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In the Monday newscast, hear about how the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo drew record crowds and exhibitors; the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s planned use of UAVs along the Canadian border; a midair collision that controllers failed to prevent; an upcoming ADS-B mandate; and more. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive In the wake of aviation instructor and spin king William Kershner’s passing, we thought this would be a good time to share a video AVweb editor Jen Whitley had on hand from a few years ago. In this incredible clip, aerobatics pros Barb MacLeod and Max Bell perform a 52-and-a-half-turn […]

Leonard Kirk of the aviation technology division at the University of Alaska offers his insight into the Capstone project. Kirk’s perspective offers a Capstone refresher – history and current status – as well as the program’s capabilities and equipment, plus an outlook on progress toward comprehensive rollout in the lower 48 states. Duration: File Size: […]

AVweb caught up with Maule Air chief engineer Mikel “Mike” Boorom at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo this week in Sebring, Florida. While the family-owned company didn’t show up with a light sport aircraft at the show, it does have intentions to enter this growing market segment. It’s also working on several other projects to […]

In the Monday newscast, hear about Mooney laying claim to the fastest piston single with the certification of the Acclaim, Thielert AG’s successful year, a 15-year-old who’s building his own RV-7A, OP Technologies’ move to steal Chelton’s experimental EFIS customers who ordered equipment from now-defunct distributor Direct To Avionics, and more. Brought to you byBose […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive Welcome back to the working week! AVweb’s “Video of the Week” is here to ease the transition, with a little help from YouTube user Whatmap: Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. Don’t forget to […]

In today’s Friday podcast, AVweb literally talks shop with Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) President Brian Finnegan. He dismisses the notion reported in AVweb earlier this week that insurance concerns are behind some maintenance shops’ decision to refuse to work on older airplanes. Instead, he suggests that a shortage of skilled maintenance technicians could be […]

In the Monday newscast, hear about how two shops in the Southwest are refusing to work on airplanes that are more than 18 years old, how the FAA’s ban on “commercial” radios endangers safety, the Wright Experience’s quest to replicate the Wright Military Flyer, Ballistic Recovery Systems’ turnaround year, the FAA’s push to roll out […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive After seeing this video posted by skoey on YouTube, there was no doubt it would be this week’s “Video of the Week.” Have a look at the amazing airplane-gliding aerobatic feats of Bob Hoover, and we think you’ll see why: Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing […]

The planets aligned for the general aviation industry in 2006 with growth in sales of corporate aircraft roughly matching the bottom lines of the people who buy the airplanes. What with Cessna taking on Gulfstream and Gulfstream taking on Boeing for the top end of the market, is there any end in sight for the […]