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You’ve heard it since you were a little kid — we all have. The old saw “practice makes perfect” has been drummed into us by mothers, piano teachers and just about anyone else who was trying to teach us anything. I’d be willing to bet that at some time or another, a flight instructor has […]

It’s not the bitter cold, or the freezing ice, or the chronic clouds that make flying in Alaska so different from everywhere else. It’s not even the six months of murky darkness, when the arctic sun barely creeps above the gray horizon.It’s the emptiness.”You can fly for miles and miles, hours and hours, and there […]

While coming into Grand Forks on a rather slow day, I was awaiting the freq change to tower… Me: Approach N*** looking for tower.Them: N*** 12 o’clock, 11 miles. It’s the tall one. (pause)Them: (laughing) N*** squawk VFR contact tower eighteen four have a good day.(…Maybe they could see my expression through the radio.)

Cell Phones in Airplanes After a recent AVweb article that recommended readers review the material on the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), I followed the recommendation and read the report on Passenger Electronic Devices (PED). The prospect of cell phones on airplanes (now) scares me to death! I hope the PIC exercises his authority […]

https://avweb.com/avmail/ Reader mail this week about cell phones in airliners, spin training, and VFR over-the-top, and a lot of comments on air traffic controller “Jane Doe’s” letter.

*** PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week’s question about VFR above an overcast layer (submitted by AVweb reader Steve Biddle) proved very popular with readers. We received over 1,200 responses, mostly from readers who thought our hypothetical pilot was in the clear (er, so to speak). 55% of you (689 respondents) thought it was poor judgement […]

Civil Air Patrol I received word from a gossipy type, but one in a position to know, that the CAP has had three very recent C-182 crashes and lost seven or nine members. Also, many pilots are quitting due to their new liability rules. I did not re-up in January ’04 after 30+ years.This is […]

https://avweb.com/avmail/ Reader mail this week about a close call with Air Force Two, spin training for sport pilots, VFR over-the-top, and much more.

More than 62 years after it crashed in a swamp, a Spitfire is back on display. The cockpit of the plane, a Battle of Britain participant, was shown off at Hooton Park airfield, in Britain, on the weekend. It took four years to recover and restore the cockpit of the plane, which was originally based […]

*** PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, one AVweb reader asked if spin training should be included with Sport Pilot training.  11% of respondents said “definitely,” while another 9% argued there’s no need for spin training at the Sport Pilot level when it isn’t even part of Private Pilot training. The most popular response from AVweb […]