Tablet Talk: Smart Tablets in the Cockpit
There was a day when, if you wanted to augment your certified navigation equipment and add a moving map to the panel, your option was a portable GPS.
Read MorePosted by Bob Hart | Avionics, Upgrade & Refurbish
There was a day when, if you wanted to augment your certified navigation equipment and add a moving map to the panel, your option was a portable GPS.
Read MoreUp until recently, pilots kept their wings level and on course using vacuum-driven mechanical gyros. The mechanical attitude indicator (AI) and directional gyro (DG) have been with us for many years.
Read MoreWhen anticipating an avionics upgrade, especially a whole-panel upgrade, we tend to put a lot of thought into the equipment, with consideration for how we plan to fly, our budget, and what equipment is best for our mission.
Read MoreNo matter your motive for upgrading your panel, it makes sense to do it right and to know what the aircraft will be worth when it comes time to sell. Remember, you’re putting hours on the engine, which, frankly, has the greatest effect on aircraft values (that and damage history). You also need to know who you are and where you are going.
Read MoreWhat is worth the investment? It often depends on what will be repairable in the future I got into...
Read MoreIf you have ever attended a hockey or baseball game with a Canadian team competing, you have heard...
Read MorePhoto by History in HD on Unsplash It was 1903 when Wilbur and Orville made the first powered...
Read MoreLast month, we talked about the direction that Canada was going with its ADS-B mandate. For a...
Read MoreIn February 2021, I talked about “Music in the Cockpit” and how to add it if you are not taking...
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Cessna in annual.Courtesy of Century Aviation This article brings me full circle. In March of...
Read MoreI have previously written about avionics tools that can ease pilot load. Obviously, GPS and...
Read MoreCessna with JP Instruments EDM 930. Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Avionics Last month we discussed...
Read MoreCessna 206 with a JP Instruments EDM 830 installed in the panel. Photo courtesy of Plane Sales USA...
Read MoreIf you follow my articles, you know that I am one of the few avionics writers who talks about...
Read MoreiPAD Mount Courtesy of iPAD News You would be surprised how many times I have had a client ask me...
Read MoreWe have previously discussed the latest in EFIS technology. No question, this is amazing stuff....
Read MoreLike many of you, I got my start in aviation with RC model aviation. I was flying model airplanes...
Read MoreMy first two aircraft were high-wings. I trained in my own Piper Colt in 1971 and after a few...
Read MoreBy Bob Hart More than once in my articles, I have mentioned that we are in the “EFIS” period. In...
Read MoreCessna 182Q Panel Photo courtesy of Brian Hardeman This is our third installment in the perfect...
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