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The Royal Canadian Air Force turned one of their C-17s into a flying museum for a trip back in time. The transport took seven replica biplanes to France where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. view on YouTube

In six weeks BasicMed will take effect and AOPA President Mark Baker updated us on what he’s hearing from members and how he hopes neighboring countries will see the benefits of recognizing it. Duration: File Size: download here

Stan Bernstein is the president of the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association. He spoke with AVweb about the pilot shortage from the perspective of regional air cargo carriers, a collection of Part 121 and Part 135 operators who have been most affected by increased demand for professional pilots. Berstein told AVweb, “Jobs flying at night […]

NBAA President Ed Bolen has long opposed any notion of ATC privatization and outlines why in reacting to the Trump administration’s inclusion of privatization in their budget. He spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles. Duration: 7.00 File Size: 6.5 MB download here

LEDs are all but standard equipment on new cars and it’s getting that way on airplanes, even legacy models. At the Aircraft Electronics Association show in New Orleans, AeroLEDs announced no fewer than 15 new products for 2017. In this AVweb video, AeroLED’s Dean Wilkinson gives a summary of three of the products. view on […]

Avidyne has been slugging away on a new upgrade for the IFD series navigators and at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in the New Orleans this week, the company rolled out software changes that add synthetic vision and wireless capability for iPad support for these navigators. In this AVweb video, Avidyne’s Tom Harper walks us […]

Not that long ago, a transponder was just a transponder, but now ADS-B-capable transponders like the L-3 Lynx series are doing traffic, weather and other functions. In this video shot at the Aircraft Electronics Show in New Orleans, AVweb reports on the latest revisions from L-3 that definitely make this the most sophisticated transponder out […]

At the Aircraft Electronics Association show in New Orleans, Appareo introduced a new USB charger for in-cockpit use. AVweb shot a short video on the new gadget. view on YouTube

Just as the world of manned aircraft struggles to understand drones, the unmanned world is trying to grasp how autonomous or remotely piloted aircraft will fit into the national airspace system. Duration: 5:45 File Size: 5.5 MB download here