipping its Multi-Function Display (MFD) system, the MFD 650, for installation in experimental aircraft panels.

Two different SDKs that will be made available.

The “Big Show” is just days away, so of course, journalists and readers are asking what will be present? The question is worthwhile, but often the most interesting discoveries are not foretold either to maintain secrecy or due to the last minute scramble to make a new project showable. Here are four products attendees may […]

I promised to tell you what was under the blue wrap disguising the powerplant on the unnamed taildragger in my earlier article. Here it comes with other opening day news from AirVenture 2015. Icon Aircraft made their first delivery of an A5 after a tremendous media build-up, as this California company has clearly demonstrated it […]

The former Partenavia line finds a new welcome in the U.S.

Vulcanair P68Vr SPECIFICATIONS Basic price: 869,000 2 Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (200 hp) Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 4548 Max Landing Weight (lbs.): 4321 Std. Empty Weight (std equipped with avg optionals , lbs.): 3198 Max Usable Fuel With Aux Tanks (gals.): 177 Number Of Seats: 6 Max Luggage Weight (lbs.): 400 Cruise Speed @75%, ISA, FL80 […]

Airborne LIDAR mapping takes our pilot perspective one step further