Industry leaders are concerned about price increases and supply issues in an already inflated market.

Hangaring is one of the best things you can do for your bird, but with it comes compromise and risk.

Controlling devices inside and around your hangar remotely certainly has its benefits. We think rolling your own system makes sense for most.

But they’re complex and pricey, so try a full-sized tug before you buy one. Battery-powered models from AC Air, Best Tugs and AirTug are standouts.

A hardware-agnostic tracking platform hosted on Google Cloud servers, TracPlus tames data costs by using both cellular networks and satcomm.

This new composite fan-equipped iPad case saves weight and offers flexible mounting options, but only works with Apple iPad Mini tablets.

Based on a field without line services (and refusing to move my Rockwell unassisted after slipping and falling while hand-towing it), I’ve been learning about the four broad-brush categories of hangar tugs. This includes more traditional aircraft-specific engine-powered tugs, electric-powered under-nosewheel/tailwheel tugs and handheld tow bars that use the kinetic energy of a spinning cordless […]

In the June 2022 Aviation Consumer, I wrote about the ADS-B requirements for Canada and their implications for both domestic and international aircraft.  Over a year later, the same key issues for pilots flying in Canadian airspace exist, including when to equip, what the hardware requirements are (they are different than the U.S.), what the […]

The Rockwell Commander 114B that I co-own typically takes two weeks to complete a thorough annual inspection, but that was before the pandemic. The maintenance shop that we have been using has done the 11 preceding annuals on our Commander, as we’ll as routine maintenance. In 2021, the ownership and management of the shop changed […]

The COVID-19 pandemic—with resulting supply chain and workforce problems—surely changed the light aircraft maintenance service industry for the worse. Parts and technician shortages have created long scheduling lead times and a sharp rise in labor rates, and aircraft are sitting on shop floors for much longer than anyone wants.  Moreover, some shops are dissing lower-end […]

Most flight into known icing (FIKI) systems are only available for certified aircraft, and that limits the mission capabilities of high-performance experimental aircraft. Up in my Great White North region, that means popular go-places kit-built aircraft are often grounded when anti-ice-equipped certified ones might launch.  Buenos Technologies of Redmond, Oregon, has developed a de-icing system […]

Firm believers in the value of cockpit CO detectors, we’re always scanning the market for new ones to try. Since our smart CO detector roundup in the February 2023 Aviation Consumer, we found two more models from Kansas-based Radiant Technology—formerly Belite Electronics, which was part of a larger company that made ultralights. And with a […]