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Beech may have never envisioned that the venerable King Air would be flying more than half a century after it first appeared, but many are. However, the original instruments are often uneconomical to repair or replace so Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has come up with a clever line of versatile replacement gauges that can literally […]

As winter enters its last chilly month, winter sports are in full flight, especially the one featured in this thoughtfully shot video by Rick Hiebert: ice fishing on Stephenfield Lake southwest of Winnipeg. It’s even got underwater shots of the boring machine and a chilled livewell for the mess of Northern Pike, plus just the […]

The NTSB recently announced the probable cause of the Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash was the pilot’s flawed decision to continue visual flight into instrument conditions in high terrain, causing him to lose control of the S-76B helicopter. In this AVweb video, Paul Bertorelli dissects the NTSB hearing and presents the critical findings in context. […]

The Bell X-1 is one of aviation history’s most important—and interesting—aircraft. Everyone knows Chuck Yeager flew it to establish the first record-breaking flight beyond Mach 1, but there’s much more to the airplane than that. In this long-form video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli uses a fantastic drawing of the X-1 panel by aviation artist Jean-Luc Beghin […]

There’s a reason why propellers are recommended to be overhauled by service hours and calendar time, but they’re often one of the most neglected systems on the aircraft. There’s also a mystery surrounding propeller work, so to get a firsthand look at the propeller overhaul process, Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano spent some time on […]