A debrief of the NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) 2017 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition held Oct. 10–12 in Las Vegas.

The CEO Equator Aircraft talks about the P2 Xcursion high-performance hybrid amphibious aircraft.

The chief test pilot for Martin Aircraft Company tells us about the Martin Jetpack.

The Senior Vice President, Aviation Strategy and Programs for AOPA describes the You Can Fly program and the Air Safety Institute. Also, we look at the increased student enrollment in flight-training programs,

How aviation is being transformed by data science and predictive analytics, airline seat space and safety implications, why the U.S. Air Force isn’t talking about a fatal plane crash, a recommendation to roll back the 1500 hour rule,

General aviation and hurricane disaster relief, flight simulation, the need for more mandatory pilot training, United Technologies purchase of Rockwell Collins, and geared turbofan engines.

The military pilot shortage, bringing a biz jet to an air race, the M&R Joke Hour, and an interview with the COO of uAvionix.

We talk with the three high school students who won the EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize competition for 2017.

Max views the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.

Richard Aboulafia on Boeing, pilotless airliners, Midwest Express, ATC privatization, United Technologies Corporation and Rockwell Collins, seat pitch, Russian and Chinese airliners, Mitsubishi, and HondaJet.