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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 […]

In practical terms, not many people were directly affected by the Sept. 1 enactment of the rule. For those few, however, the change could be significant. Anyone with a pilot certificate who has let his or her medical lapse, for whatever reason, can now legally fly (VFR only) a plane meeting the LSA standards. The […]

Recently I read an interesting account by a Bonanza owner who encountered an engine problem 11 hours after his aircraft came out of annual. The pilot had crossed the Sierra Nevada Mountains VFR at 12,500 feet westbound en route to the Bay Area, and was descending through 11,000 feet when he felt a bit of […]

An unidentified small private plane has been blamed as the cause of evasive action taken by Air Force Two, a military aircraft carrying Vice President Dick Cheney, early this month. The small aircraft came within 700 vertical feet and .44 mile (don’t miss the decimal point) horizontally of Cheney’s aircraft, setting off a traffic alert […]

The Navy may have learned something in the PR department with its attempt to create an MOA in California’s Central Valley. AOPA says the Navy has launched a “sophisticated campaign” to establish the MOA over Lemoore Naval Air Station near Fresno. Williams said there is already plenty of special-use airspace in the area and no […]

AOPA has joined the battle and has accused the FAA of not providing proper notification of the 30-day comment period regarding the Navy’s intentions in North Carolina. AOPA spokeswoman Heidi Williams told the Daily News it only heard about the plan because a member who was “one of the very few to receive notification” faxed […]

Locals, AOPA Battle MOAs On Both Coasts… If it wasn’t hard enough threading your way through all the TFRs, NSAs and other acronyms for places you’re not especially welcome, the military (specifically the Navy) wants even more airspace. The Navy is under fire in both North Carolina and California for trying to get huge blocks […]

A long time ago, bopping along in my 180 Arrow at 10,000 feet, IFR in VFR conditions, from Boston to Kalamazoo. It had taken me 20 minutes to get that high — 10 of that for the last 2,000 feet. Then, Cleveland Center asked me to climb to 11,000 feet for traffic… Me: You mean […]

A couple of recent events have compelled me to write this article. It’s going to be a little different than my standard fare. You may need to shift into a different gear, so be forewarned.As most of you are aware, I’m getting to be a short-timer. I’ve got just a little over two years left […]