Although insurance is surely a nice thing to have, no one wants to suffer through the trauma of losing an airplane and cashing the check. But Rich Wellner recently did. A security camera caught the destruction of his Maule in a severe thunderstorm a few weeks ago. A tiedown rope parted and the airplane was […]

SPONSORED CONTENT — In a world filled with half-million-dollar used Cirruses and Piper Malibus, how does the budget-minded aviator get off the ground? Some quality time with the classifieds yields interesting data, which, like the tea leaves, can help find a way. As part of our ramp-up to AVweb’s new classified system, we decided to […]

SPONSORED CONTENT – Chris Kirk, president of WildBlue Aircraft Sales in Kansas City, has one inviolate rule when it comes to taking on a brokerage listing for his thriving business. “Is it an airplane I would be personally proud to own and put my family in?” he asks. It’s a question that goes beyond mere […]

The number one tourist destination in the Caribbean, The Dominican Republic, formally announced at Sun ‘n Fun that Basic Med Pilots are welcome. Hector Porcella, the Acting Director General of the Dominican Civil Aviation Authority, responded to a request from Caribbean Flying Adventures for a formal letter welcoming the 66,000 basic med pilots in the […]

In the early days of aviation, a crosswind landing was kind of an unknown thing. That’s because flying fields were large enough squares or circles to point the airplane directly into the wind or takeoff for landing. That standard persisted well into the 1930s until paved runways became more or less standard, at least at […]

Bad For Aviation One More Time Interesting article, Paul. It pretty well sums up the current status of aviation and where it is going in the future. Modern kids are as used to flashy electronics as my generation was to spinning wrenches and fiddling with carburetors. Their eyes glaze over looking at twitchy round gauge […]

Follow five pilots as they share why they chose to become professional pilots and what motivates them to bring their best to work everyday. Plus, learn how the features of the ProFlight Series 2 help improve their flying experience.Bose.com/ProFlight