Podcast

The annual Crossfield educator award honors teachers who inspire kids to learn about aviation. Lt. Col. Herbert W. Powley was chosen for introducing more than 4,000 students to flying over 19 years, producing on average eight first solos and two new pilots every year. He talks with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about his project, how it […]

Reportable errors by air traffic controllers have almost doubled in the last four years, but that doesn’t mean the skies are any less safe. Steve Hansen of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles to explain why. Duration: File Size: download here

Gordon Boettger has seen 1,000 feet-per-minute climb rates at 23,000 feet without an engine. His three-turn point glider flight of more than 1,280 miles is the longest flight ever flown in the northern hemisphere in a sailplane. Now he wants to conquer the night. He spoke with AVweb‘s Glenn Pew. Duration: File Size: download here

With bonus depreciation extended for this year, companies thinking about boosting efficiency can save on taxes and upgrade at the same time. One example is Soloy Aviation Solutions’ engine conversion kits for certain Eurocopter models, which save fuel and reduce maintenance costs. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Soloy CEO Dave Stauffer at HAI Heli-Expo in […]

Paul Bertorelli recently stopped in at the Cessna factory in Independence, Kansas. While there, he put the question to Cessna’s Cub Marion, who works on Citation CJ4 production: Whatever happened to those green planes we used to see making test flights? Duration: File Size: download here

When a fellow Army pilot’s Apache helicopter took an RPG round and small arms fire over Afghanistan, punching a hole in the transmission, Jim Hardy says he wasn’t about to let the enemy have the satisfaction of stripping the chopper in a victory celebration. Hardy tested the “run-dry” ability of the Timken transmission to the […]

Ric Gillespie, executive director of TIGHAR, is working to extract DNA from organic matter found on a remote Pacific island in search of the answer to what happened to Ameilia Earhart. AVweb‘s Mary Grady spoke with Gillespie about the DNA investigation, as well as what TIGHAR is up to next. Duration: File Size: download here

Global supply chains are challenging the traditional manufacturing model in all industries, including aviation – but politics can trump everything. Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia tells Russ Niles that it makes perfect sense for Embraer to open a plant in the U.S. in the same week that Hawker Beechcraft announces one in Mexico. This podcast […]

Ly Tong‘s name is both revered and notorious. He deserves more jail time or more accolades — it all depends on who you’re talking to. One thing is for sure: In 1992, he hijacked a Vietnamese Airlines Airbus A310-200 and then parachuted out of it into a swamp. AVweb‘s Glenn Pew learns more. Editor’s Note:Ly […]

The annual conference of WAI is coming up this weekend (Feb. 24 to 26) in Reno, Nevada. President Peggy Chabrian explains what the group is all about, what happens at the conference, and why it’s a great destination for anyone – male or female – who is interested in launching or advancing an aviation career. […]