Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.
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Flightline iLevil AW: Revolutionary ADS-B Receiver for Experimentals and LSA The new iLevil AW from Levil Technology is a game changer when it comes to safety and avionics selection for noncertificated aircrafts. Similar to its portable version, the popular iLevil SW, this new rugged system integrates an AHRS, 978-megahertz ADS-B receiver, WAAS GPS, and iPad/Android compatibility using its integrated Wi-Fi technology. However, the iLevil AW introduces three key features that revolutionize the role of portable ADS-B receivers in the cockpit today: 1. An integrated 8- to 32-volt power adapter. This feature allows direct connection to the airframe's 12 to 24VDC system, leaving the cigarette lighter receptacle free for other portable systems. With a direct connection to the main bus, automatic on/ off operations are now possible without the push of a button on each flight. In case of a power-failure emergency, the AW continues to function as a portable device by using its internal rechargeable battery, which can be operated by the integrated on/off switch, or a remote one, installed directly on the panel. 2. The iLevil AW easily connects directly to the aircraft's pitot-static system, without the need to recalibrate the existing instruments, and its internal pressure transducers are already calibrated, providing "right now" airspeed and pressure altitude information while still monitoring ground speed and GPS altitude. 3. Finally, the iLevil AW features two RS-232 ports, making it the only ADS-B receiver that facilitates connection between an iPad and the panel instruments. The AW outputs ADS-B and GPS information through one of its serial ports, enabling standard panel-mounted avionics to access free weather and traffic information while the tablet is used simultaneously for backup or complementary display. The additional serial port can be used to communicate data IN from external devices such as Zaon XRX traffic; when combined with an iLevil and WingX Pro7 software, the iPad facilitates all the traffic available to the pilot, even for those that haven't yet upgraded to ADS-B out. Grand Rapid Technologies, manufacturer of the popular EIS 4000/6000 series, partnered with Levil to offer full engine instrumentation display on the iPad when combined with an iLevil SW or AW. The new iLevil AW is available now, priced at $1,395. For more information, visit www.Aviation.Levil.com/iLevil.htm. Sonex Aircraft Offers Quick-Build Kits Featuring Pre-Built Major Assemblies Sonex Aircraft LLC now offers quick-build options for the Sonex, Waiex, and Onex models, with¬ the fuselage and wing of the aircraft assembled and riveted and the aircraft canopy installed. Sonex and Waiex wings are rigged and matchdrilled to the fuselage, and Onex outboard wing panels are rigged and match-drilled to the wing center section. Quick-build upgrade pricing for all three aircraft models is $10,000. 12 Vol.2 No.8 /August 201 3 The FAA National Kit Evaluation Team concluded an audit of Sonex Aircraft quick-build kits in early July. The new Sonex, Waiex, and Onex Quick Build 8000-38 checklists should be published on the FAA website soon. Sonex Aircraft will be offering specialized transport services for quickbuild kits to most regions of the lower 48 United States through Partain Transport Company, a reputable and experienced carrier specializing in the transport of quick-build kits for multiple homebuilt aircraft companies, including residential delivery at no additional charge and without the need for crating. Kits shipping internationally will be fully crated for a $500 crating fee. Sonex Aircraft Quick Build Kits are built to order, and customary lead times apply. For more information, visit www.SonexAircraft.com. Photography by Brady Lane