Podcast

We caught up with space-tourism company World View Enterprises’ CEO Jane Poynter at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Dallas, Texas. Poynter described the technology behind World View’s balloon-and-parafoil plan to lift passengers into the upper atmosphere for a several-hour tour of the planet. Duration: 9:42 File Size: 8.1 MB download here

Ahead of the 2015 Aircraft Electronics Association trade show, we reached out to AEA president Paula Derks for her show forecast. She answered a few questions about the ADS-B mandate and what FAA nextgen specialist Mike Whitaker may have to say at the show, as well as hinting at some of the product announcements in […]

AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tim Taylor of FreeFlight Systems about the company’s EquipIt 2020 initiative, which aims to provide low-cost equipage options to meet the FAA’s coming ADS-B mandate. With the Aircraft Electronics Association show going on now in Dallas, Taylor explained the logistics of FreeFlight’s RANGR Lite system, encouraged owner-pilots to equip sooner […]

2014 was the first year that the number of helicopter accidents, including fatals, declined in the U.S. Tony Molinaro, communications lead for the International Helicopter Safety Team, spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles at HAI Heli-Expo 2015. Duration: 4:55 File Size: 4.5 MB download here

EAA has been a strong advocate for changing the FAA’s medical rules that apply to private pilots, and last week the effort moved in a new direction as a new Pilot’s Bill of Rights was introduced in Congress. EAA chairman Jack Pelton talks with AVweb’s Mary Grady about his take on the bill and what […]

Maybe you haven’t used a 3-D printer to make your own cogs or dowels (yet), but Jim Bertel and Joel Smith of Stratasys Direct Manufacturing are putting additive manufacturing to work in mankind’s final frontier – outer space. Duration: 13:43 File Size: 12.5 MB download here

Dr. Brent Blue, a senior FAA medical examiner, was one of the many who critiqued the FAA’s proposed sleep-apnea policy for pilot medical exams when it was released in late 2013. AVweb’s Mary Grady asked for his take on the revised policy the FAA announced last week. Duration: 8:06 File Size: 7.4 MB download here

Tecnam has invested in a major new assembly and support facility for its aircraft at the Sebring, Florida, airport. As part of our Sport Aviation Expo 2015 coverage, AVweb took a tour of the new facility. view on YouTube

The NTSB this week released its annual “Most Wanted” list of safety improvements. Board member Earl Weener, who is a general aviation pilot himself, talked with Mary Grady about the issues affecting the GA fleet and some strategies that can help improve the safety record. Duration: 7:50 File Size: 7.2 MB download here

Flying Aviation Expo President Marco Parrotto says the turnout and feedback from the first event is enough to start planning for the future. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with him on the convention floor. Duration: 3:30 File Size: 2.8 MB download here