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Heard on the tower frequency at an airport that will remain undisclosed to protect the innocent: Cessna 12345:“Tower can you have regional jet ABC meet us on Unicom freqency for a personal message?” Jet ABC:“Tower, tell the Cessna we are a professional crew on a schedule and we don’t have time for idle chit chat.” […]

An Alitalia pilot did on final to JFK. Have you had an encounter with a pilotless aircraft while piloting yours? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the question yourself, and then you can view real-time results. What’s On Your Mind? Have […]

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 […]

Jacksonville Center asked a military flight over norther Florida a question: Jacksonville Center:“Dixie 22, confirm you are a flight of two.” Dixie 22:“Dixie22. That is correct. We are a flight of two.” Jacksonville Center:“Well, sir, I show you 17 miles in trail. That is a pretty loose formation, don’t you think?” Dixie 22:“Dixie 22. Roger.” […]

One of the impacts of sequestration will be an end to military flight displays. Will you still go to your local air show? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the question yourself, and then you can view real-time results. What’s On […]

It cruises easily at better than 165 knots, can carry six (provided at least two aren’t large), and has a range of 1,000 miles. The pilots who fly it generally love it, and the pilots who don’t generally respect it. Samples can be found on the used market today in decent shape and for less […]

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 […]

Overflying KLAL en route to KBOW, we overheard a conversation between KLAL tower and a flight of two military pilots flying training approaches. As they declared “going missed,” the tower issued missed approach clearances and then asked, “So you are Navy?” One pilot responded (with obvious pride), “He is Navy, but I am United States […]

Robert Chapin, an undergrad student at Eastern Michigan University is polling pilots of all stripes on the incidence of air rage on aircraft they’re flying. Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever flown with an unruly passenger? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take […]

My neighbor spent most of his career as an airline pilot, but he also did one stint during a furlough in the early 1980s as a controller at Van Nuys. He swears the following is true. One day, my friend, who we’ll call Bob (since that’s his name), was reading a clearance to an an […]