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Feature For July, 2008                                   
A Real Electric Airplane


     electraflyer

Randall Fishman has about six flights on his ElectraFlyer-C. With real-world experience behind him, plus calculations in front of him, Fishman believes he may have in this aircraft a single-place experimental that can fly at about 70 mph for up to 90 minutes.Fuel cost for that flight? Less than 75 cents. More...


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A Different 9/11
   
For AVweb editor Glenn Pew, five years of building and many more years of scheming to complete his one-of-a-kind, (almost) 200-mph, 3000-fpm, fully aerobatic kitplane would prove its worth in one day -- first flight. Unfortunately, some things don't work out the way you hope.

The Day I Saw The Light
As he closes in on finishing and flying his fully aerobatic experimental single, AVweb's Glenn Pew figured he should get some decent training on how to do akro with it. Mike Mancuso, a former member of the Northern Lights airshow team, agreed to hone his skills and, along the way, introduce him to the Extra 300L. The result was a wholesale change in the way he thinks about flying.

So You're Going To Build A Kitplane
The kitplane and experimental industry, is by definition the most vibrant and dynamic segment of general aviation. All too often, however, starry-eyed pilots find themselves paying more attention to their heart than their head when making the decision to commit themselves to buying into and building an aircraft from plans or from a kit. AVweb's Glenn Pew has been there, done that.

SpaceShipOne X Prize, Flight 1 of 2
The Paul Allen funded, Burt Rutan designed Ansari X Prize inspired SpaceShipOne burned rubber (quite literally -- as a major component of its fuel) and scrolled through mach numbers most of the way toward an apogee of roughly 337,500 feet over Mojave, CA.

 
 A Source You Can Trust                                                                   

  • Editor-in-Chief, AVweb.com (2002-2006)
Each month AVweb serves up to 300,000 unique visitors and attracts more than 24 million hits.
  • Editor-in-Chief, iPilot.com (1999-2004)
The then start-up online aviation resource now offers an inventory of articles, forums, an e-newsletter, and pilot catalog.
  • Editorial Associate, Boardroom, Inc. (1992-1999)
Relevant products include Tax Hotline, BottomLine/Personal -- paid circulation 1.5 million -- BottomLine/Health, and I-Power Continuous Improvement Management seminars.
Published also in Aviation Consumer, EAA Sport Aerobatics, Canadian Aviator, BottomLine/Personal, Tax Hotline...

Glenn Pew (is one of many people who) has built his own aircraft and flown it across the country, VFR, and alone.

 

 Current Projects                                                                             

AVweb.com -- Video Editor/Contributing Editor AVwebBiz and AVwebFflash
Artifact Design -- Creative Marketing Solutions

IFR Magazine -- Supporting podcasts
Kitplanes Magazine -- Supporting videos
Aviation Consumer -- Articles on assignment



CONTACT GLENN
    Video News by Glenn Pew     
 Over 2,000,000 views and counting...   

AEROBATICS
  •  Patty Wagstaff Interview -- Video
  •  Red Bull Air Racer -- Video News
  •  Formation Aerobatics -- Video 
  •  Sean Tucker's Bailout -- Video News

AIRCRAFT TOURS
  •  Lancair Evolution -- Video News
  •  Airbus BizJet Tour -- Video News
  •  Cessna Mustang -- Video News
  •  Cirrus The-Jet -- Video News
  •  Cessna LSA -- Video News 
  •  Cessna Next-Gen -- Video News

MILITARY
  •  B-2 Spirit Crash -- Video News
           Air Force Facts  *pdf
           Air Force Opinion  *pdf
  •  Thunderbirds Crash -- Video News
 
•  F-15 Breakup Report -- Video News
  •  U-2S Dragonlady -- Video
  •  Flybys B-2, F-22, etc... Video
  •  Warbird Formation Flight -- Video
  •  DHL Missile Strike -- Video News

TECHNOLOGY/INNOVATION
  •  Fuel Cell Airplane -- Video News
  •  Cessna Turbo Diesel -- Video News
  •  Sonex Electric Flight -- Video News
  •  Solar Powered Flight -- Video News
  •  Eclipse Concept Jet -- Video News

 OTHER...
  •  OSH AirVenture Tour -- Video 
  •  DC-3 Training -- Video
  •  Tour Sun 'N Fun, '07 -- Video 
  •  AEA, Reno, 2007 -- Video News
  

 Podcasts                                       

  •  Radar Expert Dave Gwinn -- Podcast
  •  "Doc" B-29 Restoration -- Podcast
  •  The Air Tour Rule -- Podcast
  •  Open Air: D.C.'s Air Taxi -- Podcast
  •  King Air Sheds Parts -- Audio News
  •  AOPA ASF: Flight Risk -- Podcast
  •  The Capstone Project -- Podcast


 Aviation Images                          

Available for calendars, screensavers, etc.

  •  Portfolio -- 101 images
  •  Favorites -- an eclectic sample
  •  Warbirds -- World War II aircraft
  •  Click -- observational photography
  •  Photojournalism -- assignment


 Archived News Stories                       

  •  Thunderbirds Crash: Truth in Images
  •  JFK Jr.'s Final Flight, July, 16,1999
  •  The Concorde Crash, Flight 4590
  •  Flying In A Post - 9/11 World


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