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All News

July 24, 2007

Sonex Aircraft Unveils Electrically-Powered Proof Of Concept SportPlane

Plug and Play - And It's Good For The Environment

The crowd surrounded the small yellow Sonex plane at AeroShell Square, waiting for answers. Electric? Ethanol?

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Avidyne Intros MLB700 Weather, Satellite Radio Receiver

Brings WSI InFlight Weather, Sirius To Avidyne EX500, EX5000 MFDs

At a Tuesday gathering at AirVenture 2007, Avidyne Corporation unveiled its new MLB700 Broadcast Datalink Receiver for WSI InFlight weather service and Sirius Satellite Radio programming, expanding the range of weather and digital audio programming options available for Avidyne EX500 and EX5000 multifunction displays (MFDs).

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Garmin Adds ADS-B To Its Mode S Transponders

GTX 33, GTZ 330 Now Include Capability

Pilots want it... the FAA wants it... so ADS-B appears to be here to stay. Garmin International announced this week at AirVenture 2007 the advance of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics in the general aviation market segment, by enabling its GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders with 1090 MHz Extended Squitter (ES) transmission capabilities.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 07.24.07

Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn, On The ECJ Single Engine Jet Concept

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 07.24.07 (ANN's Special Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.24.07 (ANN's Special Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- What's In Store For The ECJ?: 07.24.07 (ANN Special Feature, with Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn.)

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Epic Expands Lineup Of Experimental And To-Be-Certified Aircraft

Both Williams, P&WC Powerplants To Be Used

Aside from the unquestionably high performance of each product it produces, Oregon-based Epic AIR appears somewhat torn between selling fully certificated aircraft, and experimental-category kitplanes.

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Fixers Fix Pilots In A Fix At AirVenture 2007

It Takes All Kinds To Repair All Kinds

It's happened to all of us, and it doesn't take much: a fouled plug, spongy brake, or a corroded electrical connection. It's enough to spoil a day of flying around the home field, but what happens when you're at AirVenture?

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Beleaguered Symphony Aircraft Hopes To Return To Production Soon

New Ownership Coming Soon... In One of Two Ways

On behalf of Symphony Aircraft, investor Lou Simons presented the AirVenture crowd with a look into the not-so-distant future during its opening day press conference at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Simons is currently the largest investor in Symphony... which has had financial trouble in the past, and is under liquidation proceedings in Canada.

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Aviat Aircraft, Forward Vision Announce Joint Venture At Oshkosh 2007

EVS-100 FLIR To Be Optional Equipment On Husky

In a joint news conference Monday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Aviat Aircraft and Forward Vision announced the Forward Vision EVS-100 (Enhanced Vision System) will be available as optional equipment on new Aviat Huskys and as a retrofit item for existing Husky aircraft, making Aviat the first GA aircraft manufacturer to offer the system.

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Jeppesen Offers Pilots Chance To Leave Charts Behind

Chart/Training Publisher Embraces The Tech Trend At OSH

Following the wave of new technology sweeping the grounds at OSH this year, Jeppesen announced a new series of GPS training courses -- and part 91 pilots can make the switch to electronic charts with a sense of security.

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T-6 Pilot Makes Emergency Landing Near Friend's RV On Wisconsin Highway

No One Injured In Sunday's Incident

They are pilots and friends and should have met up on the grounds of EAA's AirVenture and not in the middle of Highway 41 Sunday.

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USPS Is There To Serve At Oshkosh

Got Mail?

They come in as a trickle on Monday, build to 600 a day, and conclude with the two veterans who staff EAA's US Post Office wrapping and mailing anything from landing gear to propellers to outlet purchases that can't fit into the plane.

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Seawind Says 300C Amphibian Just a Few Tests From TC

First Five Cleared For Assembly

The Seawind 300C design nears VFR Type Certificate from Transport Canada and the FAA, needing only to complete a few tests in the spin matrix.

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