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If you’ve ever wanted to fly to Glendive, Mont., the city of Bismarck, N.D., might have just the ticket. Bismarck, you see, got a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Transportation three years ago to develop a regional air service plan. The result could be the first next-generation air taxi service designed to relieve […]

Will that be paper or glass? The answer is likely both, at least in the near future, when it comes to approach plates. In December, Avidyne certified a software package for the EX 5000C glass panel in Cirrus aircraft that allows the uploading of electronic depictions of Jeppesen approach plates for display in the cockpit. […]

_______COLUMNS Say Again? #47: On Course of CourseWhen you file direct GPS, when are you on course? Seems an easy question, but not when ATC doesn’t know where you’re really going. And to make it worse, more and more pilots and controllers aren’t using standard phraseology, meaning someone sometime soon is going to get really […]

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HAVE YOU SIGNED UP yet for AVwebs NO-COST twice monthly Business AVflash? Reporting on breaking news, Business AVflash also focuses on the companies, the products and the industry leaders that make headlines in the Business of Aviation. Business AVflash is a must read. Watch for a Business AVflash regular feature, TSA WATCH: GA IN THE […]

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_______COLUMNS Motor Head #5: Is Franklin Gone For Good?It isn’t always true that the “best” products are the ones that succeed. Franklin engines are still loved by many, but it looks like there won’t be any new ones. AVweb’s Motor Head, Marc Cook, looks at what we’ll miss with the loss of Franklin, checks out […]

AVmail: Feb 28, 2005Reader mail this week about armed pilots, the Lycoming lawsuit, understaffing at N.Y. TRACON and much more.

Like gardeners with their seed catalogs, aviators wile away the gloomy winter hours dreaming of air shows to come. Sun ‘n Fun is the traditional season opener. This year’s event in Lakeland, Fla., April 12-18, is sure to bring sport planes out to play and “EAA’s Sport Pilot experts will be available to help people […]