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The FAA has proposed new rules for VFR pilots planning to operate within 100 miles of Washington, DC. Today AVweb talks ith AOPA’s Chris Dancy about the particulars of the rule, the motives behind its implementation, an what it would mean to you. Recommended listening for pilots, patriots, and passionate Americans … . Duration: File […]

Podcast Index | How to Listen | Subscribe Via RSS The FAA credits new programs and culture for several years without a “major” airline disaster; next – cost cutting. AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 may host Cessna’s first Light Sport Aircraft. EAA’s strategy to combat ethanol. AOPA takes on Lycoming’s crankshaft recall timetable. Australia may skip ADS-B. […]

Today’s in-depth interview: Science fiction vs. physical reality. So far, in the real world, the flying car hasn’t seen much success. Hear Mitch Labiche make his pitch on the canard-winged sports car he believes is the answer. It would be the “fastest car in the world – and street legal,” says Labiche. … And all […]

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has submitted his resignation – what now for user fees? GAO suggests VFR may not yet fit into plans for future airspace; IAOPA’s push for international rules governing UAVs; flight schools fight background checks; charity flight for pediatric neurosurgery may set aviation record; paying $1 billion to accommodate an airplane; FAA […]

This week, AVweb speaks with Bryan Lewis, president of Teledyne-Continental Motors (TCM). Find out how — if TCM meets its goals — your engine will soon be more reliable, more predictable, more efficient, and much less difficult to maintain. (It may also run independent of 100LL.) Click through for a snapshot of the state of […]

The FAA’s plans for TRACON consolidation may have been derailed in the House; new technology, diesels, and FADEC mean new red tape for STC hopefuls; Delta’s pensions may take a dive today; Cessna has its first customer-demonstrator Mustang; the spaceport count hits six; a privately owned airport may fall to power lines; farewell, Firewall Forward; […]

Today’s in-depth interview: Hear what Hal Shevers of Sportys Pilot Shop has to say about Cessna’s unveiling of its “Cirrus Killer”; and get his views on the TSA, the FAA, user fees, and the fizzle he thinks the very light jet market will be. Duration: File Size: download here

AOPA seeks to reduce medical barriers for recreational and sport pilot candidates; NATCA plans to “fight” the FAA until work rules are overturned; two survive a ditching in the Pacific; ADS-B is coming to the Gulf of Mexico; there’s new hope for commercial pilots who plan to fly past age 60; a fuel tanker driver […]

Today’s in-depth interview: The president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, John Carr. Contract negotiations between air traffic controllers are over, and the has FAA won — or has it? For the future of ATC staffing, labor negotiations, imposed working conditions, and flying in American airspace — this is an interview you won’t want […]