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Guardian Jet has come up with a software package that puts the value of your business aircraft in neat columns and rows. CEO Mike Dwyer talks with AVweb‘s Russ Niles. This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather. Duration: File Size: download here

Union Leader Tom Buffenbarger has an idea to convince President Obama to visit Wichita: Call his Chief of Staff at (202) 456-1414. This podcast is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation. Duration: File Size: download here

FlightAware started as a hobby but it quickly became a valuable tool. CEO Daniel Baker tells AVweb‘s Russ Niles they’re just getting started. This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather. Duration: File Size: download here

The unique pusher twin from Italy offers an alternative to turboprops and jets. AVweb‘s Russ Niles talks with John Bingham about the company’s new plan. This podcast is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation. Duration: File Size: download here

After a year in which business aviation has taken a public relations beating, National Business Aviation Association President Ed Bolen says the theme of this year’s convention, which starts in Orlando on Tuesday, is to “demonstrate the value of business aviation.” He talked to AVweb‘s Russ Niles about this year’s meeting. Duration: File Size: download […]

IFR‘s Jeff Van West talks with Jim Okonek, the former owner of K2 Aviation in Talkeetna, Alaska, about what it’s like to fly in seriously cold weather, his favorite way to get ice off the wings, and the perils and pleasures of landing on glaciers. To read a related article on ice flying – and […]

FBOs are in the service business, but what Pacific States Aviation (of Concord, Calif.) did for Shannon Biggs and Bryan Liang in September was pretty special. AVweb‘s Russ Niles speaks with everyone involved in a terrible situation that had a big bright spot. Related Content:We first heard about this when Bryan and Shannon recommended Pacific […]

When the FAA on October 5, 2009, changed the rules that determine to whom they’ll sell aeronautical charts, the number of distributors shrank from about 2,000 to less than 300, overnight. Along with that came the very real possibility that your local FBO would be both regulated and priced out of the chart business. The […]

Really big events tend to raise really big amounts for charitable causes, and the Jump for the Cause was no exception, gathering almost $1 million for breast cancer research and setting a new world record for women skydivers. Bambi Knight was one of 181 women who linked in so many ways in the searing heat […]

The AOPA Summit, coming up November 5-7 in Tampa, Florida, is a new version of the traditional AOPA Expo, with a focus on the future of general aviation and expanded collaboration with other industry groups. AOPA spokesman Andrew Broom offers a preview of the diverse programs that pilots can expect to find at the event, […]