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On Monday, President Bush announced that his budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2007 would include $16.8 billion for NASA, a 3.2-percent increase over 2006. But the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate would see its budget cut by 22 percent. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said the $724.4 million aeronautics allotment would be focused on “the […]

AIRMANSHIP The Weather WizardsMore and more pilots are getting weather information from the Web before they call Flight Service — and that information is getting more detailed and more accurate all the time. Mike Haenggi has the story of who is doing the aviation weather research and what is coming next. ___________WHAT’S NEW February 2006AVweb’s […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions | Past POTW Winners With the year-ending holidays behind us, submissions to AVweb’s “Picture of the Week” contest are climbing again.  This week we received just shy of 100 submissions, with 22 of them making it into the final round as potential contest winners.  After our usual […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions | Past POTW Winners As we browse through each week’s submissions to our “POTW” contest, we can’t help looking for themes and connections.  This week’s batch, for example, had an exceptionally high percentage of shots taken on the ground at the airport.  That’s nothing unusual, but a […]

COLUMNS The Savvy Aviator #27: Battery TLCAircraft batteries are sensitive and fragile creatures, especially compared to their automotive brethren. Treat them with care and respect and they’ll be there when you need them. __________Audio ClipWhen it comes to ice detection, knowing where to look is half the battle. Click through for a free clip from […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners In case you’re joining us for the first time, here’s the deal: Each week, we acceptsubmissions from readers just like you, then we go through the submissions and pick our favorites.  We giggle at the funny ones, gasp in awe […]

COLUMNS CEO of the Cockpit #53: Snow DayA snow day may be a day off from work or school, but if you’re an airline pilot it probably means delays and de-icing. AVweb’s Kevin Garrison has had many snow days — some of them even involved throwing snowballs in Florida. Audio ClipWhen it comes to ice […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Welcome to another edition of AVweb’s “Picture of the Week” – and to those of you who were traveling or otherwise engaged during the holidays, welcome back.  Now that 2006 is underway, submissions to our weekly photo contest have resumed […]

COLUMNS As the Beacon Turns #97: What’s Important — Now?Part of becoming a good pilot is knowing what to pay attention to at any particular time. There are plenty of things begging to be taken care of, but if you get distracted by the less important ones, your safety margin will plunmet. AVweb’s Michael Maya […]

As AVweb told you a couple of years ago, it’s possible to listen to AWOS broadcasts via a toll-free telephone number through a company called anyAWOS. The idea was to have a short commercial message from sponsors to pay for the system but it apparently hasn’t worked out that way. In a note on its […]