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Compact upgrade brings high-speed Wi-Fi to the cabin.

Delivery of first certifiable batteries moves SFX1 hybrid aircraft toward first flight planned later this year.

Return of Unlimited and Sport aircraft is expected to increase excitement and attendance.

Avoiding cold starts can boost your engine’s longevity.

A retired Air Force pilot and current airline first officer has developed an online tool that can help pilots recognize and manage the risks of flying.

Trig Avionics has launched its TT23, the latest evolution of its line of compact transponders. The company, which is a unit of Dynon, said the new design is smaller and up to 15 percent lighter than the popular TT21 and TT22 models that preceded it. Because the TT23 is a certified Class 1 Mode S […]

California-based Nighthawk Flight Systems has been quietly developing a modular cockpit avionics system called Guardian. It has a high-res display available in 11.6-inch and 7-inch touchscreen configurations, realistic synthetic vision, and a smart IO that can interface with a variety of existing aircraft systems, including third-party autopilots. The company said it will initially be available […]

uAvionix announced skyAlert, the first wearable traffic alert system for UAV operators.

For fair-weather flying and practicing approaches, drop-in uAvionix instruments and a Garmin GPS add just enough utility without breaking the budget.

WEIGHING IN ON UNLEADED AVGAS After reading your commentary on unleaded avgas in the April 2023 Aviation Consumer, I can only say, as we did in the sixties, “right on!”  It’s hard to even tell who’s on our side in this fiasco. I recently read Mark Baker’s editorial in AOPA’s magazine to the effect that […]

GARMIN GNS NAVIGATORS Chopping the master switch and watching the Garmin GNS 430W power down after a recent trip through the clag and an RNAV approach, I couldn’t help but think of the good utility these units offer—even though the first GNS was introduced over 25 years ago. Yes, the display technology shows its age […]

The good thing about old airplanes is also the bad thing about old airplanes. Some airframes seem immortal, but the companies that built the instruments for them are anything but. Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics sees market potential in that conundrum and its solution—like everything else—is driven by rapid advances in display and processing technology. As […]