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  A RealAudio feed of this entire interview is also available online, in your choice of high-fidelity (16 KHz) and lower-fidelity (6.5 KHz) versions. (Use the lower-fidelity feed for slow Internet connections.) NOTE: To listen to the audio feed, you’ll need RealPlayer 5.0 or 6.0 software, which you can download free from the RealNetworks web […]

Fun, fun and more fun! That’s what you willexperience when you visit Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the number oneresort vacation destination in the world! Disney World has it all, from impeccablymanicured resorts, exquisite dining facilities and world-class shopping, to the latestrecreational activities, imaginative theme parks and exciting nightclubs.

I don’t know for sure if this is intended to be a funny story or a plea for advice, butafter two days of internalizing it, I do know for sure that I must put this down on paper. I am one of three family members that are as a group the owners of two FBO’s […]

Many of us who hold airman certificates of one kind or anotherspend a lifetime without ever having contact with the Flight StandardsBranch of the FAA (knock on wood), but many others are not sofortunate. If you have never had the misfortune to experiencean enforcement action, listen up, because it can happen at anytime, and it […]

If you’ve been reading any of this stuff, you might have figured out by now that the headlines are written to grab some attention, in the hopes you’ll read on. These “leaders” or “teasers” are written by someone else, I’m too lazy. They may or may not resemble the actual gist of the article, if […]

It is 1300 on Wednesday, July 29, and Wittman Fieldis officially closed to Oshkosh-bound pilots who had intendedon camping here. The inn is full, and the “No Vacancy”sign has been hung out-overnighting aircraft are being divertedto Appleton and Fon du Lac. EAA President Tom Poberezny neverlikes to turn weary travelers away, but is happy at […]

AVweb spoke with EAA president Tom Poberezny a week before AirVentureOshkosh 1998: AVweb: So, AirVenture Oshkosh is nigh upon us. Poberezny: Yes, actually we feel that is has started already withthe people already arriving AVweb: How crowded is it this early out? Poberezny: Usually the 4th of July is kind of the kick off. Earlyarrivals […]

Listen to the entire “Meet the Boss” session as if you had been there via AVweb’s RealAudio feed . Get the FREE RealAudio player. FAAAdministrator Jane Garvey appeared before a standing-room-only crowd in the FAA pavillionauditorium at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh Sunday at 11:30 am for the traditional “MeetThe Boss” session. Prior to the session, […]

Jon Jordan has overseen major changes in medical certification which went into effectin September, 1996. He also appointed the first new Director of the Civil Aviation MedicalInstitute (CAMI) in over two decades, Dr. Warren Silberman. I had the opportunity tointerview Dr. Jordan at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Dr. Jordan, EAA’s Aeromedical Council holds a forum at […]

Jack Mark remembers the hot summer days when he was a kid in theworking class neighborhoods on the south side of Milwaukee. The depression of the 30’s was in full swing; hand-me-down shoes were a way of life, flying was something limited to the super-wealthy, and an afternoon at a city park was considered a […]