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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>AVweb</title> <atom:link href="https://www.avweb.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://s30121.pcdn.co/</link> <description>WORLD'S PREMIER INDEPENDENT AVIATION NEWS RESOURCE</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 10:27:47 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3</generator> <image> <url>https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/logo-150x88.png</url> <title>AVweb</title> <link>https://s30121.pcdn.co/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <item> <title>Turkey Flies Indigenous Fighter For Second Time</title> <link>https://s30121.pcdn.co/aviation-news/turkey-flies-indigenous-fighter-for-second-time/</link> <comments>https://s30121.pcdn.co/aviation-news/turkey-flies-indigenous-fighter-for-second-time/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 05:44:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Aviation News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Military Aviation]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291609</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Turkey flew the prototype of its indigenous “fifth generation” fighter for the second time on Sunday and it stayed in the air for 14 minutes, beating the first flight of the prototype, which took place Feb. 21, by a minute. “The impending comprehensive flight tests will not only ask questions but will also provide vital […]</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/turkey-flies-indigenous-fighter-for-second-time/">Turkey Flies Indigenous Fighter For Second Time</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Turkey flew the prototype of its indigenous “fifth generation” fighter for the second time on Sunday and it stayed in the air for 14 minutes, beating the first flight of the prototype, which took place Feb. 21, by a minute. “The impending comprehensive flight tests will not only ask questions but will also provide vital responses,” a government statement said. </p> <p>The KAAN, which looks like the offspring of an F-35 and F-22, will be able to carry a full suite of weapons for air-to-ground, air-to-air and air-to-ship operations. Although it’s billed as a home-grown airplane, it’s mainly a collection of systems bought from foreign companies, including the engines, which are made by GE. Turkey and Rolls-Royce are working on a joint venture to power the planes, but all the prototypes and the first production aircraft will have GE F110 engines.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/turkey-flies-indigenous-fighter-for-second-time/">Turkey Flies Indigenous Fighter For Second Time</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/turkey-flies-indigenous-fighter-for-second-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Proud Granny Celebrates First Flight</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/proud-granny-celebrates-first-flight/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/proud-granny-celebrates-first-flight/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Aviation News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291606</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>For 96-year-old Colleen Goddard, there’s no expiry date on enthusiasm, especially when it comes to her grandson Ryan. So when the younger Goddard earned his pilot’s license near his home in British Columbia earlier this year, he knew who would be among his first passengers. The duo slipped the surly bonds together in a 172 […]</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/proud-granny-celebrates-first-flight/">Proud Granny Celebrates First Flight</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For 96-year-old Colleen Goddard, there’s no expiry date on enthusiasm, especially when it comes to her grandson Ryan. So when the younger Goddard earned his pilot’s license near his home in British Columbia earlier this year, he knew who would be among his first passengers. The duo slipped the surly bonds together in a 172 from Campbell River Airport and Ryan’s two-camera video of the flight has become a local viral sensation on Vancouver Island.</p> <p>Granny lived up to her grandson’s billing as the most positive influence in his life whose attitude helped him decide to learn to fly. “Oh, this is so beautiful. Thank you, God, for making my life so beautiful. And take care of my most loved pilot,” Colleen said as they lifted off. The two took a few laps around the local area including a tour of some snow-capped mountains, and a second flight is planned.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/proud-granny-celebrates-first-flight/">Proud Granny Celebrates First Flight</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/proud-granny-celebrates-first-flight/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Denali In Certification Flight Testing</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/denali-in-certification-flight-testing/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/denali-in-certification-flight-testing/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 03:23:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Aviation News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interesting Airplanes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291604</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Textron’s Beechcraft Denali has entered certification flight testing even as Textron makes changes on the fly to the new commuter/cargo platform. The company announced this week that it’s put a total of 2,000 hours on three test articles of the big single-engine turboprop that will compete squarely against the Pilatus PC-12. It’s planning for certification […]</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/denali-in-certification-flight-testing/">Denali In Certification Flight Testing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Textron’s Beechcraft Denali has entered certification flight testing even as Textron makes changes on the fly to the new commuter/cargo platform. The company announced this week that it’s put a total of 2,000 hours on three test articles of the big single-engine turboprop that will compete squarely against the Pilatus PC-12. It’s planning for certification in 2025. </p> <p>It recently completed the first ground test and in-flight certification flight of the Garmin G3000 avionics system, which is being fitted with Garmin Autoland as a standard feature. The plane is the launch customer for GE’s new Catalyst turboprop, which Textron says is more efficient than other comparable engines. The 1,300-horsepower engine has a single power and prop control. The plane can be configured for passengers or cargo.