Podcast

In the April issue of Aviation Consumer magazine, look for a detailed analysis comparing diesel and avgas fuel economy. In this podcast, Aviation Consumer talked about aircraft fuel economy development with Marc Cook, editor of Kitplanes magazine, and with Brien Seely, president of the CAFE Foundation. (That’s Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency.) Duration: File Size: download […]

In defiance of all the lousy economic news of late, the business aircraft industry continues to boom. Teal Group Analyst Richard Aboulafia told AVweb‘s Russ Niles that it generally takes about two years for a downturn in the rest of the world to reach the business jet sector. In the meantime, the industry is booming. […]

As you read last week on AVweb, the Aviation Crime Prevention Institute has issued an All Points Bulletin to pilots/owners of Cessna singles and especially heavy haul Caravans, King Air models, and medium/heavy Cessna Cabin Class Twins to take measures to secure and guard their airplanes. Because the Mexican government is now seizing airplanes at […]

The FAA is proposing changes to the rules governing homebuilt aircraft, some of which are raising concerns about the future of this time-honored niche of general aviation. The Experimental Aircraft Association has stated publicly that it opposes the changes, which would make it more difficult for homebuilders to comply with the “51% rule.” Earlier this […]

Cirrus Design has always said it’s trying to change the way people think about owning airplanes, and its latest announcement will undoubtedly raise the stakes in the high-end piston market. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Cirrus’s new Chief Operating Officer Brent Wouters about the company’s new maintenance coverage plan and some other developments in Duluth. […]

When you fly more than one model of aircraft, it can be a challenge to stay current in each one. This month, IFR magazine’s Glenn Pew asked Greg Lewis, deputy director of the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, Calif., what he recommends. Greg is a 7,300-hour test pilot who routinely flies 13 different types […]

Based in South St. Paul, Minnesota, BRS produces the parachute systems installed as standard equipment on all Cirrus Design aircraft and available as an after-market installation on several other makes and models (including the Cessna 172 and 182 and various light sport aircraft). BRS claims to have saved more than 200 lives with the system. […]

Earlier this week, AVweb‘s Meredith Saini spoke with Eclipse Aviation president Vern Raburn, who was in Washington, D.C. for the FAA’s 33rd annual aviation forecast conference. The company’s much-touted Eclipse 500 very light jet features advanced avionics poised to take advantage of ADS-B technology, which is a key component of next-generation air traffic control systems. […]

ADS-B has been in the news a lot lately, with the comment period for the FAA’s requirements for the system passing last week and the National Aeronautic Association picking the technology as the winner of the prestigious Collier Trophy. Naturally, the Aircraft Electronics Association has had plenty to say about the way the FAA is […]

In conjunction with this year’s 35th Anniversary of the Beechcraft Heritage Museum at the Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) in Tennessee, one of America’s premier warbirds, the T-34 Mentor, will come home. AVweb‘s Mike Blakeney spoke with Brad Hood of the T-34 Association about this first major gathering of legendary Beechcraft T-34 Mentors in many years, […]