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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” A few years back, when I only had my VFR ticket with only a few night flights under my belt, I was departing Austin, Texas for Lufkin on a perfectly clear, still night. When getting clearance, I asked the controller for flight following. She told me to talk […]

Flying with the family from NYC to visit the grandparents in Maryland yesterday, we popped out of Republic Airport (KFRG) and swung northwest to pick up the Hudson River corridor from north to south and get a view of the City on a beautiful late morning. We’d just spent two days cruising museums, parks and […]

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Each week, we run a sampling of the letters received to our editorial inbox here in AVmail. One letter that’s particularly relevant, informative, or otherwise compelling will headline this section as our “Letter of the Week,” and we’ll send the author an official AVweb baseball cap as a “thank you” for interacting with us (and […]

President Barack Obama has extended the FAA’s current budget for another six months, giving Congress more time to work out a new funding plan, AOPA said on Tuesday… An FAA Airworthiness Directive affecting some Piper Malibu airplanes restricts their use to VFR only until certain current limiters are checked… Some flight schools have been cut […]

Each week, we run a sampling of the letters received to our editorial inbox here in AVmail. One letter that’s particularly relevant, informative, or otherwise compelling will headline this section as our “Letter of the Week,” and we’ll send the author an official AVweb baseball cap as a “thank you” for interacting with us (and […]

Six new buyers can purchase a 145-knot, 1,000-pound useful load kit-built Glasair Aviation Sportsman 2+2 that takes off (and lands) in less than 400 feet and costs less than $125,000 — finished and flying, complete with a 180-hp Lycoming IO-360, a constant-speed prop and a VFR panel. The promotion, announced Thursday, offers a 25% discount […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” After several practice instrument approaches into Lakeland, Florida, I stopped and headed to the restaurant. Later, when ready to leave, I called ground control: Me:“Control, ready to taxi VFR to X39.” Ground (chuckling) :“Cessna Three Four Five, it would be quicker if you flew, but if you would […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” We were flying from Chatham, Massachusetts to Nantucket with flight following from Cape approach. The weather was marginal VFR with heavy haze and reasonably poor visibility when, out of the mist, we heard this on the air: Cape Approach:“Cessna Four Five Six, are you aware that you are […]

The Expedition E350, a backcountry single-engine aircraft manufactured by Found Aircraft Canada, has been granted type certification by the FAA. The type certification includes both day and night VFR and IFR for the E350 with either tricycle gear or with floats. “Certification of the E350 is the culmination of over two years of development by […]