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(SMART SUMMARY) To make the iPad a real MFD contender, you need some datalink weather.

(SMART SUMMARY) Debbie Rihn-Harvey, three-time national aerobatics champion and Southwest Airlines pilot, confirmed Crawford as the U.S.'s youngest certificated pilot last week after putting him through the paces in the RV-7A he and his father built throughout his childhood.

(SMART SUMMARY) The Civil Aviation Safety Administration (CASA) issued an airworthiness directive (AD)(PDF, one of four) on Beech model 33, 35-33, 35, 36 and 50 aircraft banning further flight (except for a single positioning flight) until the forward elevator cables have been inspected.

(SMART SUMMARY) While slip devotees might decry the crosswind coping techniques displayed in the accompanying video, the long lens and perfect angle offer an interesting perspective on the relative effectiveness of the crab and kick technique that is now clearly the norm for commercial airliners.

(SMART SUMMARY) A petition titled "Take Aviation User Fees off the Table" has been sent to the White house with well more than 8,500 signatures, and the White House has offered an official response.

(SMART SUMMARY) Red Bull Air Race pilot and airshow performer Kirby Chambliss last year went to Mexico and flew his Zivko Edge 540 beneath a motorcycle as the bike performed a backflip between two ramps, according to TheSun.co.uk -- and now we have video.

(SMART SUMMARY) EAAThursdayannounced that a reshaping of the organization will result in the termination of roughly 30 employees, but because other jobs will be added, the net reduction in workforce will be less dramatic.

(SMART SUMMARY) The speed of prevailing winds over the North Atlantic trended higher in December than in recent history and that has led to some complications for United Continental airlines' Boeing 757s.

(SMART SUMMARY) Famed director George Lucas says his soon-to-be-released movie on the Tuskegee Airmen almost didn’t make it into theatres because the film industry didn’t want to fund its release because of the all-black cast.

(SMART SUMMARY) The NTSB held hearings this week to take the temperature of the industry and the authorities on the safety of air shows.

(SMART SUMMARY) >>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $5.70 (up 1¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $5.44 (up 3¢ from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks.

(SMART SUMMARY) I heard this on a recent trip into New York's JFK Airport:Air Carrier:"Kennedy tower, how do you read?"Kennedy Tower:"Usually from left to right."Keith F.

(SMART SUMMARY) The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Tuesday filed papers seeking to force the FAA to release information about use of drone aircraft and the identity of entities allowed to fly them inside the U.S. above an altitude of 400 feet.

(SMART SUMMARY) Shoppers in the market for a light sport aircraft have lots of choices, but according to a report in the February issue of Aviation Consumer, those choices evaporate when it comes to finding a loan.

(SMART SUMMARY) The NTSB held a hearing on Tuesday to learn more about safety standards used in air races and air shows, and although an FAA official said current regulations are adequate, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman was less certain.