Jon Humberd submitted this photo and note: “A bit nippy in the Tennessee hills on a winter day!”
Avionics sales plummet 26% in 2020
While 2020’s sales marked the lowest amount of sales in the Avionics Market Report’s nine-year history, officials with the Aircraft Electronics Association note that the industry experienced “healthy sales growth” during the last six months of the year as pandemic restrictions loosened.
Registration opens for FlightSimExpo
The expo offers both in person and virtual attendance to those interested in flight simulation. It will feature an exhibit hall, panel discussions, and two days of presentations from airline pilots, dispatchers, accident investigators, air traffic controllers, flight simulation developers, and an F-35 test pilot.
Cockpit camera now available for R22s, R44s, and R66s
Mounted on the ceiling, the 4K Ultra HD camera records video, intercom audio, radio communications, and GPS position to a removable 128 GB USB flash drive.
Picture of the Day: Top of the world in Tennessee
Jon Humberd submitted this photo and note: “The STOL Bandits exploring the Tennessee hills.”
Fatal helicopter accidents down 20% in 2020
Preliminary data shows 94 total U.S. helicopter accidents in 2020 compared to 121 accidents the year before. There also were 19 fatal accidents in 2020 compared to 24 fatal accidents in 2019.
AirVenture 2021 will look much different, thanks to the pandemic
The pandemic is changing a lot at EAA AirVenture 2021, including the cancellation of several events where social distancing is not possible, including the Monday night concert, the Runway 5K, and large corporate events and receptions.
Aerospace startup introduces hybrid generator for electric-powered flight
The LaunchPoint HPS400 is a 40kW generator with the capacity to power large drones and flying vehicle missions that require extended ranges of flight, according to officials with the company, which has also received a $1.25 million grant from the Department of Defense to develop hybrid-electric flight technology for flying cars.
Picture of the Day: Sleeping the winter away
John Bendig submitted this photo and note: “My 1974 Maule M5-220C based at Erie International Airport (KERI) in Pennsylvania. The plane is hooked up to a heater in the engine cowling and battery minder. The airport does not support GA privately owned hangars and does not plow the taxiway to private hangars, so we must put our planes in storage for the winter. Even if you are equipped with skis, you are not allowed off the runways.”