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From IFR Magazine reader Luca Bencini-Tibo When I was serving as an instructor during a type-club flight clinic, an owner-pilot student and I were preparing to return to a tower-controlled airport within Class Bravo airspace. The owner had previously mentioned that he is a fire truck enthusiast—he liked the big ones. Wanting to provide customer-centric […]

Almost half of respondents have been distracted in the cockpit by a non-aviation device but almost as many don’t allow it.

Some time ago, I wrote an article comparing differences between ATC and pilot training. Here, I will focus solely on what it takes to become an air traffic controller. In the U.S.A, there are about 14,000 Air Traffic Controllers, with 3000-plus expected to be added in the next few years. But let’s start by talking […]

From AVweb reader Ed Fix: Nearly 20 years ago, I was flying Angel Flight trips for people whohad to travel for non-emergency medical treatment. These peoplegenerally had to travel long distances multiple times per year, and ourvolunteer flights helped mitigate the expense for them. One time, I picked up an elderly gentleman at Lunken (Ohio) airport, […]

There are still plenty of analog strobe light systems installed, some intermittent and others completely inoperative. While limited troubleshooting effort might be in order to determine if a fix is simple, we think you should use caution with old systems because the money might be better spent on either a drop-in replacement (we covered them […]

I once had the opportunity to fly my vintage V-tail Bonanza to Washington-Dulles International Airport to report on the opening of a Signature Flight Support facility there. So, you can tell this was a long time ago. I can’t remember if I had filed IFR, but the weather was perfect, so maybe I was on […]

About 7% never look at them.

The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) announced a new partnership with Patagonia Bush Pilots, allowing U.S. pilots the opportunity to train and fly in the Patagonia region of South America. Founded in July 2024, JRBAF was established to honor Jim Richmond’s legacy by expanding access to backcountry flying. As the founder of CubCrafters, Richmond […]

The instructor looked at me out of the corner of her eye and said, “Okay, you try the cyclic, I’ve got the collective and the pedals.” I hadn’t flown a helicopter for almost 10 years, and I really didn’t know how much I remembered. We went through the usual three-step exchange of flight controls. “You […]

This article first appeared in the Aviation Safety Magazine. It was a fun hangar-flying session, right up until one of the local instructors got serious for a moment. He warned us that the tower at a local Class D airport was “issuing a pilot deviation a week, so have your NASA forms ready.” The alleged […]