EXEMPTING HISTORY

How you experience historic aircraft may soon change. AVweb's Glenn Pew spoke with Collings Foundation director of marketing Hunter Chaney about an FAA exemption -- currently under review -- that Collings says it depends on to bring historic aircraft to the public.

Click here to listen. (7.3 MB, 7:56)

ARE THESE GUYS CRAZY?

Air traffic control thought so, but Kansas City pilot and storm chaser Caleb Elliott says light aircraft have an important role to play in studying storm behavior. He spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles.

Click here to listen. (10.9 MB, 11:55)

TRANSATLANTIC ON BATTERIES, WITH HELP FROM DRONES

A new company called Flight of the Century has set a goal to fly an electric airplane from New York to Paris non-stop by 2014. To solve the problem of limited battery life, the aircraft will be recharged en route by docking with drones. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Flight of the Century CEO Chip Yates for more details about the plan.

Click here to listen. (12.8 MB, 14:03)

JIM McCARTNEY'S PILOT STORIES

Jim McCartney's decades-long career as an airline pilot spanned bankruptcies, deregulation, and forced retirement. He captured his story in a book that he wrote with his sister, Angela McCartney Miro, before his death earlier this year. It offers a glimpse into the cockpit of an earlier age.

Click here to listen. (9.6 MB, 10:27)

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