We have five senses, and we often take them for granted. In life and in the air, our senses are how we navigate the world.

No matter how you fly, you need to communicate – and not just to ATC and your fellow pilots in the pattern at a non-controlled airport.

The FAA monitors active pilot’s certificates in the US and issues the data every year including the stats for the nine years prior.

My role as an independent avionics writer for this magazine is to provide you with a new article every 30 days.

Electronic flight instruments are a good option for light IFR pilots to help eliminate the risk of a vacuum pump or vacuum AI failure in IFR.

That does not mean that a VFR pilot should not understand the role of the AI, I recom­mend every VFR pilot practice flying “under the hood.”

uAvionix develops and manufactures com­munications, navigation, and surveillance products for the un­manned aviation industry.

No question, GPS is now the “standard” for aviation navigation. It is so much more accurate, but is it as reliable?

Let’s look at what is available today for the True IFR or Business pilot when “active” equipage makes sense.

Situational awareness is understanding all the factors within the four risk elements that affect safety before, during and after a flight

New product topics have been lean in the last few years but now there is good news for you and me! New products that are worth talking about.

What’s an avionics guy doing talking about personal minimums? It dawned on me that I discuss them with all my clients.

I got my start as an avionics consultant for Eastern Avionics in 1997. We were the first avionics shop on the internet in 1995

At Oshkosh in 2017, the autopilot market got a shakeup with the news that Garmin was now entering the autopilot af­termarket.

Carbon monoxide (CO) has been a potential safety issue for the GA community for as long as we have had combus­tion engines and enclosed cockpits.

I first covered Trig Avionics in our September 2016 issue and frankly, I’m surprised it has been that long.

As other manufacturers were introducing new solid-state options, Aspen was already there and upgrading theirs.

I’ve been an advocate for legacy aircraft owners since before I became an avionics consultant at Eastern Avionics in 1997. That’s because I was one.

It’s about using technology to enhance your virtual visibility! Pilots in IFR condi­tions get a lot of help from Air Traffic Control (ATC)

If you’ve been reading my articles for the last nine years, you know I frequently refer to the term “Light IFR.” Sometimes I wonder if I invented the term.