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ATIS
De-Ice Debacle
“Caveat emptor” — buyer beware, as they say. Watch out when someone asks you to sign something that says you’ll pay whatever it takes for a service. In this case, the problem occurred when a pilot tried to get de-iced so he could fly home._______
COLUMNS
As the Beacon Turns #74: Backcountry Dreaming
Deep in the middle of a Colorado winter, AVweb’s Michael Maya Charles remembers summers spent in the river valleys of the west — finding remote airstrips from which to explore the natural world — miles from anyone and from his usual perch in the stratosphere.
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Key Takeaways:
- Pilots are advised to be wary of signing agreements for services, such as de-icing, that allow for unspecified or open-ended costs.
- A columnist reminisces about the unique experience of flying to remote backcountry airstrips in the American West to explore nature, contrasting it with winter and high-altitude flying.
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