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Equipping a large commercial GA fleet for the ADS-B mandate is both costly and challenging, especially for operators that have specialized aircraft. One operator in Rhode Island—Simmons Aviation Services—has a large fleet of aircraft used for aerial advertising, plus vintage warbirds. It recently certified aircraft with the budget-based ($1999) uAvionix tailBeacon ADS-B product, but not […]

The National Transportation Safety Board is about a year into a project to streamline its accident reporting and it’s training investigators to sharpen their skills on engine failure mishaps, many of which have been closed with no known cause. The NTSB’s vice chairman, Bruce Landsberg, told AVweb in this wide-ranging podcast this month, that a backlog […]

Basketball star Kobe Bryant was killed in the crash of a chartered Sikorsky S-76B helicopter on Jan. 26, 2020. This high-profile crash, which killed his daughter Gianna and seven others, is causing a re-examination of how Part 135 helicopters are operated. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli examines the risks.

Flying Musicians Association co-founder, CEO and president John Zapp sat down with AVweb to talk about how aviation and music intersect along with the organization’s foundation, operation and future plans.

Anyone who has visited Oshkosh has heard the unique exhaust song of the Rolls-Royce Merlin. Nearly 150,000 of these iconic 12-cylinder engines were manufactured, some in the U.S. as the Packard V-1650. In this fascinating documentary, the assembly of the engine’s 11,000-plus parts is described in rich detail. (Credit King Rose Archives.)

Sport Aviation Administrator at Florida’s DeLand Municipal Airport Jana Filip sat down with AVweb’s Kate O’Connor to discuss the airport’s progress on its new Sport Aviation Village.

There’s a reason why propellers are recommended for overhaul by service hours and calendar time, but they’re often one of the most neglected systems on the aircraft. In this video, Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano tours Sensenich Propeller Services in Gainesville, Georgia, to see how it’s done.