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When New Zealand’s Gliding Grand Prix launches above the Southern Alps next month, spectators will have a whole new view of the action, thanks to state-of-the-art real-time 3D animated computer graphics created by Animation Research Ltd (ARL). The New Zealand company developed graphics for the America’s Cup and also designed simulators to train air traffic […]

And although 19 percent of the Air Force’s pilots are women, there are probably lots of female military “firsts” left. But it’s sometimes a little surprising, in this day and age, for the powder-room door to open for the first time in civilian flying. However, Mette Pedersen, of Denmark, will be the first woman to […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Submissions to “Picture of the Week” took a slight dip this week – a normal occurrence in the days following Thanksgiving.  Nevertheless, we got to enjoy some stunning landscapes (and even a few air show pictures) before awarding this week’s […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners The holiday season is upon us, and the spirit of giving is alive and well among “Picture of the Week” contributors!  This week saw submissions soar upward of 100 again, with 46 photos making it into our “final round.”  There […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners It’s a good time be the de facto “Picture of the Week” editor.  Submissions are coming through in healthy (but not overwhelming) numbers, and the quality of pictures really is at an all-time high.  It can put a bit of […]

An Australian pilot who was criticized for recklessness two years ago has won one of aviation’s highest honors. Jon Johanson, 49, was awarded the Federation Aeronautique Internationale gold medal for attaining 48 FAI world records, flying an RV-4 he built himself. “Jon’s hard work, meticulous planning, initiative and commitment when building his own small aircraft […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Since our last edition of “Picture of the Week,” AVweb readers have bombarded us with a steady stream of amazing aviation photos.  By Wednesday night, we had well over 100 submissions – almost of all of them considered for one […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Welcome to another edition of AVweb’s “Picture of the Week”! The number of reader-submitted photos has dropped back to usual levels for this time of year, but the variety and quality of pics remain high. Did all our readers get […]

It’s apparently within FAA regulations to drive a Jeep under an airplane while a passenger tries to yank the aircraft’s stuck landing gear into place. “This is not something you see every day but there were no violations of regulations,” FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen told the Daytona Beach News. The incident occurred Sept. 16 at […]

A former flight instructor who allegedly thought that threatening to crash a Piper Cherokee into New Zealand’s tallest building was the way to win back his estranged wife’s heart is in hospital in Auckland, N.Z., after a two-hour drama that ended Saturday with the Cherokee crashing in the water 150 feet from a downtown beach. […]