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Super Cub Gross Weight STC: CubCrafters

4 days ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

Got a Piper PA-18 Super Cub? If you do, the STC for a sizable gross weight increase STC that’s been in the works at CubCrafters is good news, especially if you carry floats, and stuff. The STC increases the certified gross weight of eligible PA-18 aircraft from 1750 pounds to 2300 pounds. That’s more than a 30 percent increase in payload capacity.
Sharing the Skies With Drones

1 week ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

uAvionix’s Christian Ramsey warns of increasing drone collision risks at uncontrolled fields and unveils ADS-B avoidance technology. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe to Aviation Consumer Start a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed?
Garmin GCO 14 Integrated CO Detector

1 week ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

It has a useful interface with Garmin’s current GPS Xi-series navigators and select flight displays, plus it comes prewired for connection to the existing harness. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe to Aviation Consumer Start a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed?
Panel Planner 101: Caveat Emptor

1 week ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

It’s the unexpected accessories you hadn’t thought of that can snowball a job and bust the budget. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe to Aviation Consumer Start a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed? Click Here to Sign In | Forgot your password? | Activate Web Access
Tariffs on Aviation: Hard-Hitting Potential

2 weeks ago | aviationconsumer.com | Phil Lightstone

Industry leaders are concerned about price increases and supply issues in an already inflated market. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe to Aviation Consumer Start a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed? Click Here to Sign In | Forgot your password? | Activate Web Access
Training First, Autoland Second

3 weeks ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

At risk of being that pilot at the dinner party who babbles on about airplanes while the guests gloss over from overload, it’s best to keep it surface level. But when someone asked if I had flown anything interesting recently of course I had to tell the story about the personal airplane that lands itself. After my five-minute spiel about how the new Cirrus SR models can put him back on the ground when his pilot can’t, he asked if the system will ever be in 747s.
Cirrus SR22 G7+: Safe Return Standard

3 weeks ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

The first piston-powered plane with Garmin’s Emergency Autoland and a servo throttle, there’s more safety backstop than any other single. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe to Aviation Consumer Start a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed?
Garmin SmartCharts Demo

1 month ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

Nine years in the making, Garmin has reinvented digital aeronautical procedural charts with a new product it calls SmartCharts. Available with the Garmin Pilot app for iOS, the SmartCharts procedures automatically adjust and scale as the pilot zooms and pans within the chart, similar to Garmin’s data-driven maps across its entire aviation product line.
Drone Collisions: What's the Risk?

1 month ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

UAVs aren’t going away any time soon and that means GA ops need to adapt to an environment with increasing low-level drone traffic and the risks that tag along. A company that has a finger on the pulse of everything UAV tech—uAvionix—has been developing multiple layers of traffic safety backstop for UAVs, but for aircraft not equipped with ADS-B Out, the risk of collision could be higher.
Panel Planner 101: Basic IFR on a Budget

1 month ago | aviationconsumer.com | Larry Anglisano

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