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Mind The Gaps

Most pilots have heard warnings about the timeliness (or lack thereof) of Nexrad radar. Better expressed as latency, the weather you see...

'Chicken Strip' To Be Legalized

Possibly the country’s only “clothing optional” airstrip is about to be officially recognized by the National Parks...

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Bad Decisions? What Would You Have Done?

What's more dangerous than one pilot making bad decisions? How about two pilots? After the fact, if both parties survive, it's sometime...

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Industry Round-up, November 16, 2018

This week, AVweb’s news roundup found stories about new simulators for Central Washington University, the launch of a program for...

Chinese Flight Academy Orders 30 Tecnams

Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam announced confirmed orders for 30 aircraft from Chinese Anhui Lantian International Flight Academy...

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Sure, You Voted. But Can You Renew Yourself?

For CFIs, flight reviews are mere bagatelles. It's the biennial renewal that makes a root canal look a better way to spend a Friday...

The Trouble With Trainers

Killer app and flight trainer don't go together in the same sentence for a reason. Trainers have a limited market, low margins and...

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Vulcanair's V1.0-Skyhawk Killer?

The Italian company Vulcanair is touring with the V1.0, a four-place single they hope to market to the training segment. It's more than...
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Mind The Gaps

Most pilots have heard warnings about the timeliness (or lack thereof) of Nexrad radar. Better expressed as latency, the weather you see...

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Runaway Terror

The Lion Air accident unleashes the dark demons of autopilots run amok. But for light airplanes, the imagining is worse than the reality.

Lion Air: A Media Muddle

For the working press, reporting on air crashes is a technical challenge. The recent Lion Air accident in Indonesia ramped up the...

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Podcast: Wheels Up On A Roll

Wheels Up has gone from a curiosity to a major force in the charter world in six short years and it's not finished growing yet. AVweb...
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Top Letters And Comments, November 9, 2018

This week's letters brought comments from readers about the ADS-B mandate, the GAO's right to investigate FBO charges, the dangers of...

Hawkins Out As Icon CEO

Icon Aircraft founder Kirk Hawkins is “stepping back” as CEO of the company and while it appears he’s staying on his new...

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Seller Beware

Airplane sales are famously loosey-goosey. As a result, they are depressingly susceptible to fraud. Read this tale and maybe you'll avoid...

ADS-B Apocalypse

We're not quite there yet, but you can see if from here. Avionics shops are scheduling out two or three months for installation and that...

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Flight Demo: BendixKing AeroVue

After a long certification process, BendixKing now has an STC for retrofitting the AeroVue integrated flight deck in Beech King Air B200...
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easyJet Makes Progress On Electric Regional Jet

easyJet, a leading regional airline operating in Europe, has partnered with U.S. based startup Wright Electric to develop a small...

Industry Round-up, November 2, 2018

This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports of a new simulator for a Florida flight school, a scholarship for aspiring pilots, the...

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ADS-B Apocalypse

We're not quite there yet, but you can see if from here. Avionics shops are scheduling out two or three months for installation and that...

LSA Weight Increase: Pop The Champagne Cork?

The FAA confirms it will announce a proposal to raise the light sport aircraft weight to 3600 pounds. I just hope this isn't the...

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Podcast: BendixKing Offers Subscription Avionics

BendixKing recently began offering a subscription program for avionics. The company's vice president for product management and...
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Goulian Third Overall On Red Bull Season

A couple of third-place victories were recorded by U.S. pilots in the season finale of the Red Bull Air Race series Sunday in Fort Worth.

'Pecos Bill' Owner, Vet Killed In P-51 Crash

A well-known Texas pilot who gave numerous rides to veterans in his P-51 “Pecos Bill” was killed along with a passenger when...

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Why You Should Never Fly Into Oshkosh

Flying into Oshkosh during AirVenture can be fun or an ordeal. Or something in between. But whoever ventures into the fray should...

NBAA: Focus On The Future

The only thing certain about the future is its inexorable arrival but when things are changing as quickly as they seem to be, it's more...

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Is Raising The LSA Weight Limit A Good Idea?

Late in 2018, the FAA confirmed that it's planning to raise the 1320-pound limit on light sport aircraft. But is that really a good idea?...
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Goulian Third Overall On Red Bull Season

A couple of third-place victories were recorded by U.S. pilots in the season finale of the Red Bull Air Race series Sunday in Fort Worth.

Shuttle Runway May See Private Spacecraft

The massive runway at the Kennedy Space Center that was the primary landing site for the Space Shuttle could again be used for privately...

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NBAA: Focus On The Future

The only thing certain about the future is its inexorable arrival but when things are changing as quickly as they seem to be, it's more...

First Man: Neil Armstrong As He (Partly) Was

The problem in telling Neil Armstrong's story on the big screen is that a half century after Apollo 11, we still can't quite accept the...

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APG's Flight Planning For Jets

In the jet world, it's all about crunching runway performance numbers and the logical way to do it is with a capable tablet app. Aircraft...
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Top Letters And Comments, November 9, 2018

This week's letters brought comments from readers about the ADS-B mandate, the GAO's right to investigate FBO charges, the dangers of...

Garmin's Budget Autopilot Now Approved For Bonanzas

Garmin said it would aggressively pursue FAA installation approvals for its budget-based non-TSO GFC500 autopilot system, and it appears...

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ADS-B Apocalypse

We're not quite there yet, but you can see if from here. Avionics shops are scheduling out two or three months for installation and that...

NBAA: Focus On The Future

The only thing certain about the future is its inexorable arrival but when things are changing as quickly as they seem to be, it's more...

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ADS-B Portables Reviewed

We figured the ADS-B portable market would die with the 2020 mandate a little over a year away. But a crop of three new ones appeared...
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Flying over Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, CA, headed for home at John Nichols Field (0CL3) in my Avenger UL. Photo by Peter Sigrist.

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