Three air sports are taking part in the World Games being staged in Wroclaw, Poland over the next ten days: Paramotoring, Glider Aerobatics and Canopy … Read more
News
Weather radar on Garmin’s D2 Charlie watch
Garmin has updated its D2 pilot’s watch – the latest is called ‘Charlie’. It has real-time worldwide weather radar, airport information including frequencies, runway information, … Read more
Kitfox, Van’s, Lancair, F1 to launch new aircraft at Oshkosh
At least four kitplane companies are to launch new aircraft next week at the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show. They are Kitfox, Van’s and Lancair, … Read more
Garmin to launch autopilots and ADS-B units at Oshkosh
Autopilots and conspicuity are at the heart of Garmin’s new products being launched at next week’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show. The two new autopilots, the … Read more
Pilot prosecuted for flying without a licence
A 68-year-old man who flew an aircraft without a valid pilot’s licence has been prosecuted after being reported to the CAA by a flying instructor. … Read more
Reviews
SEHT SH30-75 ANR headset£315
If there was a list of flight accessories that mark a pilot out as being even a little brand conscious, then headsets might be the … Read more
uAvionix SkyEcho portable ADS-B£600
There are lots of devices capable of receiving ADS-B signals and all of them have a way of displaying the information on one or more … Read more
MyPilotPro external camera mount£93
Right, before I get to the review, I’d better get the big question out of the way. Can you mount an external camera to your … Read more
Lightspeed Zulu 3 ANR Headset£816
There’s no escaping the fact that your typical General Aviation aircraft is a noisy place to be. Back in 2002, NASA published a report into … Read more
Gallery
LoPresti Fury
The LoPresti Fury is one sweet-handling, fast, aerobatic tourer. It’s also drop-dead gorgeous. When it was unveiled in the late-eighties, hundreds of people wanted to … Read more
Beech Bonanza
The longest continuously produced aircraft in history, the Beechcraft Bonanza, with it’s V-tail, was a GA revelation when it first appeared in 1946, and it … Read more
Grumman Widgeon
When Grumman originally built the Widgeon seaplane, it was powered by six-cylinder in-line Ranger engines. But many of the 276 produced, like this one, owned … Read more
Turbine Maule M-7-420AC
When Maule Aircraft added a 420shp Allison turbine to their M7 taildragger, they created an awesome piece of General Aviation kit. Expect a rate of … Read more