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World's Leading Independent Aviation News Service Volume 25, Number 31a July 29, 2018   View Online | Forward This Email help

Training Buoys Engine Market   Russ Niles     The surge in pilot training has been good for the engine business and Lycoming CEO Mike Kraft says he’s hopeful it will be sustained.   Read more AirVenture: The Diesel Dance   Paul Bertorelli   We respectfully do the required steps, but somehow the magic is missing.   Read more

Dynon's New Pocket EFIS and ADS-B Receiver   Paul Bertorelli     At AirVenture 2018, Dynon introduced two new products, both bargain priced. The D3 is the latest iteration of the company's pocket EFIS and the DRX is a budget dual-band ADS-B in receiver.   Read more

Epic Certification Expected This Year   Russ Niles     Epic Aircraft is aiming for certification of its big E1000 turboprop single by the end of the year with deliveries to begin by 2019.   Read more

Mooney Aims For 50 A Year   Russ Niles     Mooney hopes to build 20 aircraft this year as it continues its reentry to the high performance single market. At a news conference at AirVenture, Director of Marketing Lance Phillips said they’re planning to ramp up to 40 aircraft next year with a goal of maintaining about 50 aircraft a year after that.   Read more

Ercoupe In A Jam   Russ Niles     It all worked out in the end but the pilot of an Ercoupe 415-D on his way to Ohio from AirVenture likely annoyed thousands of Chicago commuters.   Read more

Dissimilar Ignition Replaces Troublesome Units   Russ Niles     Electroair has launched the design approval project to provide an alternative to a troublesome magneto that has a history of service difficulties and is on about 6,000 engines.   Read more

AirVenture Time Capsule: 2017   AVweb Staff     Last year’s show was a stellar and exciting one, if you were a visitor or pilot looking for a great summertime aviation experience—but for reporters in search of news, it was a weeklong exercise in frustration.   Read more

Top Letters And Comments, July 27, 2018     This week's letters brought comments from readers about LSA weight restrictions and flying to AirVenture with ADS-B.   Read more

Podcast: Lycoming Adapts To Market   Russ Niles     Lycoming's Mike Kraft says the training market is keeping things humming at his plant. An order for 200 of its most expensive and technologically advanced engines doesn't hurt either. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Kraft at AirVenture 2018.   Read more AirVenture Gallery, July 26, 2018   Baxter Van West     The crowds at AirVenture 2018 had a lot to look at on the fourth day of the show. Here is some of what AVweb saw.   Read more

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