Podcast

If youre bored with the $100 hamburger, SocialFlight may have some inspirational options. At AirVenture in Oshkosh, SocialFlight is showing off version 4.0 of its application and website that connects pilots with like-minded interests. In addition to listing thousands of aviation-related events and shows and more than 100,000 places you can walk to from airports […]

This week, you’re attending AirVenture – but where can you fly next week? No matter where you’re based, the SocialFlight app has an answer, from $100 hamburgers to airports where you can see some of the world’s most interesting airplanes. Lead developer and CEO Jeff Simon gives us the inside track on SocialFlight’s September Parade […]

Superior Air Parts says it’s expanding its presence in China by establishing an aviation-oriented town near Bejing whose main intent is to provide non-Chinese companies a means of initiating business in China. In this podcast, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tim Archer about the new community. Duration: 6:13 File Size: 2.7 MB download here

Following her successful attempt to become the youngest woman to fly a single-engine airplane around the world, Amelia Rose Earhart is at AirVenture. She spoke with AVweb’s Rick Durden about flying the Pilatus PC-12, operational challenges she and her copilot Shane Jordan faced on the trip, and the future of the foundation she established to […]

For kids ages 12 to 18, AeroCamps offer a chance to spend some time at a local airport, learn about the aviation industry, and fly an airplane. Jim White, who runs the AeroCamp at Double Eagle Aviation in Tucson, talked with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the nationwide project. Duration: 6:22 File Size: 5.8 MB download […]

Mike Slackfounded the law firm of Slack and Davis, headquartered in Austin with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth,which provided much of the background information for the controversial USA Today story that examined general aviation safety a couple of weeks ago. Slack, an IFR-rated pilot and owner of a turbo 182 and a T-6, told […]

An extensive report on general aviation safety in USA Today this week doesn’t convey the whole story, says GAMA President Pete Bunce. He took a break from his work in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to talk with AVweb’s Mary Grady about ongoing efforts to build safer airplanes. Duration: 8:47 File Size: 8.0 MB download here

Chris Nesin knew he had to have the Piper Cub Special that the Buck brothers flew as Rinker Buck’s inspiration for Flight of Passage. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with the new owner of the iconic aircraft about its next transcontinental trip. Duration: 6:50 File Size: 6.3 MB download here

Epic hopes to begin deliveries of its E1000, the certified version of the LT owner-built aircraft, in 2015. AVweb and Aviation Consumer’s Rick Durden toured the plant in Bend, Oregon and flew an LT. view on YouTube

AOPA launched their first new regional fly-in last weekend in San Marcos, Texas. AVweb’s Mary Grady talks with Katie Pribyl, AOPA’s vice president in charge of events, to find out more about how the new format worked out and whether it’s meeting the association’s goals. Duration: 7:40 File Size: 7.0 MB download here