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COLUMNS Motor Head #6: Who Will Make Your Next Engine?The “big two” engine manufacturers are no longer the only game in town for small piston engines. Aftermarket “clones” are here, and the new LSA market will further stir the pot. AVweb’s Marc Cook reports from Sun ‘n Fun.

While the coming very light jets have been widely touted as the tool for a new point-to-point on-demand transportation system, Bismarck, N.D., is making plans to move forward on that model with airplanes that are available now — the Cirrus SR22-GTS. City and state officials have been studying the plan for three years, and now […]

While many air traffic controllers are still working with 1970s-era screens that are inferior to what you get today on a giveaway cellphone, the government has come up with another $57 million to continue deployment of the delay-plagued color-display Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, or STARS. That’s enough for 14 FAA systems, plus nine more […]

For those of you who fell asleep in math class, Mooney is offering a refresher course, and under their calculations, Mooney (surprise) comes out consistently on top. In a recent press release, Mooney introduced The Value Factor, an “industry standard,” which is determined by multiplying the airplane’s best-power true airspeed by its best-power range (in […]

The new Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) category in the U.S. has attracted a lot of attention in Germany, where many aviators would like to see similar rules adopted. “The chances aren’t so bad,” said Reiner Hls, of the German Aero Club, with what sounds to us like at least a hint of optimism. To promote the […]

Over the weekend, Germany hosted its 15th Aero Friedrichshafen International General Aviation Trade Fair, a biennial show that is Europe’s premier GA event, with 543 exhibitors from 28 countries in nine exhibit halls. AOPA’s Thomas A. Horne was there, and reported that Diamond Aircraft CEO Christian Dries revealed that the Austrian company already is building […]

It’s come to our attention (thanks for the emails) that certain organizations in aviation use Lotus Notes for their email. Lotus notes does not show HTML email messages properly. The solution is for the reader to change the delivery format from HTML to text. Here is the procedure: 1. Go to the profile URL: https://avweb.com/profile/ […]

BRAINTEASERS Quiz #93 — Thundering QuestionsWhat can be taller than Mount Everest, wetter than a sloppy kiss, and meaner than a tax audit? Yes, thunderstorms. ATC offers some help around these gorgeous beasts, but successful circumnavigation depends on you.

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