Features

AVweb’s Features section offers in-depth articles, expert aviation insights, and engaging features that delve into the nuances of aviation. From pilot memoirs and technical analyses to industry insights and thought-provoking discussions, this section provides valuable content for aviation enthusiasts and professionals alike. Explore a diverse range of topics that go beyond the headlines to enrich your understanding of the aviation world.

AVmail: Apr. 2, 2007

Airbus A380 Video Watching the video of the new Airbus A380 landing in America (Video of the Week, Mar. 25) reminded me of the aircraft’s visit to Sydney, Australia, a few months ago, on its Pole-to-Pole proving flight.My wife and I were driving along Qantas Drive, which is a busy road that runs right past […]

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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” While cruising at flight levels in a Cheyenne, we heard the following between an American airliner and Miami Center: American: Center, American Fourteen Eighty-Two looking for higher. Center: Didn’t hear you check in. American: “First time I’ve heard your voice. I must’ve forgot. Center: That happens when you’re […]

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AVmail: Mar. 26, 2007

Where Are the Air-Taxis? I see no way that the VLJ on-demand air taxi concept can be profitable (Question of the Week, Mar. 7). Too many dead legs, too many fixed expenses. Nice idea, but not practical, not profitable. I give them one year to be out of business.Jim Good The success of the VLJ […]

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The Pilot’s Lounge #111: The Door to Adventure

On the first warm day in weeks I had gone out to the virtual airport to see if I could get an airplane started that had been tied down outside for over a month. I suspected that the siege of cold weather would have left the battery with a questionable level of oomph. (Don’t you […]

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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” During a recent departure from Essex County Airport in Caldwell, N.J., the tower controller must have been frazzled with intensive student training in the pattern: Tower: Bonanza Seven Zero Mike Romeo, contact New York departure and have a good flight. Bonanza: To departure. Bonanza Zero Mike Romeo. Have […]

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Press Release: FAA Certifies Alakai’s Engine Trend Monitoring System for Cirrus Aircraft

Alakai Technologies Corporation announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of the company’s Engine Trend Monitoring System (ETMS) on Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft. The certification also applies to Alakai’s Digital Flight Data Recording System (DFDS) software which, when combined with the ETMS, effectively provides […]

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Mooney M20M/TLS/Bravo Series

Mooneys have always enjoyed a reputation for being fast, easy-to-fly cruisers with average payload and a somewhat tight cabin. But the reality is that theyve been more efficient than fast. Bonanzas and Cessnas gas-thirsty 210 outrun most Mooney models but on balance, no airplane company has managed to squeeze as many knots out of as […]

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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard on Pittsburgh (KPIT) Ground working Hooters Air, better known by callsign Pace, and a Delta airliner: Pittsburgh Ground: Delta Eleven Twenty, follow Hooters off your left to Runway Two-Eight Right. Delta Eleven Twenty: (in a slow southern drawl) Well, Ive been doin that all my life, and […]

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