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Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Last week, we treated you to high-powered, low-footprint maneuvers centered around an aircraft carrier. This week, we’re at the opposite end of the spectrum, watching as a bush plane (a Maule M4-220C) goes through its paces in the wide open spaces of the Lone Star State. Thanks to AVweb reader […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Pecos Air Center at KPEQ in Pecos, Texas. AVweb reader Jeffrey B. Chipetine called the FBO “a terrific stop on the way home to New York from California”: [I] called in on Unicom (45 miles out from 13.5K) as […]

At JFK, Newark and LaGuardia, general aviation pilots should as of December 9, 2008, eAt JFK, Newark and LaGuardia, general aviation pilots should as of December 9, 2008, expect to be required to reserve a slot if they plan to come or go during certain parts of the day — that’s much like similar requirements […]

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. The top photos are featured on AVweb‘s home page, and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Landing on an aircraft carrier may be an experience (and a skill) few of us share, but thanks to this video from DailyMotion, we can learn a little about it without having to leave our computer chairs. Thanks to AVweb reader Pete Madden for sending us the link. Don’t see […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Don Davis Aviation at Henderson County Airport (KEHR) in Henderson, Kentucky. AVweb reader George Samara recommended this week’s winner, writing: This airport team goes out of their way to please and accommodate a visiting pilot … [everyone from] the […]

Eight engineering students of the Pulchowk Engineering Campus Institute of Engineering in Kathmandu formed Danfe Aircraft Fabrication Group and used $12,500 worth of locally available materials (plus a Rotax) to build Nepal’s first aircraft, dubbed Danfe. The two-seat aircraft — Nepal’s first aircraft — has a maximum takeoff weight of 880 pounds and successfully flew […]

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. The top photos are featured on AVweb‘s home page, and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap […]

Cirrus Design CEO Alan Klapmeier and Mike Van Staggen, vice president for advanced development, briefed the press on Wednesday on the status of the Vision single-engine jet program, and revealed new details and updates about the design. Klapmeier stressed that the jet is aimed directly at the personal-transportation niche, not the corporate or air-taxi segments, […]

An effort to develop an environmentally acceptable supersonic business jet by a group led by Dassault continued last week. Russia Info Center says a model of the HISAC Environmentally Friendly High Speed Aircraft is undergoing testing at Russia’s Central Institute of Aerohydronyamics. Engineers are looking at the aerodynamics and potential sonic boom signature of the […]