RADEK WYRZYKOWSKI, CO-FOUNDER OF IMC CLUBS
Radek Wyrzykowski, a flight instructor in Norwood, Mass., developed a volunteer mentor program last year to help instrument pilots improve their proficiency, and they loved it. When a web site launched and offered to help others start local chapters, it took off "like a storm," Wyrzykowski says. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about how the IMC Clubs work, who can benefit from them, and how to start a chapter at your airport.

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AVWEB SPEAKS WITH NTSB CHAIRMAN DEBORAH HERSMAN
Topics in our interview with NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman include the Board's perhaps surprising safety findings regarding small light aircraft and glass cockpit technology; Hersman's aviation background; thinking outside the box; how the Board interacts with crash victims' families (specifically Colgan Flight 3407); FAA/NTSB interaction; and more.

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CROSSFIELD EDUCATION AWARD NOMINEES SOUGHT
Children all over the U.S. are being shown opportunities in aviation thanks to some enlightened teachers, and the late famed test pilot Scott Crossfield was one of them when he was in school. Crossfield established an award to recognize those teachers' efforts, and AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with his daughter, Sally Crossfield Farley, about this year's competition.

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