HAI Cancels HELI-EXPO 2021
Helicopter Association International (HAI) announced on Wednesday that it has canceled its annual HAI HELI-EXPO due to exhibitor concern regarding the recent...
Aero Friedrichshafen Postponed Until Mid-July
Citing continuing concerns about COVID-19, Aero announced today that it has rescheduled the expo from April 21 to July 14 to 17....
Sun ‘N Fun Plans For In-Person Expo
Sun n’ Fun is going forward with its annual expo this year following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the...
New Piper Wing Spar AD Affects 5,400 Aircraft
Owners of Piper PA-28 and PA-32 models have been hit with a series of airworthiness directives over the last year, including one...
Top Letters And Comments, January 22, 2020
This week's letters brought comments from readers about unleaded avgas, Pipistrel's electric aircraft maintenance school and the FAA cracking down on disruptive passengers.
How the RV-8 Came to Be
Throughout the 1980s, tandem two-seat homebuilt designs were firmly in the mainstream. Burt...
Homebuilt Accidents: The Pilot’s Condition
Flying any aircraft—homebuilt or not—requires the pilot to be alert. The person at the stick has to have their brain firing on all cylinders. But occasionally they don’t.
Universal Avionics Adds to InSight Display System Portfolio with Latest Hawker 800XP Upgrade
Universal Avionics introduces its latest InSight Integrated Flight Deck solution with Authorized Dealer, Redimec S.R.L.’s installation on a Hawker 800XP.
HONEYWELL LAUNCHES NEXT-GENERATION DIGITAL CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT
Honeywell has introduced the next generation of its Cabin Pressure Control and Monitoring System with applications in both commercial and military aircraft.
I shot this picture of Peter Donath flying his Globe Swift off the wing of my RV-8 on December 29, 2020. We were flying over the Catalina Channel off the coast of the the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California. I used a Nikon D800 with a 50mm lens and 1/100th shutter speed. Copyrighted photo by Skylor Piper.
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Insurance Roundtable
After years of soft premiums, the insurance market is turning harder. That means higher rates and insurability issues for aging pilots. Plus, your choice of aircraft can have serious ramifications for the cost and type of insurance coverage you can get—if you can even get the coverage you need. In this long-form video, Aviation Consumer's Larry Anglisano discusses the issues with three insurance professionals.