Podcast

Deland, Florida, will host a new exhibition featuring sport aviation aircraft and supplies. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with Jana Filip about the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase at AirVenture 2016. Duration: 2:19 File Size: 2.2 MB download here

At AirVenture 2016, OpenAirplane revealed a new sister service called FlyOtto. It makes on-demand charter services from A to B available to any public-use airport in the U.S. via tablet, smartphone or computer. AVweb interviewed OpenAirplane’s Rod Rakic at the show. Duration: 10:16 File Size: 9.8 MB download here

While it’s true that the Third Class medical exemption has been signed into law, the FAA still has six months to a year to publish the final rules. Could the agency devise rules to negate the law’s effect? We hope not, but in this AirVenture podcast, we asked AOPA’s legislative VP,Jim Coon, about just how […]

If the age of the piston engine flight recorder isn’t upon us yet, you can see it from AirVenture 2016, where Jeff Van West spoke with Chris VanHorn from a company called Airbly. They make a clever cockpit monitoring system that automatically records critical flight parameters and downloads them to a smartphone for storage and […]

Heather Penney, the National Program Chair for the RISE ABOVE: WASP project, is a former fighter pilot for the Air National Guard and air racer. She hopes the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots will serve to inspire young people, especially women. She spoke with AVweb‘s Elaine Kauh about theCommemorative Air Force’s upcoming film […]

After purchasing every model in the CubCrafters line, TacAero now offers a certified five-day transition course to prepare CubCrafters’ customers for the challenges of flying a high-performance tailwheel airplane. Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano spoke with CubCrafters’ John Whitish and TacAero’s Jeremy Young about the program. Duration: 5:01 File Size: 1.2 MB download here

Amid the rapid growth of China’s aviation industry, there’s a movement afoot to bring personal flying, including homebuilding, into the general public. Among its advocates is aviation business consultant Francis Chao. His company, Uniworld, recently expanded its North American partnerships to include kitplane maker Sonex Aircraft. Chao talked to AVweb’s Elaine Kauhduring AirVenture 2016 about […]

Innova Aerospace is taking 50-year-old King Airs and bringing them into the 21st century with new GE engines and a three-screen touchpad avionics suite. Innova’s David Meske spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles at AirVenture 2016. Duration: 2:45 File Size: 1.5 MB download here

The long-awaited Third Class medical exemption finally passed and was signed into law by the president last week. However, as you’ll learn in this podcast with senior Aviation Medical Examiner Ian Blair Fries, for pilots with special issuances, there are still many more questions to be resolved before we know how the new law will […]

The FAA’s limited-time, first-come-first-served ADS-B installation rebate program is scheduled to begin this September. There are a number of things buyers need to do in order to collect on the $500 rebate, including registration, scheduling, flight testing and paperwork. The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has been contracted by the FAA to process the rebate checks. […]