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News for Monday, October, 2: The FAA has issued a final rule regarding replacement of Lycoming crankshafts; user fees are examined by Congress as the FAA funding crisis is questioned; 737 crashes mysteriously; solar flares and your GPS signal; wind farms and radar; Adam A500; SpaceShipTwo; and the Age-60 rule under review. Click through to […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Thanks to everyone who continues to send videos to add to our collection. (You can look forward to seeing some pretty nifty clips over the next few weeks.) This week, we invite you to fly again with Daniel Heligoin and Montaine Mallet, the French Connection, in this clip we found […]

What’s it like to win an airplane? Sporty’s sweepstakes winner Bob Meadows can tell you – now that he’s been bestowed with a G1000-equipped Cessna 172, courtesy of the pilot supply shop. Both Meadows and his son fly and share a 2,000-foot grass strip with a neighbor and plan to make use of their new […]

In today’s news: The post-crash fire factor; new airplanes from old designs — Micco, Cub; airports, Bakersfield and Culleoka; warbird restrictions lifted; F-14’s see final flights; plane hits car — car owner pays first; graves divert airport expansion; a DC-10 firebomber is hard at work; and “Dumbo” the Aerocar is for sale. Duration: File Size: […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive This week’s video arrives, courtesy of the folks at the Red Bull Air Races and Freecaster.com. You’ll need the QuickTime plug-in to view this one. (There’s a link to download it if you don’t already have it.) And after you’ve watched Kirby Chambliss strut his stuff at the Red Bull […]

Often the deadliest part of an airline accident isn’t the crash, but the fire that results when ruptured fuel lines are ignited. John Galbraith and Dr. Chiu Chan of Foamex are working with the FAA to inhibit and possibly prevent post-crash fires by introducing reticulated foam filler (called “Safety Foam”) into jets’ fuel tanks. Learn […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive A big thanks to everyone who took a few minutes last week to share their favorite flying videos with us. We didn’t get much work done on Monday or Tuesday, but we did enjoy your videos – so please keep ’em coming! This week’s “VOTW” is a little longer and […]

For many aviation buffs, there’s nothing like the sound of four big radial engines on a B-17 or the sight of a Mustang in flight to stir the soul. There are hundreds of warbirds still flying, but the supply of qualified personnel to fly and fix them will run thin if something isn’t done to […]

Why would the Air Force smash 110 piston singles to bits? That’s the question being raised by pilots in the San Antonio area this week. The Air Force says it has no use for the T3s, known by their civilian name as Slingsby Fireflys, but the folks who have watched them wither at Hondo Airport […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Welcome to AVweb’s “Video of the Week”! In our travels of the World Wide Web, we’ve saved and bookmarked quite a few video clips. Some gave us the chills, some flat-out amazed us, and some taught us a little something that we didn’t already know. In the coming weeks, we’ll […]