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Miles O’Brien, a Cirrus pilot, covered aviation and space for CNN for 16 years until his job was downsized last December. Since then, he’s been finding new ways to bring stories about flight to a broad audience. He talks with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about his trip to Africa with Patty Wagstaff to film her work […]

AVweb recently visited Robinson Helicopter’s Torrance, California plant. Although sales are slow, the factory is buzzing with activity, including work on the new R66 turbine. Frank Robinson gave us an update in this podcast. Duration: File Size: download here

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Almost. In this post-Sun ‘n Fun video, AVweb reports that the Mustang’s control forces and basic systems are so close to those of a heavy single or light twin that any moderately experienced pilot should be able to check out in it without breaking a sweat. […]

It’s a lesson that every new flight student learns, and it’s one that 23,000-hour aviation icon Sean Tucker learned again last Sunday. The legendary aerobatic pilot tells AVweb‘s Russ Niles why he’ll never fly again without first dipping the fuel tanks. Duration: File Size: download here

Lindy Kirkland, who retired from the Marine Corps in 2006 as the pilot of Marine One, is the new president of the Air Care Alliance, a national organization of public benefit flying groups. He spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about his goals for the Alliance. Duration: File Size: download here

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Does the world need an alternative to the government’s section charts? Jeppesen thinks so, and Aviation Consumer‘s Jeff Van West finds that these new products from Jeppesen are well-designed and well-executed, with a just a couple of small shortcomings. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad […]

Flying your private airplane into Cuba is not expressly forbidden, but it’s never been easy to do – until now. Thierry Pouille, CEO of Air Journey, is working to organize escorted trips where his company will handle all of the bureaucracy and paperwork. AVweb‘s Mary Grady caught up with Pouille at Sun ‘n Fun last […]

Just over a year ago, John Wehrenberg joined with old friend Debi Boies to form a non-profit organization that helps volunteer pilots connect with animal shelters that need to transport pets to new homes. At Sun ‘n Fun 2009, Wehrenberg told AVweb‘s Mary Grady how the organization got started and how it works. Duration: File […]

Some of the best new pilots come out of university flight competitions, and Tecnam Aircraft is fostering that movement by donating an aircraft to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s team. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Lyn Birmingham of Tecnam USA at Sun ‘n Fun. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX […]

The Piper Comanche is one of the most popular entry-level retracts ever built, and Comanche lovers have a homebuilt option that offers an immense range and higher performance than the original. We caught up with the people behind the Ravin 500 at Sun ‘n Fun 2009. This podcast is brought to you by Gulf Coast […]