Podcast

The Brainteaser #220 Bonus Question asked readers to name their favorite airshow performers or performances. The results are in, and no one appearing on the upcoming November ballot made the cut here. (This is an audio recording of the People’s Choice Award article.) Duration: 7:43 File Size: 7.1 MB download here

The new Airmen Certification Standards for private pilot and instrument rating applicants will emphasize risk management while making checkrides more efficient, according to Doug Stewart. The pilot examiner and CFI, who served on the original FAA committee charged with rewriting test standards, says the result will be “safer pilots.” Duration: 16:18 File Size: 7.8 MB […]

The CAFE organization has been through big changes this year, and last week offered a whole new version of their 10-year-old annual Electric Aircraft Symposium, with a new venue and some new ideas about emphasis and priorities. Duration: 5:30 File Size: 6.4 MB download here

Autonomy, electric engines and distributed powerplants will drive the design of a new generation of general aviation airplanes, says NASA researcher Mark Moore. AVweb’s Mary Grady talked with Moore about the possibilities, which he reported on at last week’s CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium. Duration: File Size: download here

The new TBM 930 looks like a regular TBM 900 but it’s what’s inside that counts. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Daher’s Nicolas Chabbert about taking electronic envelope protection to the next level. Duration: 6:19 File Size: 6 MB download here

Hydrogen fuel cells are improving in efficiency and are technically viable for small aircraft but until gasoline gets a lot more expensive they won’t be able to compete. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Dr. Josef Kallo on the promise and challenge of the technology. Duration: 6:54 File Size: 6.9 MB download here

Although there haven’t been many accidents involving unmanned aircraft systems, there have been enough for the NTSB to begin building the investigatory resources to determine causes, just as they have for years with manned aircraft. In this exclusive AVweb podcast recorded at the AUVSI trade show in New Orleans, the NTSB’s Bill English explains what’s […]

When Miles O’Brien moved to PBS, he discovered the world of tight budgets and MacGyvering equipment. He built his own drone to get aerial coverage for a Nova feature on flood protection and this year he hosted Exponential, the AUVSI convention in New Orleans. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with him at the convention. Duration: File […]

As an early proponent of drones for television news stories, journalist Miles O’Brien says this technology has fundamentally shifted the way stories can be told. O’Brien is a well-known independent science and technology reporter with stories appearing frequently on PBS. AVweb spoke to O’Brien Tuesday at Xponential 2016, the trade and technology show of the […]

FreeFlight Systems has been getting the word out in the past year on cost-effective ways for aircraft owners to comply with the ADS-B Out mandate effective Jan. 1, 2020. Starting with a basic system priced just under $2,000, FreeFlight found that while many operators have upgraded to systems that feature ADS-B In, Out and more, […]