Video of the Week

It’s a gyroplane, not a gyrocopter and it’s nothing at all like a helicopter. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli explains what’s involved in getting a gyroplane add-on rating or even starting from scratch. Whatever the hell you call them, gyroplanes are a ton of fun to fly. This video was shot at Blades Over […]

Colorado-based Steve Zimmermann is an exceptionally talented photographer with an unusual focus. He likes to shoot captivating subjects on the ground as well as in the air. The Mountain West abounds with opportunities for stunning imagery. In this AVweb profile, Paul Bertorelli finds out how Zimmermann does it. Music courtesy of www.bensound.com

I have a sort of personal, intimate  relationship with the B-29 and the engines that powered them, the Wright R-3350s depicted in this week’s video. It’s one of those classic wartime promo films produced in the hundreds, but this one is from the Dodge motor company’s PR department. It’s one of the most amazing films of […]

This week’s Best of the Web video comes from Eli van W and is a nicely shot piece on an airline Twin Otter being landed and taken off from a 1300-foot runway on the island of Saba. For orientation, Saba is in the Dutch Antilles in same archipelago as Sint Maarten and St. Kitts and […]

Continuing our series of Virtual Trade Shows, AVweb talks to Mike Altman at Precision Flight Controls whose fixed and motion-base simulators are well known in the aviation industry. The company is out with a new series of aircraft-specific sims and is working on VR-based simulation using goggles.

Although some are in denial about it, the love affair with batteries for electric airplanes is, for the short term, on hold. To meet minimum performance, designers are increasingly looking at hybrid drives that may incorporate battery systems. In this AVweb VODCAST, Embry-Riddle’s Dr. Pat Anderson explains why this is so. He also explains why […]

Garmin has a new watch for aviators and it trickles down from the Garmin Venu smart/sportswatch. It’s priced at $499 and has a built-in pulse oximeter, an aeronautical database and a feature set that’s easy to deal with. In this video Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano takes a look at the major features. Read the […]

In 2005, PBS produced a 10-hour series about flight operations on the U.S.S. Nimitz. In this Best of the Web selection, you’ll see the most riveting 20 minutes of the entire series. It’s in two parts and the second will automatically start when the first concludes. Don’t click on it unless you’ve got 20 minutes […]

Daher’s TBM turboprop is the fastest single-engine turbine on the market. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli visited the company’s Tarbes, France, factory to see how the airplanes are made. This report from AVweb’s video library details the entire process.

A little fun this week. I shot this video in honor of two friends struggling through a difficult time. I hope you find it amusing and entertaining. It was shot along the Florida coast near Venice and Sarasota. Note: If you try this, it works best between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.