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/denali-in-certification-flight-testing/">Denali In Certification Flight Testing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/denali-in-certification-flight-testing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>One Seattle-Bound Aircraft Evacuated, Another Diverted</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/seattle-bound-aircraft-evacuated-diverted/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/seattle-bound-aircraft-evacuated-diverted/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 00:49:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Aviation News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flight Safety]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291602</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A planeload of Delta passengers left their A321 on slides instead of the jet bridge Monday after a fire started in the front landing gear well. Airport authorities said the fire started after the aircraft was plugged into shore power after a flight from Cancun. The crew called for an emergency evacuation with a PA […]</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/seattle-bound-aircraft-evacuated-diverted/">One Seattle-Bound Aircraft Evacuated, Another Diverted</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A planeload of Delta passengers left their A321 on slides instead of the jet bridge Monday after a fire started in the front landing gear well. Airport authorities said the fire started after the aircraft was plugged into shore power after a flight from Cancun. The crew called for an emergency evacuation with a PA announcement quoted by one passenger as: “Drop your belongings, unbuckle and head to the exits.” There were 189 passengers and six crew onboard and no one was hurt. Meanwhile, 272 passengers and crew on an Air France Boeing 787 who were also on their way to Seattle instead ended up spending the day in the remote town of Iqaluit in the Canadian territory of Nunavut on Tuesday.</p> <p>A “heat smell” in the cabin prompted the crew to make an emergency landing in the town of about 8,000 people, which, as the economic and government hub of the vast area, has an airport with an 8,605-foot runway. The Dreamliner will apparently have an extended stay in Iqaluit. The airline sent a 777 to pick up the passengers and it took off late Tuesday but it went to JFK instead of Seattle, leaving passengers with another six-hour flight to get to their destination. Airliners on the busy polar routes between North America and Europe use Iqaluit for diversions every few months, according to local officials.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/seattle-bound-aircraft-evacuated-diverted/">One Seattle-Bound Aircraft Evacuated, Another Diverted</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/seattle-bound-aircraft-evacuated-diverted/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Vickers Planning For 2025 U.S. Delivery (Corrected)</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/vickers-planning-for-2025-u-s-delivery/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/vickers-planning-for-2025-u-s-delivery/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 03:55:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Aviation News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interesting Airplanes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291599</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>New Zealand-based Vickers Aircraft Company says it intends to make its first delivery of the WAVE two-place amphibious aircraft to a U.S. customer in April of 2025. Founder Paul Vickers said the company is now raising capital to fund the push to begin deliveries on its backlog. Most current investors are Americans, he said, and […]</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/vickers-planning-for-2025-u-s-delivery/">Vickers Planning For 2025 U.S. Delivery (Corrected)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New Zealand-based Vickers Aircraft Company says it intends to make its first delivery of the WAVE two-place amphibious aircraft to a U.S. customer in April of 2025. Founder Paul Vickers said the company is now raising capital to fund the push to begin deliveries on its backlog. Most current investors are Americans, he said, and the company has already accomplished a lot with the relatively small amount raised so far. The manufacturing plant has been operating for four years, and all the kinks have been worked out as the company scales up for full production.</p> <p>“Having front-loaded the manufacturing process, already making the mistakes that come with new product development, and adjusted our processes and procedures, we have already learned many of the lessons that cause aircraft delivery delays and, in most cases, failure to ever bring a competitive product to market,” Vickers said. The plane has finished its flight testing and shook out with a 120-knot cruise and useful load of 750 pounds with a Rotax 916 iS pushing it along.</p> <p>Vickers said the pending adoption of the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificate (MOSAIC) rule is ideal timing for the plane’s U.S. introduction. MOSAIC will expand the scope and design of aircraft that can be flown by light sport pilots. He said the company is planning to manufacture the WAVE in the U.S.</p> <p>An earlier version of this story described the WAVE as a four-place. It’s a two-place.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/vickers-planning-for-2025-u-s-delivery/">Vickers Planning For 2025 U.S. Delivery (Corrected)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/vickers-planning-for-2025-u-s-delivery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Starliner Crewed Launch Scrubbed</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/starliner-crewed-launch-scrubbed/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/starliner-crewed-launch-scrubbed/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 03:28:37 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Aviation News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spaceflight]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291597</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A valve issue caused NASA to scrub the first crewed launch of the Boeing Starliner capsule on Monday. The problem with the relief valve on the upper stage of the Atlas rocket was detected about two hours before the scheduled 10:34 p.m. launch from Cape Canaveral. “In a situation like this, if we see any […]</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/starliner-crewed-launch-scrubbed/">Starliner Crewed Launch Scrubbed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A valve issue caused NASA to scrub the first crewed launch of the Boeing Starliner capsule on Monday. The problem with the relief valve on the upper stage of the Atlas rocket was detected about two hours before the scheduled 10:34 p.m. launch from Cape Canaveral. “In a situation like this, if we see any data signature is not something that we have seen before, then we are just simply not willing to take any chances with what is our most precious payload,” United Launch Alliance spokesman Dillon Rice told reporters. ULA is providing the rocket to boost the capsule into orbit for a rendezvous with the International Space Station.</p> <p>Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams had just strapped in when the decision to scrub was made. It’s not known how long it will take to fix the valve. It’s the latest in a series of issues encountered getting the Starliner to space, although this is the first issue with the launch system. The first uncrewed test launch of the capsule in 2019 failed to get to the right orbit for the ISS. The second test reached the space station, but after it returned problems were found with the parachutes and flammable tape was discovered in the electrical system.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/starliner-crewed-launch-scrubbed/">Starliner Crewed Launch Scrubbed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/starliner-crewed-launch-scrubbed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Best Of The Web: Pure Power</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/best-of-the-web-pure-power/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/best-of-the-web-pure-power/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 04:07:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Multimedia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video of the Week]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291591</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The F-104 Starfighter was the pointy end of the stick on the front lines of the Cold War, and hundreds of them flew in defense of NATO and NORAD in the 1960s and 70s. Flying examples of the Widowmaker are now rare but hitch a ride on a recent launch from the Kennedy Space Center.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/best-of-the-web-pure-power/">Best Of The Web: Pure Power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The F-104 Starfighter was the pointy end of the stick on the front lines of the Cold War, and hundreds of them flew in defense of NATO and NORAD in the 1960s and 70s. Flying examples of the Widowmaker are now rare but hitch a ride on a recent launch from the Kennedy Space Center.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/best-of-the-web-pure-power/">Best Of The Web: Pure Power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/best-of-the-web-pure-power/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Java Jive</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/insider/java-jive/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/insider/java-jive/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Garrison]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 03:47:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[AVWeb Insider]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291589</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A bitter topic of conversation.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/insider/java-jive/">Java Jive</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was a cool morning at the airport, and I had just exited the FBO lounge to walk onto the ramp. My left hand held the keys to my hangar’s door, and my right hand cradled a three-quarter-full cup of airport coffee—the communion drink of drowsy pilots.</p> <p>There is a certain squint that experienced pilots put on their faces as they put the cup to their lips for the first sip of the day. Kind of a furrowed brow look with pursed lips that says, “I am not sure if this coffee is cold, hot, horrible, or OK.” </p> <p>My coffee squint was tight, and my eyes were almost closed because the sun was directly on my aging face. Because I had not yet donned my prescription bifocal sunglasses, my peepers were too overwhelmed by the light to give me a chance to avoid Frank, who approached quickly, like an adept fighter pilot—high and out of the sun.</p> <p>Every airport has a Frank. They are a lifeform, much like creeping basement wall mold or those little salamanders that run out of the wet places in your yard. They are probably necessary in the web of life, but you can’t figure out why and don’t want to interact with them.</p> <p>They have a few easily recognizable traits that include bragging about how much their airplane cost, denigrating other pilots whether they know them or not, playing irritating talk radio opinion shows way too loud in their hangars, and not being kind to the line crew and other team members at the airport. </p> <p>Oh, and did I mention that your average airport Frank knows everything about flying and is eager to show off their knowledge by haranguing innocent pilots like me who only want to drink their damn coffee in peace?</p> <p>During the past few interactions I had with Frank, I had to endure his discussion of how much he, his insufferable wife and bratty kid spent last month during their flying vacation to the Bahamas, along with an even more uncomfortable series of comments denigrating all air traffic controllers from here to Bimini for their oafishness and stupidity.</p> <p>I decided to mount a talkative counteroffensive by grabbing the discussion by the ankles and metaphorically flipping it on its head.</p> <p>Frank began with a quick and loud “Hey,” and I cut him off at the conversational pass. </p> <p>Is there anything more vital to the world of aviation than airport coffee? I began.