Podcast: Prof. Kent Lovelace on the Pilot Pool By Mary Grady It's not an easy road from first solo to an airline left seat, and new rules now in the works are making that journey even bumpier. Kent Lovelace, chair of the aviation department at the University of North Dakota, talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the impact of new rules that raise the bar for that first job, how airlines and students are adapting, and some new programs that aim to address some of these issues.
Podcast: Pilots Get Social By Russ Niles The $100 hamburger can be a pleasant quest for pilots, but there's nothing like planning a flight to a specific event to get the prop turning. That's the theory behind Social Flight, an app that lists more than 3,500 flying-related events all over the U.S. with customized features that let pilots know where they can fly -- but, more importantly, why they should. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Social Flight's Jeff Simon.
Podcast: A Flying Car for Everyone By Mary Grady Terrafugia announced plans this week to proceed with development of a four-seat VTOL hybrid electric semi-autonomous flying car with a 500-mile range. Even with a time frame of 10 years or more, the regulatory, technological, and funding challenges are steep. Terrafugia CEO Carl Dietrich spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about the company's plans.
Podcast: Pelton Talks EAA After Hightower By Russ Niles Russ Niles interviewed EAA interim president Jack Pelton about the direction of the association following the resignation of Rod Hightower. According to Pelton, EAA is "the only true association out there that truly represents all aspects of general aviation and recreational flying." This is how he thinks that association should behave.
Podcast: Think Flying's Too Expensive? Listen Here Before You Complain By Paul Bertorelli Just back from Europe and tamping down jet lag, correspondent Paul Bertorelli recorded this podcast with fliegermagazin's Thomas Borchert during the Aero show in Friedrichshafen. Before you complain about user fees or regulations in the U.S., listen to what Thomas has to say about flying in Europe. Yet still, pilots there persevere, $13 dollar avgas and approach fees be damned.
Podcast: Trade-A-Plane's Global Plan -- 20 Years Exhibiting at Aero By Paul Bertorelli If everyone on the planet knows what Trade-A-Plane is, there's a reason for that. Long before it became fashionable to have a global business plan, Trade-A-Plane had been exhibiting at shows all over the world. In this podcast, Trade-A-Plane's Cosby Stone tells AVweb the company has been coming to Germany since the day the show started more than 20 years ago.
Podcast: SMA to Offer a Six-Cylinder Diesel By Paul Bertorelli With avgas in Europe hovering around the $12-a-gallon mark, little surprise that there's continuing interest in diesel technology. At Aero 2013, Thierry Argaud from SMA gave us the lowdown on their upcoming six-cylinder diesel, the SR460.
Podcast: Cheap New Nano-Coating Offered to Aviation Market By Mary Grady Rick Stenberg, the CEO of Coval Molecular Coatings, says his product could potentially provide a super-thin, lightweight, smooth, and durable coating for aircraft, minimizing parasite drag and preventing dirt and ice from sticking to the surface. He spoke about his material this week at the CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium and later spoke about it with AVweb's Mary Grady.
Podcast: Engines for a Multi-Fuel World -- Continental's Rhett Ross at Aero Friedrichshafen By Paul Bertorelli At Aero 2013, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli asked engine developers how they're coping with the changing landscape of avgas. Rhett Ross from Continental Motors spoke about the challenges of predicting the future and staying current with the wide array of fuels in play today.
Podcast: In-Flight Recharging for an Electric Airplane By Mary Grady Chip Yates of Flight of the Century, who set an unofficial speed record last year in an electric-powered Long-EZ, is now working on a mid-air recharging system for the aircraft, which he plans to test prior to appearing at EAA AirVenture later this summer. He spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about his plans at the CAFE Electric Airplane Symposium in Santa Rosa, California on Friday.
Podcast: Dr. Brien Seeley at the CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium By Mary Grady The Seventh annual symposium is now under way in Santa Rosa, California, and Dr. Brien Seeley talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about who's coming, what they'll be talking about, and what they hope to achieve.
Podcast: Part 23 Changes By Paul Bertorelli Flight Design is pulling back on the timeline for its four-place certified model as the world gets together on light aircraft certification. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tom Peghiny at Aero 2013.
Podcast: All-in-One Wonderbox? By Paul Bertorelli Garmin's Carl Wolf seems to agree that the next logical development in avionics is an AHRS/Com/Nav/ADS-B that won't make you sell the beach house. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with him at Aero 2013 in Friedrichshafen.
Podcast: Cirrus Eyes Europe By Paul Bertorelli Cirrus increased its presence at Aero Friedrichschafen this year, and the company is confident the investments it's making in that market will pay dividends. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with COO Pat Waddick at the show.
Podcast: Flight Delays 'Tip of the Iceberg' By Russ Niles Scott Conde, a senior controller at Oakland Center in California says that delays resulting from controller furloughs are just getting started. He told AVweb's Russ Niles that when summer vacations hit, the situation will be much worse.
Podcast: Helping Kids with Flying By Paul Bertorelli Retired Marine Col. Jack Howell didn't wait for the government to look after the needs of the children of war veterans. He talked to AVweb's Paul Bertorelli about how aviation can help them cope with the changes war brings to their lives.
Podcast: Flight Design Adds Deluxe Model By Mary Grady It's been 25 years since Flight Design started delivering airplanes, and they celebrated with a sold-out special edition. AVweb's Mary Grady talked to Flight Design's John Gilmore about the new model based on the limited-edition aircraft.
Podcast: World of Warplanes Preview By Mary Grady This is no flight simulator. Fight for your life and work your way from a piston fighter to a jet in the game previewed at Sun 'n Fun. AVweb's Mary Grady found out more about the game's pending release.
Podcast: DiamondShare Tackles Aircraft Practicality By Paul Bertorelli It can be hard for a business to justify spending upwards of $1 million for an aircraft that only flies 100 hours a year, but a new program helps spread those costs among multiple users. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with DiamondShare's John Armstrong about innovative approach.
Podcast: Tecnam Trying to Make Flying More Affordable By Paul Bertorelli With cost the biggest barrier to flying, Tecnam North America has come up with a couple of different ways to make it more affordable. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tecnam's Phil Solomon.
