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Why Not Evacuate for Hurricane? Thanks for saying this (ATIS, Aug. 19). I was one of the very, very few who moved our plane out of Clearwater (CLW), to Asheville, by the way. Why so few?What really bothered me was the lack of concern by owners about the environment they’d created. Despite us “getting the […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Weirdest “Picture of the Week” contest ever – or, at least, the weirdest one in while. You see, we normally sift through the week’s entries without looking at your names, locations, or comments. This keeps the process fair and anonymous. […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Seaplanes and air shows and fighters and – well, you just wouldn’t believe the great stuff we got in the “POTW” contest this week! And as much as we hate to repeat a theme the very next week, we just […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners As promised Thursday, we’re presenting a bonus edition of “Picture of the Week” — partly to catch up with all the great photos you sent us during AirVenture, and partly because we love looking at airplane pictures!  So kick back […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Yowza!  “POTW” submissions usually drop off during an air show, but AVweb readers kept up the flood of photos during last week’s EAA AirVenture.  Way to go, guys — you sent us so many photos that we can’t, in good […]

The cost is staggering, isnt it? The price of admission to a professional flight deck wherein you can actually be paid to aviate can be overwhelming to the average Joe or Joan.You were first impressed by those great-looking, four-color display ads in the magazines. But a quick call to the admissions reps at a dozen […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Ah, happy coincidence!  As we gear up for AirVenture 2004 in Oshkosh, whose name should appear on the blind ballot for our “PotW” winner?  None other than H.G. Frautschy of the EAA, who took this week’s winning photo at Pioneer […]

Commander Aircraft Future “Uncertain”… A deal that was put together earlier this year to save Commander Aircraft Co. from bankruptcy has fallen through, the Oklahoman reported last week. “Our company’s future is uncertain, and new aircraft production will continue to be suspended indefinitely,” Commander CEO Wirt Walker said in a news release. On Thursday, Tiger […]

Steve Cunningham, a 41-year-old pilot who lost his sight at the age of 12, is working his way around Great Britain this week in a Piper Warrior to set records and raise funds for charity. He has a safety pilot on board, but is doing all the flying himself, with the help of a talking […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions Current POTW Winner | Past POTW Winners Yet another Michiganite (Michigander?) takes home top honors in “PoTW”! Heather Johnson receives the golden AVweb baseball cap for her perfect shot of a de Havilland Tiger Moth. How are you guys doing it up there – do you get […]