Short Final Overheard one evening as a Fayetteville, North Carolina controller was working with a Cessna that was requesting flight following. The...
Researchers See Clear Air Turbulence German researchers have developed a system that uses lasers mounted on aircraft to "see" clear air turbulence ahead of the plane. At the...
Apps: Tilting Toward Simplicity? That's where Jeppesen's Mobile FliteDeck VFR seems to be going. We welcome the trend.
Running Out of Gas: It Takes Focus Nothing is quite so distracting as two needles on E and flashing bingo lights.
Podcast: OpenAirplane Grows OpenAirplane, a network of aircraft rental outlets with a common database of renting pilots, has more than doubled in size in a month....
Input Sought For New CFI Standards The FAA has released a draft revision of the airman certification standards for flight instructors, and the public has until August 23 to...
Overload Study Tracks Pilots Eyes Australian researchers have created a study that aims to answer questions regarding pilots' reliance on automated systems and information...
Podcast: 5,300 Young Eagles Flown Larry and Maxine Durst of Roseburg, Oregon have combined efforts to allow Larry to fly more than 5,300 Young Eagles since 1994 to earn...
User Groups: Cylinder AD Proposal Risky, Costly AOPA and EAA responded this week to the FAA's proposed airworthiness directive that would require thousands of GA aircraft owners to...
GPS Jammer Fined $32,000 A New Jersey man who didn't want his boss following his every move has lost his job and had the book thrown at him by the FCC because the...
Running Out of Gas: It Takes Focus Nothing is quite so distracting as two needles on E and flashing bingo lights.
Podcast: GA Safety Rate Fails to Improve The NTSB this week released its latest safety statistics, and the rate for general aviation aircraft showed little improvement. Earl...
Martin Jetpack Approved For Manned Testing The Martin Aircraft Company says it's on track to begin deliveries of a first responder version of its personal air vehicle that it calls...
FAA Proposes Checks For Thousands Of GA Engines Up to 6,000 Continental engines with aftermarket PMA cylinders from Engine Components International could be affected by a new...
Podcast: Continental's Rhett Ross on Thilert TBOs, Diesels, Mogas, and More Following their acquisition of Thielert Engines' assets, Continental Motors is working to extend TBOs on the Thielert IO-series. And...
Berringer Patents Ground-Loop Resistant Tailwheel Berringer, which produces wheels and brakes, including an anti-lock system for Cirrus aircraft, is currently acquiring worldwide patents...
Aviat Husky Runs On Natural Gas "The U.S. has plenty of natural gas," said Aviat CEO Stu Horn on Wednesday morning at EAA AirVenture, as he showed off a blue-and-white...
Video: Aerocross's Wearable HUD -- Aviation's Google Glass At AirVenture, we talked to Aerocross Systems' Tam Pho about a new product the company is introducing. It's essentially a wearable HUD,...
Earhart Reveals, No Relation To Famous Aviator Amelia Rose Earhart, who recently appeared at a news conference at EAA AirVenture to announce a round-the-world flight in a Pilatus...
Da Vinci Codex On Flight At Smithsonian A notebook dating back to roughly 1505, filled by Leonardo da Vinci, with his ideas and sketches regarding bird and mechanical flight,...
AirVenture 2013: A Welcome Course Correction It will never be 2006 again, but the show was friendlier, more energetic and just plain interesting.
Video: Aerocross's Wearable HUD -- Aviation's Google Glass At AirVenture, we talked to Aerocross Systems' Tam Pho about a new product the company is introducing. It's essentially a wearable HUD,...
Flexjet Hiring Pilots To Meet Expansion Although the pilot job market has been going through some changes in recent years, experienced pilots remain in demand. Flexjet says it's...
Antitrust Suit Filed To Stop Airline Merger The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge the proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways...
Behind the Scenes: NASA's Flying IR Observatory How do you cut a hole the size of a two-car garage in the side of a 747 and fly it at Mach 0.8? Very carefully.
Podcast: The Man Behind HondaJet Mishimasa Fujino created the HondaJet from a drawing on the back of a calendar and eventually convinced Honda to pursue light jet...
Tablet Apps: Connectivity is the Buzzword What’s ahead for tablet apps? For the short term, look for yet more features, improved operational interfaces and more capability,...
Top iPad Developers' Roundtable At OSH Wednesday, July 31, at AirVenture Oshkosh, a free forum hosted by MyGoFlight will include executives from ForeFlight, Hilton Software,...
Apps: Tilting Toward Simplicity? That's where Jeppesen's Mobile FliteDeck VFR seems to be going. We welcome the trend.
Eeek? My Chart App Tanked It happens, probably every day. So do you carry around of heap of stale paper or backup with something else?
Video: Jeppesen's New App for the VFR Pilot The general trend in tablet apps is to add ever more features as a competitive edge. But at AirVenture 2013, Jeppesen took a different...
No Wonder Kids Don't Want to Fly » By Paul Bertorelli | August 12, 2013 And it may take more than a Disney movie to inspire them. More
AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase » Our latest winning photo comes from Richard Depinay of Keller, TX.
