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In today’s newscast, hear about Tiger Aircraft’s bankruptcy filing, staffing problems at contract control towers, TSA security ramp checks for GA aircraft, the FAA’s imminent decision on the age-60 rule and more. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Don’t try this one at home kids – midfield landing on a short strip in a Mooney, with no “out” due to the pilot’s long landing and tall trees all around the airport. It’s too bad we don’t have Smell-O-Vision yet, because you’d actually be able to smell the rubber […]

AVweb sat down with AOPA spokeswoman Kathleen Vascouselos to talk about the disturbing downward trend of the U.S. pilot population, which the FAA recently said has dipped below the 600,000 mark. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

The editors of Aviation Safety caught up with Brent Blue, co-founder of the very successful aviation medical and safety technology vendor Aeromedix.com. His company has brought to the general aviation marketplace numerous products previously unavailable to pilots at any price. Duration: File Size: download here

In the Monday newscast, hear about how the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo drew record crowds and exhibitors; the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s planned use of UAVs along the Canadian border; a midair collision that controllers failed to prevent; an upcoming ADS-B mandate; and more. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive In the wake of aviation instructor and spin king William Kershner’s passing, we thought this would be a good time to share a video AVweb editor Jen Whitley had on hand from a few years ago. In this incredible clip, aerobatics pros Barb MacLeod and Max Bell perform a 52-and-a-half-turn […]

Leonard Kirk of the aviation technology division at the University of Alaska offers his insight into the Capstone project. Kirk’s perspective offers a Capstone refresher – history and current status – as well as the program’s capabilities and equipment, plus an outlook on progress toward comprehensive rollout in the lower 48 states. Duration: File Size: […]

AVweb caught up with Maule Air chief engineer Mikel “Mike” Boorom at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo this week in Sebring, Florida. While the family-owned company didn’t show up with a light sport aircraft at the show, it does have intentions to enter this growing market segment. It’s also working on several other projects to […]

In the Monday newscast, hear about Mooney laying claim to the fastest piston single with the certification of the Acclaim, Thielert AG’s successful year, a 15-year-old who’s building his own RV-7A, OP Technologies’ move to steal Chelton’s experimental EFIS customers who ordered equipment from now-defunct distributor Direct To Avionics, and more. Brought to you byBose […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Welcome back to the working week! AVweb’s “Video of the Week” is here to ease the transition, with a little help from YouTube user Whatmap: 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. Don’t forget to […]