Podcast

Expedition Aircraft unexpectedly came on the scene recently with a pair of workhorse piston singles that are expected to be certified later this year. AVweb spoke with the company’s marketing and sales director, Andrew Hamblin, to find out more about Expedition Aircraft and its E350 and E350XC airplanes. Duration: File Size: download here

In today’s newscast, hear about the highlights of Heli-Expo 2007, production problems looming at Eclipse Aviation, lawsuits flying in the wake of the Cory Lidle crash, Jacksonville reconsidering its ban on building kit airplanes in garages, and more. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

In the March 2007 issue of Aviation Consumer, the magazine flight tests the new turbonormalized Mooney Acclaim. In this related podcast, the company’s new CEO Dennis Ferguson talks about Mooney’s latest reorganization and how it plans to market its aircraft going forward. Duration: File Size: download here

LoPresti’s still-in-the-making – the factory’s not yet built – two-place retract Fury aircraft will sport an iPod for entertainment and flight data recording (but not “black box”) purposes, according to LoPresti’s vice president of operations R.J. Siegel. One unit is already in testing, and AVweb‘s Glenn Pew caught up with R.J. to find out how […]

Controllers at Dallas-Fort Worth International’s regional TRACON have been given a refresher after they denied an American Airlines 757 priority handling, despite the fact that the crew declared an emergency. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

The aviation associations have had much to say about the FAA’s user-fee proposal, but general aviation industry executives have so far been relatively quiet since the plan was announced last week. So AVweb caught up with Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn to get a manufacturer’s point of view on this red-hot topic. Brought […]

Young Eagle flights are commercial operations? The FAA February 13 published in the Federal Register a new Air Tour rule that introduces several elements that seem to target commercial operators, but provisions in the preamble appear to limit aircraft type, pilot qualifications, and frequency of flights for any pilot who may seek to frequently take […]

Doc, the last remaining B-29 that might be restored to flight status is due Friday (February 16) to be pushed — unfinished — out of its hangar at McConnell Air Force Base and into the weather at Wichita. The project is almost a complete rebuild, with all-new parts that would give it, supporters believe, sustainability […]

In this week’s AVweb newscast, hear about the new air-tour rule, Honda setting up shop in North Carolina, the fight over bankrupt Symphony Aircraft’s intellectual property, ATC staffing levels, and more. Remember: In AVweb’s podcasts, you’ll hear things you won’t find anywhere else. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

The U.S. fiscal year 2008 budget was released on Monday, and with it came the first official proposal for aviation user fees. AVweb sat down with National Business Aviation Association President and CEO Ed Bolen to get his position on aviation user fees versus the existing fuel taxes. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File […]