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Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to TAC Air at KAPA in Denver, Colorado. AVweb reader Scott Brooksby raves about the service at TAC Air: “These guys were great; their self-serve fuel prices were great, and they loaned us a crewcar to go to dinner. When […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Innovation and efficiency are key words this year at AirVenture Oshkosh, and we’re expecting interesting announcements regarding alternative power sources for aircraft this week. As a teaser, we’re foregoing our usual viral “Video of the Week” and instead offering this interview (conducted prior to Oshkosh) with solar-powered flight pioneer Eric […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Livingston Aviation at KALO in Waterloo, Iowa. AVweb reader Mark Griffith writes, “A fellow pilot and I were on a $100 Hamburger flight from Rochester, Minnesota. When we pulled into the Livingston Aviation parking area, we were met by […]

[Editor’s Note: Rick wrote this Survival Guide several years ago and, by popular demand, we’re reprinting it now with updates for 2007.]The shards of the smashed piggy bank crunch as you reposition yourself while drawing lines on the sectionals spread out on the living-room floor. You are going to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007. You’re working […]

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 […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Elliott Aviation at KMLI in Moline, Ill. AVweb reader Jim Grady likes how they treat the “liitle guy.” “Our Sunday evening arrival was literally as the staff was out the door and off duty. They returned, parked us, took […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Shifting our attention back to safety this week, we have a video clip from YouTube user RemosG3. The near mid-air collision here ends with actual mid-air when the Rans S6 (with camera aboard) strikes the tow line attached to the glider the Rans barely missed. The line isn’t clearly visible, […]

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 […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Atlantic Aviation at KISM in Kissimmee, Florida. AVweb readers (and Cessna Pilot Society members) Dave Kalwishky, Greg Wright, Gene Cartier, Gilberto Velez-Domenech, Ray Mozingo and Keith Dorken said the facility’s staff rose to the occasion during a fly-in for […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Feeling the need for speed? “Video of the Week” has your Monday morning pick-me-up, courtesy of a 2005 CW Films documentary on the Reno Air Races. Featured is pilot Kevin Eldredge of the Relentless Air Racing Team. Originally posted on YouTube by cwfilms. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad […]