Pilot Supplies
Overwhelmed by the selection of pilot and aviation supplies on the market? Trust the reviews below for to find the best general aviation products on the market.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Aviation AppsWith the iPad so ideally suited to aviation, we examine today’s top apps It's hard to believe that the iPad was introduced just in 2010. With an estimated 60 million iPads sold since Apple introduced it two years ago, no other device in history has influenced our world the way this clean little tablet computer has. |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Headsets On ParadeNewer colors, better performance and more upgrade options lead the headset pack It's ironic that even in a multimillion-dollar aircraft, the ultimate cockpit situational awareness comes through a pair of headsets that can be anything from an $80 pair of eBay budget buys to $1,100 ANR big-namers. |
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 The Best Of Books And Training KitsNew editions of aviation classics, high-tech study kits and aviation technology books to fill out your aviation library Once upon a time in aviation, studying for the written and practical exams was anything but easy or convenient. Most likely, you'd sign up for ground school |
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Sporty’s 50 Years On The Pulse Of GAA look at our collective pilot philosophy through the gear we buy and why I’m meandering along a quiet perimeter road at Clermont County Airport near Batavia, Ohio, on a frigid morning. |
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 The Flight Bag Is A Pilot's Best FriendModern design and computer engineering have transformed the humble flight bag into a cockpit necessity Ah, the flight bag. What, in the air-mail days, was a lowly canvas sack into which was stuffed a bedraggled map, a candy bar and a dime for a phone call if the weather got bad has become a cockpit staple. |
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Headsets: The Critical ComponentDefining your mission is the key to finding the right headset On a recent cross-country on a busy day in the skies above California, I got a firsthand look into the importance of a good headset, and how a headset that’s good in one airplane might be completely wrong in another. |
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Aviation HandheldsBuyer’s guide to the latest high-tech handheld devices Not long ago, handheld devices for in-cockpit use broke down into neat categories: GPS moving-map units kept pilots from getting lost. |
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 2010 Grab BagOur picks for the most impressive products of the year Get a bunch of pilots together, and the talk will eventually turn to gear. Aviators tend to be folks who embrace technology, or at least the technology that centers on aviation. |
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Advanced-Degree AutopilotThe DFC90 completes Avidyne’s integrated avionics suite with an increase in performance and safety We familiarly call them “George” or “Otto.” But Avidyne’s DFC90 autopilot makes a strong case for being called “Doctor” George or “Professor” Otto. |
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Hearing Loss: Could It Happen to You?The right headset and a little knowledge can save your hearing A 2008 study by hearing expert Sergei Kochkin found that 35 million Americans have permanent hearing impairment. |
