MILES O'BRIEN BRINGS GA TO THE MASSES
Miles O'Brien, a Cirrus pilot, covered aviation and space for CNN for 16 years until his job was downsized last December. Since then, he's been finding new ways to bring stories about flight to a broad audience. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about his trip to Africa with Patty Wagstaff to film her work training pilots for the Kenya Wildlife Service — the documentary will screen at EAA AirVenture on July 28 — and he reveals the new ways he's finding to connect with his audience, from writing a blog to "narrowcasting" online.

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WHAT'S UP AT ROBINSON?
AVweb recently visited Robinson Helicopter's Torrance, California plant. Although sales are slow, the factory is buzzing with activity, including work on the new R66 turbine. Frank Robinson gave us an update in this podcast.

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SEAN TUCKER EXPLAINS OFF-AIRPORT LANDING
It's a lesson that every new flight student learns, and it's one that 23,000-hour aviation icon Sean Tucker learned again last Sunday. The legendary aerobatic pilot tells AVweb's Russ Niles why he'll never fly again without first dipping the fuel tanks.

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More on Sean Tucker's Fuel Exhaustion Adventure
at the AVweb Insider Blog
Boy, that Sean Tucker sure screwed up when he ran out of fuel, didn't he? Um, yeah — and AVweb's Paul Bertorelli has a little confession to make on that front, too. Read all about it in the latest installment of our AVweb Insider blog — and if you're not in the club with Paul and Sean, be sure to take the lesson to heart.

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