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When you fly more than one model of aircraft, it can be a challenge to stay current in each one. This month, IFR magazine’s Glenn Pew asked Greg Lewis, deputy director of the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, Calif., what he recommends. Greg is a 7,300-hour test pilot who routinely flies 13 different types […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Given the U.K.-based auto show Top Gear‘s penchant for racing, one wonders how “Video of the Week” made it this far without running this showdown between a twin-engine jet (the Eurofighter Typhoon) and the made-for-speed Bugatti Veyron. This one puts a new spin on the classic battle between land and […]

Based in South St. Paul, Minnesota, BRS produces the parachute systems installed as standard equipment on all Cirrus Design aircraft and available as an after-market installation on several other makes and models (including the Cessna 172 and 182 and various light sport aircraft). BRS claims to have saved more than 200 lives with the system. […]

Earlier this week, AVweb‘s Meredith Saini spoke with Eclipse Aviation president Vern Raburn, who was in Washington, D.C. for the FAA’s 33rd annual aviation forecast conference. The company’s much-touted Eclipse 500 very light jet features advanced avionics poised to take advantage of ADS-B technology, which is a key component of next-generation air traffic control systems. […]

ADS-B has been in the news a lot lately, with the comment period for the FAA’s requirements for the system passing last week and the National Aeronautic Association picking the technology as the winner of the prestigious Collier Trophy. Naturally, the Aircraft Electronics Association has had plenty to say about the way the FAA is […]

In conjunction with this year’s 35th Anniversary of the Beechcraft Heritage Museum at the Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) in Tennessee, one of America’s premier warbirds, the T-34 Mentor, will come home. AVweb‘s Mike Blakeney spoke with Brad Hood of the T-34 Association about this first major gathering of legendary Beechcraft T-34 Mentors in many years, […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive This week’s video (from LiveLeak.com) puts you at the controls of the P-51 Mustang Crazy Horse, complete with CFI walking you through the landing procedure. A big thanks to AVweb reader Robert Reid, who brought this to our attention. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this […]

AVweb Managing Editor Meredith Saini was on-hand for this year’s National Aeronautic Association Awards Luncheon in Arlington, Virginia. In this exclusive audio interview, she speaks with NAA chairman Walter J. Boyne about ADS-B technology (the winner of the 2008 Robert J. Collier Trophy) and with Gary Hendricks, the pilot of a Cherokee 140 who set […]

Starting June 5 there will be almost twice as much room for aircraft traveling the busy north-south oceanic corridor off the east coast of the U.S. FAA Oceanic Procedures Specialist Scott Luka explains to AVweb‘s Russ Niles how technology already on board most business jets and airliners is allowing for closer separation in that area. […]

If your “bucket list” includes an international trip over water to an exotic destination in your own airplane, then you need to hear this AVweb podcast. The very popular Cayman Caravan was just recently revived by Caribbean Flying Adventures as the “Cayman Islands Fly-In.” They just completed their first trip, involving 16 planes ranging from […]