Podcast

New aviation user fees aren’t in the Obama administration’s newly released budget, but there are real reasons to think they might appear elsewhere, says AOPA. More legislation (like the FAA reauthorization bill) is still in the pipeline, and with the nation’s current fiscal condition, anything can happen. Lorraine Howerton, AOPA’s vice president of legislative affairs, […]

Following a pair of serious incidents and a fatal accident, commercial flight crew training and professionalism in the cockpit have become hot topics in Washington. In this podcast, AVweb caught up with Dr. Key Dismukes, chief scientist for human factors at the human systems integration division at NASA Ames Research Center. Dismukes talks about the […]

Does Congress overreact and over-legislate in the name of security? At this point, isn’t that a rhetorical question? NATA’s Jim Coyne says there may be a light at the end of the tunnel and credits the TSA with bringing GA concerns before Congress. Duration: File Size: download here

Click for more a gallery of Kirkland’s photos Lindy Kirkland, president of the Air Care Alliance, recently returned from a week in Haiti flying a Beech Baron into remote airfields as the country continues its recovery from last month’s devastating earthquake. He describes his experience and the challenges of flying in Haiti and explains how […]

On March 8, 1910, Baroness Raymonde de la Roche became the first woman to obtain a pilot certificate. She was the world’s 36th certificated pilot. Canadian pilot and aviation educator Mierelle Goyer is spearheading a worldwide attempt to mark the centennial of de la Roche’s accomplishment by encouraging more women to do the same. She […]

A life-changing event helped inspire Jolie Lucas to form the Mooney Ambassadors, a new international group that aims to be more than a social platform and information hub specific to Mooney aircraft. Lucas intends Mooney Ambassadors to be a service group, too, promoting Mooney and general aviation as a whole. And the story behind her […]

When 15-year-old Eric Schultz was killed in a Texas flight training accident, public opinion could have soured. But long-time columnist Bob Ray Sanders took a stand in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. “For their own sakes,” he wrote, “and in the memory of Eric, these students should still have the chance to spread their wings.” AVweb‘s […]

A lot of pilots are active supporters of general aviation, but few of them put their money where their mouth is like Gary Bradshaw, founder of PilotJourney.com and a major contributor to the May 15, 2010 “Learn To Fly Day” initiative. Learn to Fly Day is meant to be far more than words on a […]

It’s been a little more than 50 years since anyone tried to break one of the most bizarre aviation endurance records. Matt Pipkin and his father Chet are aiming to try next October by keeping a Cessna 172 in the air for 65 days straight. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Matt Pipkin about the attempt […]

Star power may help the light sport/sport pilot movement, as the National Sport Pilot Association gets ready to recruit some pop superstars as pilots. AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli speaks with Jim Reyes about how his organization hopes to revive interest in flying. Duration: File Size: download here