NAFI Troubles Come to a Head
For months, the National Association of Flight Instructors has been in turmoil over the removal of two long-time board members, Joanne and Sandy Hill, and a resulting governance dispute that has spawned a breakaway organization.

PART 1: JASON BLAIR, NAFI
In the first of two special podcasts, AVweb's Russ Niles interviews NAFI spokesman Jason Blair.

Click here to listen. (9.1 MB, 9:56)

PART 2: DOUG STEWART, TBO NAFI
In the second of two special podcasts, AVweb's Russ Niles interviews TBO NAFI spokesman Doug Stewart.

Click here to listen. (9.2 MB, 10:00)

FAA RELEASES US AIR 1549 ATC AUDIO: HEAR IT IN THIS PODCAST
The FAA has released ground, tower and TRACON tapes of US Airways Flight 1549 ditching into the Hudson River on January 15th. This podcast summarizes the radio traffic.

Note: For brevity, our recording is not real time, and some extraneous radio traffic has been deleted.

Click here to listen. (5.6 MB, 6:04)

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Click here for the full transcript (PDF).

CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF AIRBORNE CANADIANS
It's the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada, and the Toronto Aerospace Museum is marking the milestone with a name change and a major expansion that will celebrate the role of Canadians in some of the greatest technological accomplishments of mankind, including the U.S. space program. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Susan Douglas of the soon-to-be-called Canadian Air and Space Museum.

Click here to listen. (5.3 MB, 5:47)

EARNING THE FLOATPLANE RATING
Veteran Minnesota CFI Mary Alverson (of Wings Over Water) explains what's involved. (Not that much, actually.) And almost everyone who learns to fly floats wonders why they waited so long.

Click here to listen. (9.3 MB, 10:11)