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Today, AOPA president Phil Boyer. Hear what the voice of more than 400,000 pilots thinks about the potential for user fees in the U.S. There is a national trend; there is a worldwide pattern; and if you think general aviation in America is safe from user fees, AOPA president Phil Boyer would have you think […]

Record first quarter GA billing and shipments, VLJ news about the Spectrum 33 and Adam A700, the NTSB’s early report on aviation icon Scott Crossfield’s crash, AOPA on the FAA funding hoax, an upcoming coast-to-coast powered parachute attempt, professional pilots investigated for landing below minimums, and much more. Duration: File Size: download here

The Mooney Acclaim. Mooney CEO Gretchen Jahn chats with AVweb about the company’s new 280hp twin-turbo, dual-intercooled Teledyne-Continental TSIO-55-powered, 236-knot hot rod. Also, hear an update on the current state of VLJs, including progress on the Aerion supersonic bizjet project, the ongoing FAA/NATCA/your-tax-dollars-at-work struggle, plus a new push for V-6 power in aircraft that won’t […]

Hear more details about the crash that last Wednesday killed famed test pilot Scott Crossfield. And while life goes on as usual for the FAA and NATCA, AVweb speaks with FAA spokesman Geoffrey Basye about the possibility of continued negotiations. In other headlines: The TSA and DHS have sent out a warning for bizjet owners; […]

AVweb remembers pioneering test pilot Scott Crossfield, who perished tragically on Wednesday. Scott was a role model to many pilots, a champion of the American airplane industry, and a friend to general aviation. In today’s podcast, we speak with EAA President Tom Poberezny about Crossfield’s many contributions to the industry and hear a few words […]

Today’s podcast features exclusive interviews not included in AVweb‘s Flash or NewsWire as user fees look to take a bigger bite out of Canadian pilots. You’ll hear about air taxi operators looking to expand with Eclipse, Delta’s near miss with a strike, the FAA’s attempt to help fast-track Cessna Mustang certification, and why the FBI […]

Cirrus Design’s Alan Klapmeier talks with AVweb about his company’s approach to personal jets and the impact of a new generation of jet aircraft on general aviation and the airspace system. This is information you won’t find anywhere else on AVweb. The interview follows a brief recap of the top headlines from Thursday’s online news. […]

Hear the lastest news online now, plus exclusive interviews with Light Sport Aircraft manufacturers not included in AVwebFlash or NewsWire. Also covered – a fatal crash for Australia’s AOPA president, BRS, the F-22A Raptor, portable synthetic vision, and more. If you don’t have time to read us, download AVweb‘s audiocast, and take AVweb on the […]

While FAA administrator Marion Blakey has been preoccupied with contract negotiations (or lack of same) with air traffic controllers this week, what’s important to remember is that all that wrangling won’t have any practical impact on pilots (at least for now). The impasse, as it is now designated, is part of a larger picture that […]

Hear FAA spokesman Greg Martin in his own words as air traffic control contract negotiations reach new levels of dissonance. Listen to an update on the possibility of user fees for general aviation as Jane Garvey talks to Senators. Hear Columbia’s plan to stir up the air show this week at Sun ‘n Fun; NTSB’s […]