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The PiperJet very light jet single will cruise the airways at more than 300 knots and glide almost as well as some gliders. At a news conference at EAA AirVenture, Piper Vice President of Sales Bob Kromer said that a one-fifth scale model of the jet recently completed wind-tunnel evaluation and the results not only […]

FAA officials showed a handful of aviation journalists a glimpse of the Next Generation Air Transportation System at EAA AirVenture on Thursday afternoon. Accompanied by FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and Associate Administrator for Safety Nicholas Sabatini, AVweb, along with three other aviation news organizations was given a demonstration aboard the $25 million Bombardier Global 5000 […]

Outgoing FAA Administrator Marion Blakey gave one last pitch for the implementation of general aviation user fees at EAA AirVenture on Thursday. And a gracious capacity crowd attending the annual “Meet The Boss” session let her have her say. During her introduction, EAA President Tom Poberezny noted that the FAA reauthorization bill is before Congress […]

Officials from Embraer’s executive jet division were all smiles at AirVenture when they received word that the Phenom 100 very light jet made a one hour 36 minute first flight in Brazil. Aircraft S/N 99801 became airborne on Thursday at 10:55 a.m. local time, piloted by Embraer test pilot Antonio Bragana Silva and Eduardo Alves […]

Adam Aircraft CEO Rick Adam reported on his fleet’s progress at AirVenture on Thursday morning. Seven of the A500 centerline-twins have been delivered so far, but the company is working to ramp up its production rate, with a build rate of three A500s per month expected by next year. The first customers have been trained […]

The New ADIZ AreaClick for a larger view The FAA will reduce the size and simplify the geography of the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone, cutting 1,800 square miles from the zone and removing 33 airports. The new zone gets rid of the so-called “Mickey Mouse ears” that described the complex shape of the old […]

With four new aircraft introduced at the show this week sporting parachutes from Ballistic Recovery Systems, CEO Larry Williams was beaming at his AirVenture press conference on Thursday morning. “We’ve never had this many aircraft announcements all at once before,” he said, and hinted that a fifth might be revealed before the show is over. […]

After a couple years of development, Lancair unveiled its most technologically advanced kitplane at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. The Evolution is a 338-knot, four-place pressurized aircraft that employs virtually all the latest avionics, safety and performance innovations. Despite its blinding speed, the Evolution was designed with the average pilot and builder in mind. “We tried […]

EADS Socata’s new chairman and CEO, Jean-Michel Lonard, came to his first EAA AirVenture show with momentum on his side. The French aircraft manufacturer said sales of its souped-up TBM 850 turboprop single has now passed the 100-airplane mark, and Lonard sees no erosion in interest whatsoever due to the in-service entrance of the very […]

This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, Aug. 2006. Although you won’t find it as an official cause in any accident report, get-there-itis has been the root of many decisions that eventually led pilots down a wrong and dangerous path.Sure, diverting to another airport is hardly ever a desirable option, but some pilots seem determined […]