By now, you've seen and heard a lot about Garmin's new GPSMap 696 GPS device. In this video, Jeb Burnside, Editor-in-Chief of "Aviation Safety" magazine, walks you through four key safety features of the 696.
Glasair's "Two Weeks To Taxi" program has been approved by the FAA. Pilots can now build their own experimental category "homebuilt" aircraft with the help of Glasair technicians inside of two weeks vacation time.
Meet Garmin's 696 portable GPS, new, November, 2008. AVweb and Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli walks you through the basic functionality of Garmin's latest GPSMAP showcased by Garmin at AOPA's Expo 2008 in San Jose, California.
As always, see more aviation news at http://www.avweb.com
"IFR" magazine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Van West spent time in the Tower at Kennedy airport to see what it takes to run the operation during the evening push and why it takes two years for a controller to reach full qualification at one of the busiest airports in the Northeast.
Departing Aircraft Owners And Pilots Association president, Phil Boyer talks to AVweb and Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli about his 17 years working on behalf of pilots.
AVweb's Glenn Pew reports on the Nov. 22, 2003 incident -- a A DHL crew flying out of Baghdad airport was forced to land their Airbus A300 without any controllable flight surfaces after being hit with a surface to air missile. This video was produced by Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew. com/
Virgin Galactic today unveiled its WhiteKnightTwo twin-hulled four-engined SpaceShipTwo hauling aircraft at Scaled Composites in Mojave, California. Entrepreneur and project fiancier Richard Branson and designer Burt Rutan spoke at the event.
AVweb's Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew. com takes a look at the factors leading to the crash. This video includes all previously released footage and images made available to AVweb in January, 2004, plus the results of the official investigation.
USAF Thunderbirds ejection at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
For more, see: http://www.avweb.com /avwebflash/briefs/1 86633-1.html
Glenn Pew interviews Eric Raymond. Eric has been flying his battery launched solar assisted sailplane since the late '80s. He knows the road to progress doesn't come as bolts of lightning in time but through years of small steps. Glenn Pew caught up with Eric to learn about Sunseeker the Solar Impulse project and more...
Glenn Pew takes you inside the mind of an airshow performer and rides along through tight formation and opposing flight maneuvers. A must see for pilots. To learn more, without dramamine, read: The Day I Saw The Light, at http://www.avweb.com /news/airman/184287- 1.html
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July 3, 2008, Cirrus Design marked the first flight of its jet offering. The aircraft, currently dubbed "The-Jet" successfully flew for 45 min.
Video by Glenn Pew for AVweb.com
A company called Terrafugia may be developing the personal air vehicle you've always dreamed about. It's called the Transition, and its folding wings and roadable design made it something unusual at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida.
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