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AOPA has brought back its “Homecoming” fly-in at its headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, and this week posted instructions to ensure that pilots are prepared for the local traffic and procedures for the Oct. 4 event. “Flying in doesn’t mean winging it,” AOPA said on its website. “Do your homework … to ensure you’re safe and […]

Let’s begin with the conclusion: American Champion’s decision to add 30 HP to the long-serving, 180-HP Scout, to make what it calls the Denali Scout—created the stud brute of the two-place, backcountry airplane set. It keeps the honest handling and excellent ground manners of the Scout while notching up the climb rate from very good […]

Last Friday, we departed Detroit City VFR northbound in my SR22 for some sightseeing and requested traffic advisories from Selfridge Approach. Shortly thereafter, we heard this exchange: Selfridge Approach:“Cessna XXX, traffic at one o’clock and two miles. A whacko.” Then a brief pause. Selfridge:“Correction: That’s a ‘Waco.’” Cessna XXX:“Maybe he’s both!” Brian Litch

Sometimes I feel as if Lockheed-Martin Flight Services is the Rodney Dangerfield of aviation-no matter how sophisticated, cool and user-friendly its weather briefing and flight safety services become, pilots don’t seem to be paying attention. That being the case, I’ll say it up front: the free-that’s free-services Lockheed-Martin have for pilots are cutting edge, impressive […]

The world of training aircraft has all but reinvented itself since Diamond introduced the DA20 to the North American market nearly 20 years ago. When the Katana appeared, Diamond reasoned that the fleet of ancient Cessna 150s and 152s was growing weary and operators would lust for replacements. What it didn’t anticipate was a couple […]

It’s happened to every pilot at some time or another-suddenly the airplane isn’t doing what the pilot intends. Causes vary-his or her attention is diverted while hand flying, or spatial disorientation does its insidious thing or maybe its an upset due to turbulence. The deviation from the desired attitude can range from “Aw, nuts, I […]

Cast your bread upon troubled waters and inevitably someone tells you to knock it off, because you’re killing the ducks. In that spirit, we tossed a bonus two-part question into Brainteaser Quiz #197: “What’s the best way to enter a traffic pattern at an airport without an operating control tower? And, “Are tailwheel airplanes better […]

Jeppesen continues to leverage the investment it made in data-driven technology to improve its apps and chart coverage areas. At AirVenture this week, the company announced that it’s streamlining digital chart coverage choices down to just 10 globally. “Over the past couple of years, we’ve been making significant investment in our mobile platform. Last year, […]

AOPA says it remains opposed to “any proposal that would add costs for GA users” after President Mark Baker, senior AOPA staff and members of the board of directors went on a fact-finding trip to Ottawa, Canada, to learn how the country’s privatized user-fee based system works. In an email response to AVweb’s inquiry (PDF), […]

This week, AVwebs review of whats new in aviation revealed new, worldwide coverage of a popular app, an airport advocacy program from a major aviation insurer, a pilot proficiency program at EAA Oshkosh and a new app that finds nearest airports at an unfamiliar destination. Garmin International announced worldwide coverage of the Garmin Pilot application […]