2007 was the safest year on record for the most popular of the adrenaline sports, skydiving! In this podcast, the U.S. Parachute Association's Executive Director, Ed Scott, tells AVweb's Mike Blakeney why the safety record (and membership rolls, for that matter) continue to spiral upward.

Most of the now 70 manufacturers of Light Sport Aircraft and their supporting vendors are well represented this weekend in Sebring, Florida — site of the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2008. Dan Johnson of LAMA (ByDanJohnson.com) gives us an update from on-site at the Sebring Regional Airport.

IFR editor Jeff Van West interviews Terminal Procedures expert and FAA gadfly Dog Brenneman. Brenneman describes the two most overlooked items in preparing for an instrument flight, explains why ATC doesn't care how you fly the hold, and tells you how to stay on an airway after the CDI needle literally falls off the instrument.

Early on in your pilot training, you may have been taught the spot-on-the-windshield method of determining a visual glidepath. In this sample from Belvoir's Pilot's Audio Update, Dick Taylor reviews the method and illuminates the finer points. (For more on subscribing to Pilot's Audio Update, click here.)

The streets seem like they're paved with gold for the aerospace industry, but are there any speedbumps looming? Will Alibrandi is an analyst for Forecast International, a major market intelligence firm focusing on aerospace and defense. He spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles on the future prospects of the industry and the role of the major players in that future.

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