Buyer's Guide

Article: FlightPrep ChartBook

Over the years, we’ve reviewed quite a few electronic flight bags (EFBs) and other devices that have claimed to eliminate paper from the cockpit.

Also labeled: Best Buys, Cockpit Gadgets, Columns, Features, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, Navigation, New Products, Pilot Gear, Safety, Pilot Supplies, Pilot Talk

Article: The LSA Glass Menagerie

Once upon a time, intrepid pilots rapped with their oil-stained, gloved knuckles on balky steam gauges; needles quivered unstuck, and all was right across the skies. ...

Also labeled: Cockpit Gadgets, Learning Center, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies, Avionics, LSAs, New Products

Article: Backstage With A Rock Star

“Rock star.” It’s a phrase you frequently hear when talking to Kirk Hawkins, founder and CEO of Icon Aircraft in Los Angeles, Calif.

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, LSAs, New Products, People and Places, Seaplanes, Travel, Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft, Aviation News, Aviation Personalities, Backcountry Flying, Floatplanes, New Aircraft, New Airplanes, Sport Pilots

Article: Power Trip

With heavy in- and outbound Philadelphia and New York traffic passing overhead, it’s a challenge getting cleared to climb directly to FL280 from Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) in Allentown, Pa.

Also labeled: Aircraft Maintenance, Engine Modifications, Learning Center

Article: Best Handheld Products!

Like many pilots, I carry a little insurance against the possibility of an alternator failure. I have a portable GPS on my Skylane’s yoke, a handheld VHF NAV/COM in a seat-back pocket and a cell phone where I can reach it.

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Cockpit Gadgets, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, Learning Center, New Products, Pilot Gear

Article: Gear Up With BrightLine Bags

If you took one look at my airport car, you’d probably conclude that I’m not the most organized person in the world. If you...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Gear, Headsets, Learning Center, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Tech Talk: Beyerdynamic HS 600 DANR Headset

There still are a few older pilots who fly without headsets—and most have hearing damage as a direct result.

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Gadgets, Gear, Headsets, Learning Center, New Products, Pilot Supplies

Article: 21st-Century Technology For Every Cockpit!

The world of panel-mount avionics has changed almost beyond recognition in the past 10 years, with glass panels and digital displays rapidly taking over from the “steam gauges” of the 20th century.

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Gadgets, Gear, Glass Cockpits, New Products, Pilot Supplies, Safety

Article: Honeywell’s KFD 840

Eight pounds. Doesn’t sound like much. But aviators understand the significance of weight—particularly decreasing it. Eight pounds. Doesn’t sound like much....

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Gadgets, Gear, Glass Cockpits, New Products, Pilot Supplies, Safety

Article: Tech Talk: Qref Books & Checklists

For most general aviation pilots today, a GPS is standard equipment, whether it’s in the panel, on a yoke mount or in a flight bag as a backup device. For m...

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Gadgets, Learning Center, New Products, Pilot Supplies, Safety

Article: Headset Guide: Technology Still Rules

When I came back to aviation after a 20-year absence, one of the biggest changes was headsets.

Also labeled: Best Buys, Gear, Headsets, Learning Center, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Tech Talk: Avidyne Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Supplies

Article: Adaptive ANR: The New Peltor 9500 Digital Headset

Headsets are funny things. Even though there are scores of them on the market and their job is essentially the same, each headset has its own “personality” and unique feel. Among professional headsets, I’ve found that the “right” one is different for...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Supplies

Article: Weather In The Cockpit

Also labeled: Best Buys, Decision Making, Flying Skills, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Skills, Pilot Supplies, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills

Article: Ownership Made Easy

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Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buying A Plane, Features, Finance, Journeys, Learning Center, LSAs, People and Places, Sport Pilots

Article: Honeywell Bendix/King AV8OR

By now, almost every pilot has had some experience with a portable GPS unit, and the AV8OR does everything that you’ve come to expect from these devices, and more. Bendix/King’s new MFD integrates GPS, navigation database, graphical terrain and XM...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Supplies

Article: Tech Talk: JH Audio Aerous VX-Series Headsets

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Article: Fly-In Dining Grows Up

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Article: The Hottest Four Seaters

If you’re looking to purchase a four-seat single, then you’ve got no shortage of models to select from. Aside from price range, the models encompass a wide variety of performance capabilities and equipment.

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Best Buys, Buying A Plane, Features, Ownership, Piston Singles

Article: LSA Buyer’s Guide

As a prospective LSA owner, you might justifiably conclude that once you’ve made the crucial decision to buy an aircraft, the most difficult decision is behind you, yes? To quote Comrade Putin: Nyet!

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Best Buys, Buying A Plane, Features, LSAs, Ownership