AVweb’s Multimedia section offers a rich collection of aviation-focused content, including videos, podcasts, photo galleries, and more. From in-depth analyses of aircraft systems to engaging pilot interviews and captivating flight footage, this section provides valuable insights and entertainment for aviation enthusiasts and professionals alike. Stay updated with the latest in aviation through our diverse multimedia offerings.
Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Studies at nonprofit think-tank Reason Foundation, has long been an advocate of aviation user fees, as well as a supporter of commercializing the U.S. air traffic control organization. In an interview with AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter, Poole explains why he sees user fees and a privatized ATC system as good […]
Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive What’s summer without a few big-budget, special-effects-heavy, totally-unbelievable blockbuster movies? In the spirit that brings us films like Fantastic Four and Die Hard – and, most especially, Transformers, which opens in two weeks – we think it’s time to bring you something totally off-beat and just darn cool. Presenting, from […]
AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter caught up with SATSair marketing and sales vice president Sheldon Early this week at the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA) annual meeting. Early talks about how SATSair proved the air-taxi model using Cirrus SR22 piston singles. Duration: File Size: download here
Epic Aircraft CEO Rick Schrameck was beaming last week after announcing that his company’s all-composite very light jet, the Epic Elite Jet, achieved its first flight on Thursday morning. Schrameck talks with AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter about the first flight of the twinjet, as well as other developments at the Bend, Oregon aircraft manufacturer. Duration: […]
Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive This week, we cast our far-roving eye toward the viral video clips of Australia (specifically, Wangaratta, Victoria – a well-known source of “POTW” submissions for AVweb). YouTube user hyperscale treats us to some candid video of a Curtiss P-40N Warhawk taxiing and taking off from Wangaratta. Don’t see a video […]
AOPA senior director of strategic planning Randy Kenagy speaks with AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter about the recent flap over the FAA’s inadvertent policy changes that affected GPS use under instrument flight rules. He also gives a glimpse into future GPS aeronautical requirements and offers some advice for those currently looking to buy a new GPS […]
On June 22, a P-38 Lightning will leave Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to finish a mission it started 65 years ago. For more than 60 years, Glacier Girl (as the plane is now called) was buried under the ice of Greenland after it and seven other aircraft were forced down in bad weather while […]
Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive We all know the impact of bird strikes on small aircraft, but when was the last time you saw their effect on something as large as a Boeing 757? Simon Lowe was on hand when a Thomson 757 engine sucked in a bird on take-off […]
Eclipse Aviation President and CEO Vern Raburn speaks with AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter about the status of the Eclipse 500 program, and he also reflects back on some problems the company has encountered along the way. Duration: File Size: download here
Flight instructor and electrical engineer Brad Whitsitt noticed that many of his flight students had much difficulty with crosswind landings, and his research into the problem found that improper crosswind landing techniques and wind-gust encounters near the runway are the top causes of weather-related accidents. He decided to do something about this by merging his […]
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