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Last summer, the airlines got deservedly bashed for charging customers to check bags. Although the execution was ham-handed, the concept might not be. In this podcast, Robert Buckman of Amadeus (a travel industry IT giant) explains why a la carte pricing is the way of the future. Duration: File Size: download here

For those of us who earned our instrument ratings the old-fashioned way (by first obtaining a private pilot certificate and then spending another 40-plus hours under the hood preparing for the instrument check ride), the thought of obtaining both tickets in less than 80 hours might seem like nonsense. But that’s exactly what dozens of […]

Not really. AIG is the largest writer of aviation insurance, but the parent company’s fiscal turmoil has spared the insurance shop. In this podcast, insurance expert Jon Doolittle explains why. To learn more about AIG and aviation insurance, check out the November issue of Aviation Consumer. Stay on top of the products and services that […]

As AVweb reported recently, the general public is awakening to the benefits of ADS-B. Just as that’s happening, the industry is finally making headway on agreeing on a technical standard, as explained in this podcast with GAMA’s Jens Hennig. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Before we share our latest viral video find, a hearty “thanks” goes out to all the RC enthusiasts who read AVweb and sent us links to RC-airplane-mounted camera videos this week. We’ve saved a few of them for future issues, but we got a kick out of all of them. […]

Charlie Taylor’s original engine for the Wright Flyer eked out just 12 horsepower but was a marvel for its day. Terry Hesler, a Dayton, Ohio machinist, has built a faithful replica and will demonstrate it Friday, October 17 at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Dayton Beach. He describes his fascinating project in this podcast. Duration: […]

As if operating a small, tightly staffed Part 135 operation or flight department isn’t difficult enough, the FAA doesn’t necessarily make it any easier. The Agency requires periodic recurrency training, and the record-keeping requirements for this can overwhelm a small flight operation or charter company. Jeppesen is addressing this with its GOM (General Operations Manual) […]

When TSO 129 IFR GPS first appeared, it had onboard software called receiver autonomous integrity monitoring to keep track of the nav solution’s reliability. The advent of WAAS diminished RAIM’s importance, but now that many operators are using GPS as primary navigation when operating RNAV, RAIM is again important. Beginning next summer, any aircraft operating […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Here at AVweb‘s video-watching department, we see plenty of radio-controlled aircraft, in addition to the full-size ones. Our latest “Video of the Week” is something we don’t see every day, however – an RC F-18 with carrying a tiny camera on its journey. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad […]

Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) are still considered pretty high-tech, but BAE Systems is looking to push the envelope even further with something they call “Quantum HUD” – while bringing the price down into a realistically competitive range. BAE’s Ric Morrow gives us a preview of the technology in this podcast, recorded at the National Business Aviation […]