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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 […]

Can the Gulfstream get any more passenger-oriented? At this year’s NBAA Convention, Pres Henne (senior vice president for programs, engineering and testing) answered that question with a resounding yes, explaining how a bevy of new features in the G250 and a new “cabin-essential” power philosophy are making the airplane (expected in 2011) an even more […]

We reported last week on the formation of a new Wichita Aircraft Club, and this week’s National Business Aviation Association Convention is serving as the group’s gala coming-out party. Executive Director Dave Franson sat down to educate us about the group’s goals and structure. This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos One of the best utility aircraft ever made has been reborn. Viking aircraft will produce the Twin Otter with upgrades that save weight and reduce complexity while enhancing safety and performance. AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli goes inside the cockpit of the new Otter, and Glenn Pew has […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Elbit Kollsman provides real-time, real-world vision enhancement for pilots flying in bad weather and low visibility conditions. AVweb Editorial Director Paul Bertorelli just had to make time to see their display at the NBAA Convention, and Video Editor Glenn Pew brings you the details. Don’t see […]