Extra Aircraft Introduces Launch Buyer For Its Improved 330SX Model Extra Aircraft’s recently promoted CEO Duncan Koerbel introduced the buyer of the first production Extra 330SX on Friday (July 28) at the International Aerobatics Club building during EAA AirVenture. Longtime Extra operator and Advanced/Unlimited USA Team pilot Bob Freeman sat[…] Read this article
AirVenture 2023: Farewell, OSH Attendees are heading home after a busy week at AirVenture 2023. Mariano Rosales catalogued some of the departures from Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) as the show comes to a close. Read this article
World Beater You never know quite what to expect from CubCrafters these days. The company started by the late Jim Richmond in 1980 grew conventionally enough at first, refurbishing the Piper Cub in its many forms and then seeking to improve the[…] Read this article
AirVenture 2023: Tecnam P-Mentor Tecnam’s two-seat P-Mentor trainer came onto the scene in April 2022 having already received its EASA CS-23 type certificate. With FAA certification expected soon, AVweb’s Kate O’Connor took a look at the aircraft at AirVenture 2023. Read this article
Spot Emergency Satellite Comms Claim 9,400 Saves Over 15 Years Flying light airplanes can easily take you outside of cellphone range, especially for pilots who fly in backcountry environments. A forced landing, even if successful, could leave you out of touch and with no good way to call for assistance.[…] Read this article
AirVenture 2023: Aithre's Headset Biometric Sensor Aithre Aviation has been cranking out a wide variety of products sharply focused on cockpit health monitoring, and it came to AirVenture 2023 with a new Bluetooth multifunction sensor that attaches to the headset for full-time biometric monitoring. Aviation Consumer[…] Read this article
AirVenture 2023: Wisk Air Taxi Wisk Aero conducted the first public demonstration flight of its fully autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), fixed-wing air taxi at AirVenture 2023. AVweb’s Kate O’Connor stopped by at the show to learn more about the aircraft and the[…] Read this article
General Aviation Accident Bulletin, July 31, 2023 AVweb’s General Aviation Accident Bulletin is taken from the pages of our sister publication, Aviation Safety magazine. All the reports listed here are preliminary and include only initial factual findings about crashes. You can learn more about the final probable[…] Read this article
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