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Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Our last couple of “Video of the Week” clips have been light-hearted and funny, but this week we swing the pendulum in the other direction, with a scary incident of prop failure during the 1991 Reno Air Races. The in-cockpit video comes from YouTube user karenmorss: Don’t see a video […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Great Lakes Air at K83D in St. Ignace, Mich. AVweb readers Andrea and Tim Olson said the FBO’s staff and service were outstanding. “We had just touched down and were still rolling out down the runway when we were […]

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 […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive What’s summer without a few big-budget, special-effects-heavy, totally-unbelievable blockbuster movies? In the spirit that brings us films like Fantastic Four and Die Hard – and, most especially, Transformers, which opens in two weeks – we think it’s time to bring you something totally off-beat and just darn cool. Presenting, from […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Vail Valley Jet Center at KEGE in Gypsum, Colo. AVweb reader Snorri Snorrason said the FBO is tops in his book. “Great setup with remarkable pilot accommodations. A lobby that makes your grandma feel comfy, and staff so helpful […]

Flight Service Stations I must be the only person in the country not affected by the FSS problems (AVWebFlash, Jun. 13). I’ve been using DUATS since its inception because it gave me the one thing FSS never could seem to provide: just the facts, M’am, just the facts. All I ever wanted was the weather […]

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 […]

About 17 homebuilt hot-air balloons and 50-some pilots and friends gathered in Amherst, Mass., recently for the third annual Experimental Lighter-than-Air (XLTA) fly-in. The event is hosted by Dan Nachbar, who has been developing an unusual “personal blimp” that he calls Alberto, which has attracted considerable attention. The craft is designed for pure pleasure flying, […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Indianapolis Aviation at KUMP in Indianapolis, Ind. AVweb reader Bill Johnson said the FBO staff is not only helpful, but honest, too. “If your travels take you to Indianapolis the best airport is UMP. Phylis Denny and Larry Schmaltz […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive This week, we cast our far-roving eye toward the viral video clips of Australia (specifically, Wangaratta, Victoria – a well-known source of “POTW” submissions for AVweb). YouTube user hyperscale treats us to some candid video of a Curtiss P-40N Warhawk taxiing and taking off from Wangaratta. Don’t see a video […]