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AVweb‘s coverage is in four parts: 1. Gettin’ Down (River) to Business It was the best of times and it was, well … the best of times. In fact, as the corporate aviation industry gathered this week in New Orleans for the 53rd National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention, cold winds and damp […]

Be sure to check out AVweb‘s image galleries from NBAA 2000! Big winds blew mists of water over the flood wall separating Lake Ponchatrainfrom New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEW) and cold, gray skies had the localscomplaining about the early onset of winter as the throngs flooded into theFrench Quarter for the 53rd convention of the […]

Frankly, I never dreamed this series would last for five or six columns! It has been an incredible effort, and an interesting journey for me. Now that I’ve gotten you up to altitude (see “Pelican’s Perch #34“) – and left you there for a month – it’s time to set up for cruise. Mar 12, […]

It was one of those good evenings at AirVenture Oshkosh, the kind that reminds you why you return each year. The Pilot’s Lounge had moved bodily to a spot under the wing of Jay Apt’s Twin Beech. We had survived Doc Blue’s birthday party, including the part where he had surrounded the area where the […]

John Richard Rossi was born April19, 1915, in Placerville, Calif. He grew up in San Francisco and split hiscollege years between the University of California at Berkeley and the merchantmarine. He entered the Navy for flight training in the fall of 1939. Uponreceiving his wings and commission in 1940, he was assigned as Flight Instructorat […]

Frankly, I think I was conned. While I’m not a GPS-junkie (explained later), my saliva glands were stimulated by the first announcement of the GPSMAP 295. Now THIS is what I’ve been expecting to see come out of today’s technology. And when I first heard Mike was getting a demo unit to evaluate and review […]

  Also see Mike Busch’s review of LightSPEED’s top-of-the-line 25XL headset.   LightSPEED just introduced a what? Did you say a passive headset? In the year 2000? Are they nuts? Well, yes, LightSPEED’s latest headset is indeed passive. And no, they’re not nuts. In fact, after having just flown my Cessna T310R across the country […]

Not long ago, I was in the office of the Chief Flight Instructor at an FAA Part 141 approved flight school when a young man came in fresh from passing his Private Pilot certification check ride. Amid all the congratulations, one of the things the chief instructor told him was that he should start his […]

Robert Jones comes by pylon 1 during the Biplane Gold race Sunday. BackTo AVweb‘s Reno 2000 Images

Jim Michaels flying Sea Fury Miss Merced won the Bronze Unlimited. BackTo AVweb‘s Reno 2000 Images