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April 1, 2012
By The AVweb Editorial Staff
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B-080
B-088
B-089 |
A New Day at Bendix/King by Honeywell
Bendix/King Avionics has established new business operations in Albuquerque, NM. Soon, we'll have an all-new product line. We have renewed our brand — and our promise — to design,
build and support the best-performing, most innovative and cost-effective avionics products available for general aviation. Visit us at Sun 'n Fun hangar B, booth 80.
Or click
here.
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Talking with Air Show Performer Kyle
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Amanda Younkin Franklin died from injuries she sustained in a crash with her husband Kyle Franklin
nearly one year ago, and at the 2012 Sun 'n Fun fly-in we had the opportunity to ask Kyle how he's doing. Kyle was at the back of the airshow performers' hangar when AVweb's Glenn Pew found
him. The two spoke for about half an hour. Kyle still wears the scars on his right hand and forearm that he earned trying to free his wife from the burning forward cockpit. And two on his head where
he hit the instrument panel. Most of his lesser burns have healed well. When asked about his choice to continue performing, Kyle answered, "This is what I've been doing my whole life. I don't know
anything else to do. And I'm going to keep doing it." Kyle is flying this year and has plans for more work on the airshow circuit.
Kyle Franklin and Amanda Younkin married in 2005, just a few months after they both lost their fathers to the same midair crash at the Saskatchewan Air Show. The husband and wife team rebuilt their
lives together. In 2009 they debuted a wingwalking act and performed it at air shows until early 2011. On March 12, 2011, two days before Amanda's 25th birthday, their biplane Mystery Ship lost
power during a maneuver. Amanda was still up on the wing at the time and managed to get back inside before impact. Kyle made a survivable off-airport landing, but a fire broke out in the forward
cockpit. Kyle was in the rear cockpit, free of flames. He was badly burned on his right hand and forearm reaching into the flames in an unsuccessful attempt to free his wife. Amanda died from her
injuries two months later on May 27, 2011.
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FIND THEM AT:
B-078
B-079
B-090
B-091 |
Safer by Design
Aspen's trailblazing Evolution 2000 is the only GA EFIS display that provides total system redundancy — at less fly-away cost than any competing system. Evolution 2000's safety
architecture delivers a comprehensive backup capability that steam gauges and competing glass can't match. Full PFD capability built into the MFD, dual redundant backup batteries and dual HSIs are
just a few of the many system redundancies built into Aspen's multi-display systems.
Click here for more
information.
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FIND THEM AT:
C-017
C-018
C-019
C-020
C-021 |
Visit Jeppesen at Sun 'n Fun
Hangar C — #C-017-021
Jeppesen's cutting-edge training solutions offer an interactive experience for learning aeronautical concepts. Visit us at the Sun 'n Fun Expo to learn about Total Training Online for
sport, private and commercial pilots. Check out our Mobile FliteDeck 1.1 Electronic Charts for iPad®. Don't miss Robert Brannan's presentation, "The Next Generation of Aviation
Training."
Can't make it? Learn about online training at
JeppDirect. 
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Any taildragger pilot who's jammed a landing--and that's basically all of them--will tell you that nailing three-point landings without a bounce takes practice and sometimes even that's not enough.
But in the latest version of its popular utility aircraft, the Husky A1C on display at Lakeland, Aviat has added a nice little feature: The gear legs have race-car style shock absorbers that take the
worst of the bite out of a landing that smacks the runway a little harder than the pilot intended. In this video, Aviat's Larry Schlaslinger gave Avweb a video tour of the airplane and we then
adjourned to South Lakeland Airport for a brief flight test.
Aviat also announced that the airplane's gross weight has been increased by 50 pounds, to 2250 pounds. The A1C has been available with MT composite props for a while, but now buyers have the choice
of either a two or three-blade MT.
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FIND THEM AT:
D-026
D-027 |
GNS 430W/530W Users:
Aren't You Tired of Twisting Knobs?
With VoiceFlight's revolutionary technology, you can enter and edit flight plans in seconds without all of the tedious knob-turning. The VFS101 also adds Victor Airway support to your
GNS430W/530W! The VFS101 eliminates knob-induced tunnel vision, is lightning-fast even in turbulence, and takes the anxiety out of in-flight re-routes. Visit us at Sun 'n Fun booth D-26 and
stop twisting knobs
today! 
