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Although most of the proposed spaceports are in remote areas, AOPA has expressed concerns about airspace being closed down for frequent launches, especially at the Oklahoma site, which is currently used as a municipal airport. “For three hours during each launch … 16 Victor airways could be closed. When combined with the two nearby military […]

Submit a Photo |Rules | Tips | Questions | Past POTW Winners One of our favorite mathematical principles is starting to kick in this week:  As time approaches summer in the U.S., the number of submissions to our “Picture of the Week” contest increases dramatically.  The number tipped back over 100 this week – with […]

English may be the language of aviation but that shouldn’t be a barrier to getting a private pilot’s certificate in countries that speak other tongues, according to a spokesman for an international pilots group. John Sheehan, secretary general of the International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, says English should only be a requirement for pilots […]

This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, February 2004. At various points in the careers of most pilots, there come times when the pilot attains mastery of the airplane and, therefore, mastery of the air. Sometimes those episodes are fleeting, beaten back into submission by some kind of learning experience that convinces the pilot that […]

You know spring is here when the AirVenture NOTAM is published. The bible for those planning on flying to the world’s biggest fly-in (July 24-30) is a must-read for everyone making the trip by air — even if they’ve done it a dozen times before. Chances are, if you’re reading this you’ll simply download the […]

This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, September 2005. What if you knew the ceiling was at 700 feet and the visibility was four miles at your destination airport as you approached it on an IFR flight? It is likely that you would be less concerned about the approach than you would be had the […]

Scud Runner I used to invest in towers. I remember the first tower I had built. It was completed in Sept. ’86 and just missed the Atlanta sectional revision date. It did not make the chart until the next cycle! Its construction did change a MOCA altitude so the IFR guys were alerted. I knew […]

COLUMNS The Pilot’s Lounge #99: Turn Back? You Bet!Press on. Finish what you started. You’re better than the rest. What do the voices in your head tell you when you’re considering turning around in the middle of the flight? AVweb’s Rick Durden had to fight those voices during a winter VFR flight, as he tells […]

Cures aside, pilots of Airbus A320-series airliners are getting new guidance on what to do if the screens on their electronically biased aircraft go blank. “Checklists will be streamlined so re-booting of power is quicker,” an Airbus spokesman told the London Daily Mirror after Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch released a report on an incident […]

I was in the Pilot’s Lounge at the virtual airport, a place normally for good friends, good conversation and some support when things were not going well. Yet, Old Hack’s voice was dripping with scorn as he addressed me from about three inches away: “You miserable excuse for a pilot. Now we truly know what […]