</p> <p>Frank shifted uncomfortably but wanted to hang in there to overwhelm me and get his point across eventually. </p> <p>I would not allow it. Not today.</p> <p>Yes, I continued, coffee has been an integral part of airport life ever since Wilbur and Orville hand-tossed some ground beans into a big pot of boiling water on a beach bonfire in North Carolina. </p> <p>Rumor has it that, as the history books say, they did not really have to flip a coin to see who would fly first. Orville went first because Wilbur had drunk six cups of coffee and was off behind the dunes, draining the main.</p> <p>You can have any kind of aviation coffee, I said. They all have different traits, but each kind makes up the mosaic of hot, stimulating beverages for aviation.</p> <p>Frank looked at his very expensive watch and shifted his weight, looking uncomfortable.</p> <p>The first, of course, is the coffee from vending machines you can find at almost any flight school or training center. This brew can be identified by the small uninsulated paper cups, which often have a poker hand pictured on them. This coffee is watery and rank, but you drink it anyway because you have a checkride that day and want to stay alert.</p> <p>Next up on the scale of aviation java is the do-it-yourself coffee brewer you find in your layover hotel room when you are an airline pilot. The machine will turn out a cup of hot liquid that resembles coffee, but only in that it is dark and bitter. </p> <p>You really want a decent cup to start your day, but pickup is at 4 a.m., and real coffee is unavailable until you fire up the galley in your bird and brew.</p> <p>Frank was about to answer my question and opened his mouth to speak, but I got there first. </p> <p>Galley coffee, son. I’m talking about galley coffee. This is the stuff made in those metal pot machines that suck potable water out of your plane’s festering water tank and combine it with the cheapest coffee filter pack your airline thinks it can get away with.</p> <p>The key to galley coffee, I say, is to put two pillow packs of coffee in the filter drawer. The stuff isn’t any better, but it is too strong to argue with and will give you the mental energy jolt you need to begin the before-start checklist.</p> <p>Frank was walking away, but I wanted to add a few coffee facts to ensure he would never, ever approach me on a ramp again.</p> <p>Yes, I almost shouted. The funny thing about galley coffee is the flat-ended stirrers they give you for your cream and sugar. They were first used in the 1980s, and the spoon end was flat to keep us from snorting cocaine—you know, Bolivian marching powder, Florida snow, devil’s dandruff. </p> <p>I was going to finish my harangue by asking Frank if he was up to date on his contributions to the coffee fund donation box in the FBO lounge. Feeling like a jerk for verbally attacking him that way, I was going to ask him if he was interested in coming over to my humble T-hangar for a cuppa.</p> <p>It was too late. He swooped in on another sun-blinded ramp dweller and was, even now, weaving a soul-killing web of talk about his new robot tug and how stupid the line crew is.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/insider/java-jive/">Java Jive</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.avweb.com/insider/java-jive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Poll: When Will You Fly An Electric Airplane?</title> <link>https://www.avweb.com/polls-quizzes/poll-when-will-you-fly-an-electric-airplane/</link> <comments>https://www.avweb.com/polls-quizzes/poll-when-will-you-fly-an-electric-airplane/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ Niles]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 03:28:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Polls & Quizzes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avweb.com/?p=291588</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.avweb.com/polls-quizzes/poll-when-will-you-fly-an-electric-airplane/">Poll: When Will You Fly An Electric Airplane?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.avweb.com">AVweb</a>.</p>]]></description> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_basic-css' href='https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/basic.min.css?ver=2.8.9' type='text/css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_theme_components-css' href='https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/theme-components.min.css?ver=2.8.9' type='text/css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_theme_ie11-css' href='https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/theme-ie11.min.css?ver=2.8.9' type='text/css' media='all' /><link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_theme-css' href='https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/theme.min.css?ver=2.8.9' type='text/css' media='all' /><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill-inert.min.js?ver=3.1.2" id="wp-polyfill-inert-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/regenerator-runtime.min.js?ver=0.14.0" id="regenerator-runtime-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill.min.js?ver=3.15.0" id="wp-polyfill-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/dist/dom-ready.min.js?ver=f77871ff7694fffea381" id="wp-dom-ready-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=2810c76e705dd1a53b18" id="wp-hooks-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" id="wp-i18n-js-after">/* <![CDATA[ */wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } );/* ]]> */</script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/dist/a11y.min.js?ver=d90eebea464f6c09bfd5" id="wp-a11y-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" defer='defer' src="https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/js/jquery.json.min.js?ver=2.8.9" id="gform_json-js"></script><script type="text/javascript" id="gform_gravityforms-js-extra">/* <![CDATA[ */var gf_global = {"gf_currency_config":{"name":"U.S. Dollar","symbol_left":"$","symbol_right":"","symbol_padding":"","thousand_separator":",","decimal_separator":".","decimals":2,"code":"USD"},"base_url":"https:\/\/www.avweb.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gravityforms","number_formats":[],"spinnerUrl":"https:\/\/www.avweb.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gravityforms\/images\/spinner.svg","version_hash":"f3c8960286add9dd5a4e5e2845a2b23f","strings":{"newRowAdded":"New row added.","rowRemoved":"Row removed","formSaved":"The form has been saved. 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