Podcast

Podcast: SR-71 as a Metaphor for Life

Brian Shul didn’t just fly the hottest manned aircraft ever built; he overcame tremendous odds to do it. He was the keynote speaker at Flying Aviation Expo in Palm Springs, and AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with him before his presentation. Duration: 4:34 File Size: 4.2 MB download here

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Podcast: The Skycatcher Replacement?

Glasair Aviation thinks it has come up with the aircraft Cessna should have built. Think strong landing gear. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with Glasair’s Nick Frisch about how a sturdy, reliable and cheap-to-fly aircraft can help GA. Duration: 6:30 File Size: 6.0 MB download here

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Podcast: Flying Classroom Reaches Australia

Barrington Irving of Experience Aviation is on the first leg of a flight around the world in a Hawker jet to help teach school kids about science and technology. He spoke with AVweb’s Mary Grady during a stopover in Australia about the project, the jet, and the expeditions he’s taking part in along the way. […]

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Podcast: Record-Breaking Skydive About More than Publicity

Google executive Alan Eustace has broken Felix Baumgartner’s “highest skydive” record – but that’s only the beginning of the story, as Eustace’s record-shattering jump yielded massive amounts of data for scientists and engineers to study. James Hayhurst of the U.S. Parachute Association spoke on the significance of this latest record jump. Duration: 19:02 File Size: […]

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Podcast: Deer Jet’s Zhang Peng on China’s Expanding Bizav Sector

China’s largest bizjet charter company, Deer Jet, sees plenty of room for expansion in the exploding Chinese marketplace – maybe not in fractionals (yet), but in some surprising segments, like providing flights in and out of the country. Deer Jet’s Zhang Peng demystifies the world’s fastest-growing bizav economy in a short conversation with us at […]

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Podcast: Strong NBAA Show, Says Bolen

Ed Bolen, the CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, says the organization’s 2014 show in Orlando is a little bigger than last year’s show in Las Vegas. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with Bolen at the static display at Orlando Executive Airport. Duration: 3:24 File Size: 3.1 MB download here

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Podcast: ATC for Drones

Parimal Kopardekar, principal investigator for NASA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project, is working to create a systemthat would help make it possible for UAS to operate in specified low-altitude zones within the national airspace. He talked with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the technology and its timeline. Duration: 9:45 File Size: 9.1 MB download […]

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Podcast: RAF Targets Private Airstrips

The Recreational Aviation Foundation is making great progress in its effort to amend laws in all 50 states to make it easier for pilots to gain access to privately owned airstrips. AVweb’s Mary Grady spoke with John McNade, an RAF volunteer, about how the RAF is getting it done and why it’s important. Duration: 7:44 […]

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