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In these especially challenging economic times, CFI Chris Esposito, 24, has taken the leap and opened First Landings Aviation, a new flight school at the Orlando-Apopka Airport just for Sport Pilot training. With a Remos G-3 on leaseback and a business plan written for a college competition, Chris and his partners are ready to test […]

IFR magazine editor Jeff Van West goes behind the scenes and talks to some of the controllers who won Archie awards this year for helping save pilots’ lives. It turns out that success boils down to one word: teamwork. For those of you who may have been looking for this podcast last month, we apologize. […]

While it’s not unheard of, it’s not every day the FAA withdraws a proposed rule, especially one that was 20 years in the making – but it happened last week. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Ric Peri of the Aircraft Electronics Association about the complexities of bringing repair station ratings and certificates into a modern […]

Miles O’Brien, a Cirrus pilot, covered aviation and space for CNN for 16 years until his job was downsized last December. Since then, he’s been finding new ways to bring stories about flight to a broad audience. He talks with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about his trip to Africa with Patty Wagstaff to film her work […]

AVweb recently visited Robinson Helicopter’s Torrance, California plant. Although sales are slow, the factory is buzzing with activity, including work on the new R66 turbine. Frank Robinson gave us an update in this podcast. Duration: File Size: download here

It’s a lesson that every new flight student learns, and it’s one that 23,000-hour aviation icon Sean Tucker learned again last Sunday. The legendary aerobatic pilot tells AVweb‘s Russ Niles why he’ll never fly again without first dipping the fuel tanks. Duration: File Size: download here

Lindy Kirkland, who retired from the Marine Corps in 2006 as the pilot of Marine One, is the new president of the Air Care Alliance, a national organization of public benefit flying groups. He spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about his goals for the Alliance. Duration: File Size: download here

Flying your private airplane into Cuba is not expressly forbidden, but it’s never been easy to do – until now. Thierry Pouille, CEO of Air Journey, is working to organize escorted trips where his company will handle all of the bureaucracy and paperwork. AVweb‘s Mary Grady caught up with Pouille at Sun ‘n Fun last […]

Just over a year ago, John Wehrenberg joined with old friend Debi Boies to form a non-profit organization that helps volunteer pilots connect with animal shelters that need to transport pets to new homes. At Sun ‘n Fun 2009, Wehrenberg told AVweb‘s Mary Grady how the organization got started and how it works. Duration: File […]

Some of the best new pilots come out of university flight competitions, and Tecnam Aircraft is fostering that movement by donating an aircraft to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s team. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Lyn Birmingham of Tecnam USA at Sun ‘n Fun. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX […]