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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

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: […]