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The rule does state that U.S. citizens need only to prove their status to be exempted from the TSA check, by showing a passport or other identification, which the flight school must keep on record for five years. But the TSA’s use of the term “candidate,” which the TSA defines as “an alien or other […]

________TRAINING The Cessna, The Sky … and the Cartoonist: Chapters Two and ThreeOur intrepid student aviator and artist, John Ewing, continues his flight training and is hit with academic work that challenges his semi-retired brain. Attitude flying, however, is a bit more intuitive, although we catch him making engine noises in a silent airplane. __________WHAT’S […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Every once in a while, a theme emerges from your photo submissions without any stretch of the imagination on our part. This week’s clear theme was “skylines” – more specifically, skylines and stormfronts. Would you believe that one out of […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners No lightning photos this week, we promise! Like most everyone, we’ve seen enough storms for a while – so it’s blue skies and easy flying in this installment of “Picture of the Week.” Navah Samra takes home top honors for […]

After Tiger Aircraft pulled out of a deal to acquire Commander Aircraft Co. in July, things were looking pretty bleak for the bankrupt Bethany, Okla., company. But last week, Pilot General Aviation LLC offered to pay $2.8 million for an 80 percent share of the company, the Oklahoman reported on Saturday. The bankruptcy court has […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Normally, we like to vary up the “Picture of the Week.”  If the winning photo features an amphib, we’ll look for something completely different next week — maybe a helicopter or jet, or an amazing landscape shot.  This week, however, […]

Civil Air Patrol I received word from a gossipy type, but one in a position to know, that the CAP has had three very recent C-182 crashes and lost seven or nine members. Also, many pilots are quitting due to their new liability rules. I did not re-up in January ’04 after 30+ years.This is […]

More than 62 years after it crashed in a swamp, a Spitfire is back on display. The cockpit of the plane, a Battle of Britain participant, was shown off at Hooton Park airfield, in Britain, on the weekend. It took four years to recover and restore the cockpit of the plane, which was originally based […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Once again, AVweb readers have come through with some terrific entries for our “POTW” contest.  Notable trends this week:  Lots of beautiful landscapes were submitted, along with six or seven “bad weather” photos.  In fact, Justin White’s shot of lightning […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners It’s uncommon for the jaded staff of AVweb to gush and fawn over any of the stories we cover – but you’ve watched us do it all summer with regards to “Picture of the Week.” Not only is the number […]