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Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Thanks to Dan Gryder and our friends at Herpa Wings, “Why I Want to Fly the DC-3” essay contest winner Christa Mabry kicked off Sun ‘n Fun in style. Dan and his crew had planned a very special surprise, allowing our contest winners to take the […]

For the past five years, Sferics technology has taken a backseat to datalinked weather as a means of skirting convective weather. But Avidyne hopes to change that with the introduction of a new state-of-the-art lightning detector system called TWX670. Like Stormscope and Strike Finder technology, it detects and plots distant lightning strikes, but unlike earlier […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Lancair’s Evolution — a turbine-powered kit aircraft — made its public debut at the Sun ‘n Fun air show in Lakeland, Florida April 7. AVweb‘s Glenn Pew was there and posted this same-day video coverage of the aircraft’s arrival: Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad […]

As you read on AVweb, air traffic controller Patrick Eberhart of Detroit Metro TRACON is this year’s winner of the NATCA Archie League Awards. In this podcast, you’ll hear the dramatic audio of Eberhart guiding an aircraft with malfunctioning instruments and low fuel to a safe landing. Plus, you’ll hear other amazing recordings, featuring some […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive We’ve seen some low-flying aircraft in the past, but this clip, originally from Military.com, gave a us a little thrill (on the rare occasions we weren’t peeking between our fingers): Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the […]

Monday’s podcast with a California pilot who was intercepted and shadowed by an F-16 in a military operating area (MOA) ignited a firestorm of debate on our blog, the AVweb Insider. Lt. Col Fred Clifton, a retired F-16 pilot who now instructs at the Air Force’s weapons school at Nellis Air Force Base in Las […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Boeing has flown a manned aircraft on hydrogen fuel cell power – and while the announcement may seem to come out of the blue, Boeing has put the fuel cell-powered Diamond Dimona through its paces outside of Madrid, leaving behind only a trail of H2O exhaust. […]

They’re called “use taxes,” and Maine and Florida have adopted them as a new source of revenue. But are they legal? Maine tax lawyer Jon Block is defending eight aircraft owners against the levy in that state, and he told AVweb‘s Russ Niles he believes Maine’s application of the tax violates the U.S. Constitution. Duration: […]

Maneuvering flight continues to claim a disproportionate share of aircraft, pilots and their passengers each year. Learn what “maneuvering flight” really is, why it’s dangerous, and what you can do to avoid this kind of accident. Aviation Safety Editor-In-Chief Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside interviews AOPA Air Safety Foundation Executive Director Bruce Landsberg on maneuvering flight […]

Two pilots who were transiting a military operating area near Luke Air Force Base last week say they got the fright of their lives from an F-16 pilot who they say forced them to take evasive maneuvers to avoid what they thought was an imminent collision. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Pilatus PC-12 pilot Patrick […]