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Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb reader Ed Abrams received outstanding service on his visit to our latest “FBO of the Week” – Cape Aviation at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri: We diverted to this airport because of the weather. Winds were 220 at 23 gusting to 36 […]

Submit a Photo |Rules |Tips |Questions |Past Winners Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share with you on Thursday mornings – and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our “Picture of the Week.” Want to […]

Epic Aircraft, the Bend, Ore., manufacturer of speedy turboprop kit aircraft called the LT, has been sold to a Russian company. In a news release, Epic describes its new owner, Engineering LLC, as “Russia’s premier maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider.” The Russian company intends to certify the LT but will keep making the kits, […]

Submit a Photo |Rules |Tips |Questions |Past Winners A couple of weeks back, we asked readers to send us some of their vintage airplane photos (from before the digital camera era) – and you guys came through with some terrific shots. Some of these have great stories behind them and some come with a few […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs FBOs aren’t the only heroes who can save the day when you arrive at an airport far from home. This week, reader John Williams tells us how Lockwood Aviation Repair saved the day when he visited Sebring Flight Center (KSEF) in Florida. Flew my Weight Shift Control […]

Submit a Photo |Rules |Tips |Questions |Past Winners Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share with you on Thursday mornings – and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our “Picture of the Week.” Want to […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s latest “FBO of the Week” is Chandler Aviation at Cavern City Air Terminal (KCNM) in Carlsbad, New Mexico. AVweb reader Jack Feiden told us how Chandler measured up against other FBOs he and his wife have visited in the past: My wife and I stopped in […]

Submit a Photo |Rules |Tips |Questions |Past Winners Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share with you on Thursday mornings – and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our “Picture of the Week.” Want to […]

Both pilots walked away after a Beech Bonanza and Robinson R22 touched in midair near Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday. The R22 lost its tail rotor in the collision but the pilot was apparently uninjured, and was sitting in the car of a bystander when rescue crews arrived. “She was a little shaken up, but she […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Baxley Air at Baxley Municipal Airport (KBHC) in (you guessed it) Baxley, Georgia. AVweb reader Krista Miller recommended the FBO after making an unscheduled stop last month: These guys are lifesavers! My friend John talked me into a 400-nm […]