Guest: Sean Mahohney Sean Mahoney is the CEO of Masten Space Systems, an aerospace R&D and flight services company that creates and deploys reliable, reusable rocket vehicles and components. We talk about a huge range of subjects, from how he got there, to entrepreneurial strategies and how the current Space industry is preparing us for... Continue Reading →
FAA Adding new Weather Features over ADS-B
One of the best things about ADS-B besides the location of other aircraft in your cockpit is the weather data. Starting this month, the FAA is adding new services to the FIS-B Broadcasts: Lightning Turbulence Icing Cloud Tops Graphical AIRMET Center Weather Advisory Assuming your software supports this (check with you manufacturer), you don't have... Continue Reading →
Avionics should be exciting. And boring.
It's vital that an Avionics product be two things. Both exciting and boring. Exciting in that it makes you a better, safer pilot. Makes things easier for you. Helps with the flow, and takes care of things for you. It should be upgradable in the field and able to incorporate new technologies as they come... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #110 – The one where two guys talk about airplane stuff and building stuff in the garage. Again :-)
Guest: Greg Harris We spend some time in this podcast chatting about building airplanes, getting stuck, the Zenith "Unpanel", aviation in general, and other some such 🙂 Greg is REALLY stepping up his YouTube production quality game. Be sure to check it out. Host: Michael Doornbos Support this podcast on Patreon! All the cool kids are... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #109 – EAA Chapters and the Future of Aviation with David Leiting
Guest: David Leiting Jr. David is a lifelong aviation enthusiast and one of the newer members of the EAA staff. We chat about all sorts of things from playing Airventure as a kid to looking 20 years into the future. Host: Michael Doornbos Support this podcast on Patreon! All the cool kids are doing it.... Continue Reading →
ADS-B in and out are essential tools in my toolbox
I've been to quite a few seminars on the FAA's mandate to add ADS-B to cockpits by the start of 2020. Some of them have even been worth going to. I've also been in what is now probably hundreds of conversations with pilots and aircraft owners. There is much grumbling about this requirement that's been... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #108 – Disruption in avionics with Avilution and Unpanels
Avilution is trying to revolutionize General Aviation avionics with unique designs and a new approach.