April 14, 2013

By The AVweb Editorial Staff

FIND THEM AT: B-084 B-085 Come to See Sennheiser and Spectacular Air Show Performers at Sun 'n Fun Join Sennheiser at Sun 'n Fun (booths B-84 & B-85) and experience a new level of customization and comfort in the cockpit with the S1 family of aviation headsets. Try out our groundbreaking S1 Digital with digital adaptive noise reduction or the S1 Passive with adjustable clamping pressure and judge for yourself. And if you have always wanted to ride along with an air show performer, stop by our booth and find out how that dream can become a reality. Learn more. AVflash! Happy Ending for Crash Passengers back to top  All 108 Survive Bali Crash All 108 people aboard a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 survived after the aircraft reportedly missed a runway Saturday at Denpasar Airport in Bali and ended up in the rocky shallows of the ocean at the end of the runway. Details are scarce but there are conflicting reports about whether it was an overrun. Early reports say the airplane never touched the runway and "landed" in the sea but the final resting place of the Boeing and more recent reports suggest it failed to stop on the runway and went over a cliff at the end. The main 9,800-foot runway extends about 3,000 feet into the ocean and it appears the aircraft ended up just off the end of the runway. Photos show passengers able to walk off the wings into waiting rescue boats while rescue personnel secure the aircraft with lines. It was raining at the time of the accident but the weather was described as good by officials.The airplane is new and was on a domestic flight from Bandung in West Java. The hull is cracked in half and part of the horizontal stabilizer is missing but the wreckage is mostly intact and there's no evidence of a fire. There were 101 passengers and seven crew aboard and the flight crew was described as experienced. Of those just 22 were treated in the hospital and injuries ranged from scratches and scraped to broken bones and head injuries. There were five children and one infant aboard. FIND THEM AT: D-051 D-053 Save $100 on Zulu.2 from Lightspeed Aviation Gear up for the flying season with Lightspeed Aviation's Spring Sale. April 1 through May 31, 2013, participating dealers will be offering $100 instant savings on the top-of-the-line headset from the company ranked #1 in the latest Professional Pilot Headset Preference Survey. Click here to learn more. PilotMall's Modular Tabletop Sim Environment back to top  Custom Flight Sim From Pilot Mall You can custom retrofit an aircraft instrument panel so why not do the same with a table-top flight simulator? That's the idea behind the new Flight Training Panel Advanced Cockpit from PilotMall.com. Using a clean-sheet, 14-gauge steel instrument panel that accommodates the Saitek flight simulator flight instruments, avionics and hand controls, the training panel allows you to add Saitek components by simply removing the pre-configured instrument slots—just as a shop builds a custom panel. This means you can add instruments or change the layout as your real panel changes. Saitek instruments and radios are popular simuator components but customers have demanded a real instrument panel for mounting them, and Pilot Mall delivers with a panel that even includes a 1/8-inch black ABS glare shield. The instrument panels and radio stacks—which can include an autopilot—are fully functional, and can be configured to work in real-time within the Microsoft Flight Sim X program. A basic panel starts at $299 while a well-equipped panel is around $1000. PilotMall's Neil Glazer showed us a demo at Sun 'n Fun. Click here for that video. FIND THEM AT: B-080 B-081 B-088 B-089 Bendix/King myWingMan Navigator App There's no easier way to fly informed. Ease-of-use is on every pilot's checklist — myWingMan delivers. With sophisticated yet intuitive flight planning, simply enter your start point and end point and go. It'll calculate your best route — VFR and IFR — based on your weather and terrain conditions. Two- and three-way split-screen options give you flexible, custom views. Just touch. And go. Visit PreviewMyWingman.com. Video: Flight Training Cockpit Advanced Panel Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb | Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos You can build your own custom instrument panel, so why not do the same with your table-top simulator? That's the idea behind the Flight Training Cockpit Advanced Panel product offered through PilotMall.com. AVweb's Larry Anglisano took a look at the simulator at Sun 'n Fun 2013. Don't see a video screen? Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page. If that doesn't work, click here to watch on YouTube This video is brought to you by Aspen Avionics, Flying Eyes Pilot Sunglasses, Sennheiser, and Garmin. FIND THEM AT: C-049 C-050 Headset-Friendly Sunglasses A private pilot in sunny California, tired of sunglasses becoming uncomfortable on long flights and causing noise leaks in his headset seal, has designed a completely unique pair of sunglasses. Flying Eyes exist for one specific purpose: to be the best, most comfortable sunglasses to wear with a headset. Prescription lenses available by special order. Standard bifocal/readers in stock. Visit us at Sun 'n Fun at the MyGoFlight booth (#C-049, C-050). Watch the video review and take advantage of our special introductory price. Your Next Build Project May Be Shipped from Brazil back to top  Brazil's Wega 180 Composite Retractables We can't think of many high-performance retractable kits on the market these days--really any--but that's where a Brazilian company called Wega wants to go with its products. The company made a surprise appearance at Sun 'n Fun with a pair of Wega 180s who performance (and looks) are real head turners. These airplanes are two-place, composite retractables powered by Superior Air Parts IO-360 and equipped with dual Dynon SkyViews. Wega figures it's at least a year away from delivering kits but has the U.S. export market in mind. Wega's Jocelito Wildner gave AVweb a briefing on the airplanes. Watch the video here. FIND THEM AT: C-024 C-025 C-026 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 are 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 2013 or visit us online at XMWXweather.com/aviation. Video: Wega Show Off Brazilian Export Kits Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb | Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos A Brazilian company called Wega appeared at Sun 'n Fun 2013 with a pair of good-looking retractables they hope to sell as kits. AVweb talked to the company's principle, Jocelito Wildner, about what Wega's plans are. Don't see a video screen? Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page. If that doesn't work, click here to watch on YouTube This video is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation, XM WX Satellite Weather, Bose Corporation, and Bendix/King by Honeywell. FIND THEM AT: B-078 B-079 B-090 B-091 Aspen Avionics Introduces ADS-B Solutions Designed to work with what you already have in your panel, Aspen's affordable NextGen ADS-B solutions provide an easy, cost-effective path to increased situational awareness and meeting the FAA's NextGen mandate. Try our simple ADS-B solution finder to get started, at AspenAvionics.com/EasyADSB. Looking Fly back to top  Podcast: Indestructible Sunglasses That Improve Vision File Size 2.9 MB / Running Time 3:08 Podcast Index | How to Listen | Subscribe Via RSS Vedalo sunglasses now come in premium stainless steel/titanium frame with lenses that actually enhance vision. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Vedalo's Dan Jacobs at Sun 'n Fun 2013. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation, XM WX Satellite Weather, Aspen Avionics, and Flying Eyes Pilot Sunglasses. Click here to listen. (2.9 MB, 3:08) FIND THEM AT: SNF-009 Bose® A20® Aviation Headset Focus on what matters. Flying. Better sound matters. So does comfort. That's why the A20 headset is designed with proprietary ear cushions to provide quality acoustic seals, even over eyeglasses. So you can fly comfortably for hours. And 30% greater noise reduction than conventional noise-reducing aviation headsets means you hear more of what you need to hear. Also features Bluetooth® communications interface,* auxiliary audio input, and priority switching. Learn more. * Available in certain variants of the headset. WingX Ready for ADS-B back to top  Podcast: WingX Adds ADS-B Compatibility, New Features File Size 4.2 MB / Running Time 4:31 Podcast Index | How to Listen | Subscribe Via RSS WingX Now works with 10 ADS-B devices and has added some features that make getting around the airport a lot safer. Aviation Consumer's Larry Anglisano spoke with Hilton Goldstein at Sun 'n Fun 2013. This podcast is brought to you by Garmin, Lightspeed Aviation, Sennheiser, and Bendix/King by Honeywell. Click here to listen. (4.2 MB, 4:31) FIND THEM AT: D-034 D-035 D-036 D-037 D-038 D-043 D-044 D-045 N-011 Track More Targets with Garmin GTS™ 825 & 855 The new Garmin GTS 825 and GTS 855 traffic systems keep an eye on even more targets, so you can stay even safer in the skies. They combine active and passive (like ADS-B) surveillance technologies to track up to 75 intruder threats to 40 or 80 nm, respectively, and provide both visual and audible alerts. Learn more. Photos from Lakeland back to top  Sun 'n Fun 2013 Photo Gallery: Seaplanes click for photos No visit to Sun 'n Fun is complete without a day trip to take in everything floats have to offer at the show's seaplane base. Click for photos. Fantasy or Reality? IFR magazine helps you sort the facts from the fiction. Realistic, practical tools for the IFR pilot. Subscribe now and get a bonus gift! Sun 'n Fun 2013 Photo Gallery: The In-Flight Feature click for photos As everyone packs up and prepares to head home from Sun 'n Fun, we serve up a few last photos snapped during AVweb contributor Mariano Rosales's air-to-air sessions yesterday. Special thanks to Mariano for all the great shots this week. Be sure to check out more of his work at 12OClockLevel.com. Click for photos. Peter Drucker Says, "The Best Way to Predict the Future Is to Create It" It's easy for your company to be more proactive, flexible, and entrepreneurial with AVweb's cost-effective marketing programs. Discover the benefits of instant response, quick copy changes, monthly tracking reports, and interactive programs. To find out how simple it is to reach 255,000 qualified pilots, owners, and decision-makers weekly, click now for details. The Top Reporter on Our Crack Staff ... Is You! back to top  AVweb's Newstips Address ... Our best stories start with you. 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