IFR On The Fly Getting a clearance without filing is easy when ATC cooperates. They will if you’re professional about it.
Short Final Heard over rural Massachusetts … Cherokee XYZ (tremulous voice): "Albany Approach, Cherokee XYZ five miles northeast of Pittsfield...
AOPA President Mark Baker On Privatizing ATC AOPA President Mark Baker says it would be a disaster for general aviation if the airlines succeed in their lobbying and Congress...
Whirly-Girls: Silly Name, Serious Aviators The 62-year-old organization that has been quietly successful in providing scholarships for and mentoring women helicopter pilots is...
IFR On The Fly Getting a clearance without filing is easy when ATC cooperates. They will if you’re professional about it.
My Gear-up Landing There are those who haven't, and those who never will. They're probably the same people.
A Student Lost In The Wild The takeaway is not so much avoiding navigation errors as it is to be prepared when you make one.
Lycoming: No Labor Allowance For Conrod Bushing Fix Owners impacted by the recently announced Lycoming connecting rod bushing service bulletin will be on their own to pay labor charges, the...
P206 Lands On Freeway, Gets Pulled Over The Civil Air Patrol says it can take days for pilots to be found after an off-airport forced landing, but Jim O’Donnell had the...
Say It Ain’t So, Sam (And Southwest Airlines) Stalwart GA supporter Sam Graves rolls over on privatization. Does he think we're naive enough to believe the reason?
Disaster Averted! Or Not? When an A320 at SFO executes a go-around, isn't that just business as usual? Maybe, but maybe not.
Why Gear-up Landings Happen Gear-up landings aren't an everyday event, but they're hardly rare, either. In today's video, Paul Bertorelli examines why they happen,...
Lycoming: No Labor Allowance For Conrod Bushing Fix Owners impacted by the recently announced Lycoming connecting rod bushing service bulletin will be on their own to pay labor charges, the...
AOPA 172 Finds New Owner In Las Vegas AOPA awarded its Sweepstakes Cessna 172 to its new owner, Gary Walters, at Henderson Executive Airport this week. As in past years, the...
Want to Sell Airplanes? Try North America First The pie isn't getting much bigger, but after a decade of courting exports, North America has a bigger slice.
Video: Modern Cub, Modern Design Nothing says Cub like the iconic yellow-with-lightning-bolt paint scheme of the J-3 but some buyers of Cub derivatives are looking for...
Composite Propellers: Longevity, Efficiency Although pricey, composite props offer reduced weight and vibration, very long blade life and may increase airplane performance.
Falcon 5X First Flight The Falcon 5X, an all-new widebody business jet by Dassault Aviation, has flown for the first time, the company has announced. The flight...
Dynon Announces Certified Avionics On the pre-opening day of AirVenture 2017, Dynon Avionics surprised early show goers with a new program allowing the installation of its...
EAA AirVenture 2017 Arrives To Blue Skies Every summer, when July rolls around, the aviation world begins to lean toward Oshkosh, and by this weekend, the flow into Wisconsin was...
Autopilots Amok A year ago, you couldn't find an autopilot system for under 20 grand. Now you can hardly open a car door without bumping into three or four.
Supersonic Air Travel: It's Gotta Happen Maybe not with Boom's Mach 2.2 trial balloon, but sooner or later, we'll break out of the Mach 0.85 rut.
Dynon's New Certified Avionics At AirVenture 2017, Dynon announced that its popular Skyview HDX system will be approved for installation in certified aircraft,...
Dynon Announces Certified Avionics On the pre-opening day of AirVenture 2017, Dynon Avionics surprised early show goers with a new program allowing the installation of its...
A New Home For Doc, But First, Oshkosh The B-29 known as Doc will be making its first appearance at EAA AirVenture this week, and after returning home to Wichita, Doc’s...
Guest Blog: Why Bizjet Sales Will Stay Soft There are simply more jet seats available than there are executives to fill them. Demand may catch up to supply by the mid-2020s.
Say It Ain’t So, Sam (And Southwest Airlines) Stalwart GA supporter Sam Graves rolls over on privatization. Does he think we're naive enough to believe the reason?
How Daher Builds The TBM Turboprop With its TBM series of turboprops, Daher owns a unique niche as the fastest airplane in its class. AVweb recently visited the factory in...
Dynon Announces Certified Avionics On the pre-opening day of AirVenture 2017, Dynon Avionics surprised early show goers with a new program allowing the installation of its...
TruTrak/EAA Earn STC For Vizion Autopilot As it promised at Sun 'N Fun this past spring, TruTrak Flight Systems will begin delivering complete and STC-approved Vizion autopilot...
Autopilots Amok A year ago, you couldn't find an autopilot system for under 20 grand. Now you can hardly open a car door without bumping into three or four.
