AIR SHOW
PILOT MICHAEL GOULIAN
Michael Goulian, winner of last year's Bill
Barber Showmanship Award for his aerobatic routines, is starting his
fifth season with the Red Bull Air Races in a couple of weeks, at the
season's show opener in Abu Dhabi. He talks with AVweb's Mary
Grady about why some of the races are harder than others, why he thinks
he can pull ahead in the rankings this year, and what his plans are for
other airshows around the U.S.
Click here to listen. (10.4 MB,
11:26)
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AOPA:
DON'T COUNT OUT USER FEES
New aviation user fees aren't in
the Obama administration's newly released budget, but there are real
reasons to think they might appear elsewhere, says AOPA. More
legislation (like the FAA reauthorization bill) is still in the
pipeline, and with the nation's current fiscal condition, anything can
happen. Lorraine Howerton, AOPA's vice president of legislative
affairs, explains why the threat's still there — and what you can
do about it.
Click here to listen. (13.6 MB,
9:55)
NASA ON
THE SCIENCE OF PILOT ERROR
Following a pair of serious
incidents and a fatal accident, commercial flight crew training and
professionalism in the cockpit have become hot topics in Washington. In
this podcast, AVweb caught up with Dr. Key Dismukes, chief
scientist for human factors at the human systems integration division at
NASA Ames Research Center. Dismukes talks about the science of
explaining why skilled pilots — professional and general aviation
both — make mistakes while performing familiar tasks. He adds his
insight on "pilot error" statistics and the techniques you can use to
avoid becoming one.
Click here to listen. (15.5 MB,
11:20)
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