Sun 'n Fun 2008 is now behind us, and this year AVweb brought you no fewer than thirteen exclusive audio interviews and features, direct from the show. That's a lot of audio in a short time, so just in case you missed any of them, we're going to run down the whole list (with links!) in this special edition of the AVwebAudio newsletter.

Before we get started, a very special thank you to audio sponsors Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather, whose support made these podcasts possible. Please click through on the links and learn more about them.

LIGHTNING AHEAD!
AVIDYNE BRINGS SFERICS BACK TO THE COCKPIT IN 21ST CENTURY STYLE
For the past five years, Sferics technology has taken a backseat to datalinked weather as a means of skirting convective weather. But Avidyne hopes to change that with the introduction of a new state-of-the-art lightning detector system called TWX670. Like Stormscope and Strike Finder technology, it detects and plots distant lightning strikes, but unlike earlier equipment, it paints strikes in cell-like patterns color-coded by threat level. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli talked to Tom Harper from Avidyne about this new product.

Click here to listen. (7.8 MB, 8:16)

RETURN OF THE KING — THE BENDIX/KING GLASS PANEL
Aviydne and Garmin have largely owned the market for light aircraft electronic flight display systems in recent year, while Bendix/King has been dormant. But later this year, the company will begin delivering its new Apex Edge glass system, a combination PFD/MFD integrated package suitable for retrofit in older aircraft. In this podcast, Bendix/King's Dan Barks gives an update on this major product line.

Click here to listen. (6.2 MB, 6:49)

GPS IN YOUR POCKET:
CONTROL VISION IS HARD AT WORK MAKING THE DREAM A REALITY
Control Vision is well known for its extensive and flexible line of PDA-based GPS navigators. Although these products are flexible, buyers have asked for solutions that require fewer wires and individual components. This week at Sun 'n Fun, Control Vision responded with a new product based on HP's diminutive iPaq Travel Companion. At $695, it combines both turn-by-turn ground navigation and a rich moving map for aviation use in a single package, with Bluetooth capability to reduce the wiring clutter. In this podcast, Control Vision's Jay Humbard gives AVweb the details.

Click here to listen. (10.6 MB, 11:38)

CESSNA'S NEXT-GEN AIRPLANE IS STILL ON TRACK, BUT IT'LL BE A WHILE
Cessna's VP of sales and marketing, Roger Whyte, told AVWeb this week that even though it's focusing much of its attention on the recently acquired Columbia composite line, Cessna is still on track to build the so-called next-generation single. It will occupy a narrow niche between the 182/206 and the 350 and 400 from Columbia. Whyte also updated us on the Skycatcher project, which is soon to begin production in China.

Click here to listen. (15.7 MB, 17:11)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO SUN 'N FUN CROWD:
"BRING YOUR PLANE AND COME ON DOWN!"
The Dominican Republic is opening its doors to general aviation, and a large delegation of officials was at Sun 'n Fun to get the word out. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke to Secretary of State Jose Thomas Garcia.

Click here to listen. (3.7 MB, 4:01)

DELTA CONNECTION AND EMBRY RIDDLE TEAM UP FOR TRAINING
Any pilot with designs on flying for a major airline will need a four-year degree — and to make that easier, Delta Connection and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University have joined in a program to give students who earn their ratings at the Delta Connection Academy 36 credit hours toward a degree. In this podcast from Sun 'n Fun, Delta's Doug Blissit explains the details.

Click here to listen. (8.0 MB, 8:47)

LIBERTY AEROSPACE UPGRADES THE XL-2: ENTER THE VANGUARD
At the Sun 'n Fun show, Liberty CEO Keith Markley told us about an improved version of the sophisticated XL-2 trainer called the Vanguard. It sports a higher gross weight, toe brakes — replacing the original XL-2's finger brakes — and the new Evolution EFIS from Aspen. Hear about it all in this podcast.

Click here to listen. (9.9 MB, 10:49)

AVEMCO: NEW POLICY ALLOWS CFIS TO INSTRUCT IN THEIR OWN AIRPLANES
Some CFIs who are also aircraft owners make a little money on the side by instructing in their own airplanes, although insurance policies don't cover them for the risks. Avemco's Jim Lauerman told AVweb in this podcast that the company will soon introduce a specific policy product to address this tiny niche of the market. Premiums will be a fraction of the expensive commercial policies FBOs and flight schools have to buy, but Lauerman believes it won't affect those businesses measurably.

Click here to listen. (6.0 MB, 6:34)

GRAND RAPIDS TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCES SYNTHETIC VISION
FOR EXPERIMENTALS
Seeing through clouds is the coming technology, but it comes with a price. Grand Rapids' Todd Stehouwer talks about the technological challenges of implementing synthetic vision in an Experimental-class EFIS.

Click here to listen. (9.1 MB, 9:57)

TORNADO ALLEY TURBOS FOR OLDER CIRRUS SR22S
If your older SR22 isn't quite as fast as you'd like it to be, Tornado Alley has a solution: You can now buy aftermarket turbonormalizers for all but the earliest SR22 from Tornado Alley Turbo, which provides systems for factory turbo'd SR22s. TAT's Tim Roehl told AVweb about these systems when we visited the TAT booth on Thursday.

Click here to listen. (5.2 MB, 5:38)

GLASAIR AVIATION'S MIKAEL VIA ON "TWO WEEKS TO TAXI" AND THE 51% RULE
One of the more visible of the "new generation" of builder-assist programs, Glasair Aviation's Two Weeks to Taxi program has been continually updated since its inception in 2006. Company president Mikael Via talks about the program and the possible impact of changes to the 51% Rule.

Click here to listen. (14.7 MB, 16:05)

FIRST COMPLETED TEXAS SPORT CUB DEBUTS AT SUN 'N FUN
Texas Sport's Kurt Sehnert talks with Kitplanes magazine's Marc Cook about the first completed Texas Sport Cub, which was on prominent display in the company's booth at Sun 'n Fun. The Texas Sport Cub is a derivative of the Legend Cub factory-built Light Sport aircraft that is constructed as an Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft. It can be built to conform to LSA rules so it can be flown by Sport Pilots or to a higher gross weight for the rest of us.

Click here to listen. (9.9 MB, 10:49)

NO SLIPPERY STUFF ON AVIATION OIL
To wrap up our daily Sun 'n Fun coverage, we have a quick chat with ConocoPhillips' Harold Tucker, director of technical information and training. An industry veteran, Tucker offers his thoughts on the ideal oil and external additives and gives us a few tips that could help pilots and owners get more life from their engines.

Click here to listen. (8.3 MB, 9:02)