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Learning the History Behind the J-3 Piper
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With the 75th anniversary of the Piper Cub upon us, there were lots of good Cub stories around Sun 'n Fun this year. One of our favorites, as described in this podcast with Bob Jones, is a 1946 J-3 that became a member of Jones family for several generations. Jones' father was a duster pilot and bought
the airplane from Southern Airways, which had used it as a trainer in the civil pilot training program. His Dad bought the airplane for $725.
Bob Jones first flew in the airplane at the tender age of six weeks, in his Mom's lap in the back seat. In the years since, three generations have learned to fly in the airplane and Jones keeps it
on a residential strip where he can fly it a couple of times a week. The airplane has a Continental 85 that's been converted to 100 HP and has an absolutely pristine cover and paint job.
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FIND THEM AT:
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Anywhere Map® Is Now an App, Too!!!
Platform Independence — This isn't just another chart viewer; everything you love about Anywhere Map's Flight Management System is now available for ALL the popular tablets. Features
include our patented Cones of Safety ®, Personal Digital Co-pilot ®, Obstacle warnings, VNAV, Virtual ILS, high-resolution
terrain, Anywhere Link Weather overlay, and TRACK-UP operation — and we are always geo-referenced!
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FIND THEM AT:
C-024
C-025
C-026
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Weather with Perspective
XM WX Satellite Weather gives you onboard perspective on the weather. Graphical data like Radar, Lightning, Winds and more enhance your situational awareness and is compatible with the
industry's leading MFDs, EFBs, glass cockpits, and now the iPad. Additionally, flexible subscription options ensure you get the dataset that's right for you. Come see the latest from XM WX Satellite
Weather at booth C-024 during Sun 'n Fun 2012 or
visit us online at
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The Sky Arrow, a composite, tandem airplane with a pusher prop, is under new ownership, the new owners announced at Sun 'n Fun on Wednesday. Magnaghi Aeronautica, based in Naples, Italy, has bought
the design, first introduced in 1993, and plans to upgrade it with new features such as larger wing tanks, improved aerodynamic design and stability, stronger structural elements, and new avionics. It
will be available as both an LSA and a certified aircraft, company spokesman Vincenzo Damiano told AVweb. The company also is developing a four-seat version of the airplane.
The company sees a market for the aircraft to fill the need for border patrol, pollution monitoring, and other aerial-surveillance missions. It can carry sensors in its belly or its nose, and will
operate at about one-seventh the cost of a helicopter, the company says. The airplane also will be available as a kit. They expect to have a new version of the aircraft flying at EAA AirVenture at
Oshkosh later this summer, Damiano said.
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Bose® A20® Aviation Headset
The Best We've Ever Made
Bose was the first to introduce active noise reducing headsets to aviation more than 20 years ago, forever changing the way pilots fly. Today, we continue to set the standard with the Bose A20
Aviation Headset. The headset provides acclaimed noise reduction, with a comfortable fit and the clear audio you expect from Bose. It also features Bluetooth® connectivity, an auxiliary audio input and priority switching.
Learn more.
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Build A Plane, the nonprofit group that helps school kids build their own airplanes, is asking kids around the country to pitch in and help to raise money for the organization, and win prizes in
the process. AOPA announced at Sun 'n Fun this week that they have signed on as a partner in the project. Participants up to age 18 are asked to find sponsors to make a pledge to Build A Plane for
each mile they travel from home to EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh later this summer. Those who raise the most can qualify to win prizes, including a private pilot training course from Redbird Flight
Simulations, a seven-day Bahamas trip from Air Journey, scholarships, and pilot supplies like headsets and flight bags.
Kids can travel to Oshkosh by virtually any means, including private airplane, commercial aircraft, or automobile, said Lyn Freeman, president of Build A Plane. While at the show, they will be
eligible to participate in a special Kids Across America Fun Day at Oshkosh. All the money raised will go to help establish more Build A Plane projects across the U.S. Participants have until July 28
to sign up sponsors and submit their pledges to the organization.
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Fly More for Less
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The Top Reporter on Our Crack Staff ... Is
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Our best stories start with you. If you've heard something 255,000 pilots might want to know about, tell us. Submit news tips via email to newstips@avweb.com. You're a part of our team ... often, the best part.
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