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Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Ring in 2008 with a musical melody and a little fun on the runway, courtesy of Chesapeake Sport Pilot‘s Helen Woods. (Experienced CFIs, take note of that link – they’re hiring!) In case you’re wondering whether these musical antics are appropriate, we should point out that the, er “stylings” shown […]

When Steve Fossett disappeared on a flight in Nevada in September, tens of thousands of people, many of them AVweb readers, joined the search via Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk, a program that allows anyone with an internet connection to view satellite imagery of the search area. A few of those volunteers continued their efforts for months, […]

Usually it’s because the owner or operator let them discharge too deeply or too often, according to Concorde’s Skip Koss, who discussed battery technology and longevity with Aviation Consumer‘s Paul Bertorelli. In its January issue, the magazine features an in-depth comparison of aircraft batteries, with some surprising results. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Here’s a little air show fun to spice up your holiday week, straight from the e-mail of AVweb reader Robert Reid, who (accurately) describes the clip as “short, crystal clear, [featuring] amazing photography, and fun to watch”: Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that […]

If you’re about to buy a legacy LSA – a Cub, Champ, or Luscombe, say – will you be able to support a 60-year-old airplane with spare parts? Actually – yes, according to Aurora, Colorado-based Univair, one of the leading suppliers of parts and accessories for classic aircraft. As part of a major report in […]

Some of the biggest news in U.S. aviaition has come out of China in the last couple of weeks. A week after Cessna announced it was building its 162 SkyCatcher there, Liberty Aerospace announced a deal to build 600 copies of its XL-2 two-place touring and training aircraft in a plant to be built by […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Before you ask: Yes, we have been watching a lot of radio-controlled airplane videos lately. When you see the one we’ve selected as the “Video of the Week,” we think you’ll agree that it’s paying off. Courtesy of YouTube user cavemodels, we give you what may be the world’s first […]

In a recent AVweb story, we learned that the Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights (CAPBOR) is encouraging airline passengers to keep their video and still cameras handy on board to document any horror stories that may occur during the upcoming busy holiday travel period. In this interview with Kate Hanni, the group’s […]

After 150,000 takeoffs and landings in a 43-year cropdusting career, Don Taylor of Emmett, Idaho – who was the subject of a recent story in The Idaho Statesman newspaper – shares the secret of his longevity in the nations third-most-dangerous occupation. Mike Blakeney talks with Don and his wife Charlene to get her perspective about […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive It’s autumn at AVweb world headquarters, and we’re already opining the passage of air show season. We’ve shared lots of great air show clips in the last few weeks, but today we’ll shift our scale back just a bit and marvel at the radio-controlled aerobatics of a B-29 bomber at […]