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The countown toward each EAA AirVenture begins when the show closes each year, but it’s now a little more than two weeks before the big event and the anticipation is starting to build. The 2007 event kicks off in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 23, and it will be a week of memorable performances, announcements, and […]

In an interview with AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter, AOPA Vice President of Government Affairs Andrew Cebula explains the highlights of the FAA reauthorization bill (H.R. 2881) introduced in the House of Representatives late last week. According to Cebula, AOPA endorses this legislation – warts and all. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Cirrus Design’s personal jet was shown for the first time, Thursday June 28, 2007. AVweb‘s Russ Niles was there. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly.

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive This week, we turn to Flight Level 350 for another in-cockpit video that serves as a safety reminder. If the loud beeping of the gear warning horn isn’t enough to tell you that the gear is up on this C182, then the sound of the belly scraping on the runway […]

Certainly the biggest general aviation story of the year so far played out in Duluth, Minnesota on Thursday as Cirrus unveiled a mockup of its new jet. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the aircraft, but its unique design is certain to attract attention on the ramp and, if Cirrus is correct, […]

Our sister publication, Aviation Consumer, recently busted a few myths by exploring how to get the biggest bang for the buck when investing in aircraft safety-related equipment. The magazine used AOPA Air Safety Foundation‘s annual Nall report as the springboard for its report, and we asked the foundation’s president, Bruce Landsberg, for his views on […]

AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter caught up with National Business Aviation Association Southeast Regional Representative Harry Houckes at the recent Florida Aviation Trades Association annual meeting in Sarasota, Florida, to discuss some of the pressing issues for pilots flying in the Southeast. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Our last couple of “Video of the Week” clips have been light-hearted and funny, but this week we swing the pendulum in the other direction, with a scary incident of prop failure during the 1991 Reno Air Races. The in-cockpit video comes from YouTube user karenmorss: Don’t see a video […]

Whenever a whole plane parachute is activated, there’s lots of news about it, and a gear-up landing is guaranteed to get news choppers in the air, but every day pilots get themselves out of tense situations using the skill and training they’ve accumulated. Well, nothing has improved the odds of a happy outcome than the […]

Rob Haig, Manager of Flight Standards at Cirrus Design, steps in for Cirrus’s Bill Stone to talk with us about the company’s initiatives and partnerships to promote safety and proficiency. Haig explains what’s worked (and what hasn’t) and unveils some very-near-future plans for Cirrus safety training. Duration: File Size: download here