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Aviation Safety magazine editor Jeb Burnside talks power-off landings with Gary Hemphill, executive director of the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA), which conducts regional and national spot-landing contests. To read a related article – and others like it – subscribe to Aviation Safety. Duration: File Size: download here

Cirrus Design co-founder and former CEO Alan Klapmeier dropped a bombshell on the annual Cirrus Migration in Duluth by announcing he wants to take over the SF 50 jet program through a separate company. But current CEO Brent Wouters says the company remains committed to seeing the project through, although it’s willing to listen to […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos The Yuneec E430, a 54hp two-seat Chinese electric airplane, gets put through its paces and undergoes its first flight in this video from Glenn Pew. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video […]

IFR magazine’s Jeff Van West talks with Paul Devlin of WSI and Bob Dreisewerd of WxWorx about what makes cockpit NEXRAD different from what you see on an average web site. The datalink weather experts also discuss some of the shortcomings of cockpit weather and some tips for using it more effectively. To read the […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Aviation Consumer‘s Jeff Van West takes a SeaRey LSX for a spin on the water. Testing this light sport amphibian turned out to be more fun than we were expecting – what a blast! (Read more about the experience on the AVweb Insider blog.) Don’t see […]

Richard Skinner, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, has issued a report saying general aviation poses a “limited” and “hypothetical” threat to national security. So what does that mean for GA? AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with AOPA’s Chris Dancy. Duration: File Size: download here

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos In this video, Aviation Consumer‘s Jeb Burnside tests three of the popular commercial tiedown products against a $3 doggie auger. The results proved surprising. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly.

Spectrum Aeronautical’s S.40 Freedom is one step closer making the leap from on-paper concept jet to lightweight composite reality. Spectrum chairman Linden Blue sat down with us to explain how the company’s Fuselage Manufacturing Demonstrator (FMD) proves the concept and sets the stage for a projected 40% weight savings over similar aircraft designs. Duration: File […]

The annual fly-in at Arlington in Washington state is a major event for aviators in the Northwest. AVweb‘s Mary Grady talks with executive director Barbara Tolbert for some highlights and a sense of what the fly-in is like. Click here to visit the event Web site. Duration: File Size: download here

While we understand that Customs and Border Protection is tightening security for aircraft coming into the U.S., a pilot in Long Beach, Calif. says he was met by CBP agents with guns drawn when he was leaving on a flight to Mexico. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with David Perry about what he says was an […]