Avionics

Boston area NexAir Avionics offers partial and complete refurbishment and customization programs for Piper Saratoga aircraft, including the retrofit of Avidyne’s R9 integrated avionics suite. Pricing starts at roughly $90,000 for the R9 alone and can top nearly $500,000 for a complete refurbishment. Aviation Consumer‘s Larry Anglisano took a look at the NX aircraft at […]

At AirVenture, Jeppesen has introduced a new app that runs a little against the trend in app development in general and frankly, Im happy to see it. As described in this video, the app is called Mobile FliteDeck VFR and its aimed specifically at VFR-only pilots. And given the way flying habits may be changing-less […]

The general trend in tablet apps is to add ever more features as a competitive edge. But at AirVenture 2013, Jeppesen took a different tack, introducing Mobile FliteDeck VFR, an app intended for the less demanding needs of the VFR-only pilot. view on YouTube

The XGPS170 is a combination GPS and ADS-B weather and traffic receiver from Dual Electronics. Dual’s Greg Lukins gives a tour of the unit at AirVenture 2013. view on YouTube

Angle-of-attack indicators have become a hot safety-of-flight market item, and at AirVenture 2013, we’re seeing more competition in the field. Bendix/King announced its entry into the AoA market with the new KLR10, which uses differential pressure to infer angle of attack and then presents this on a color-coded display in the cockpit, equipped with audio […]

At AirVenture 2013, Avidyne Corporation gave an update on the anticipated IFD540 and IFD440 GPS navigators and the DFC90 retrofit autopilot, described a new ADS-B/TAS traffic alerting system, and formally introduced their FlexPlan extended warranty coverage plan. AVweb’s Larry Anglisano spoke with Avidyne’s Tom Harper for the update. Duration: File Size: download here

Lightspeed says it has raised the standard for active noise reduction headsets with its new Zulu PFX. At a news conference at AirVenture 2013, the company unveiled a headset that automatically customizes the noise reduction while enhancing the sounds that the pilot wants to hear for a “personal flying experience.” The ANR system uses microphones […]

Dual Electronics brought the new SkyPro XGPS160 Bluetooth GPS to AirVenture 2013 at Oshkosh. In this AVweb Product Minute, Dual’s Greg Lukins describes the product. view on YouTube

Levil Technology is well known for its line of portable ADS-B products. At AirVenture 2013, they introduced a new model called the iLevil AW, and in this AVweb Product Minute, Ananda Leon describes the details and demonstrates some cool new apps. view on YouTube

At AirVenture 2013, AVweb sponsor Sagetech was showing off some improvements to its Clarity ADS-B product. view on YouTube