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Overheard on the radio a few years ago: N1234:“Kalamazoo approach, student pilot N1234 five miles west.” Approach:“Are you the red and blue Cessna 172?” N1234:“Yes. How did you knnow?” Approach:“I have color radar. N1234, go to tower 123.45.” Me:“Kalamazoo approach, white Bonanza with black and red stripes checking in.” Approach (laughing) :“I used to fly […]

We have one now thanks to Sen. Jim Inhofe, who discovered the power of the FAA the hard way after being sanctioned. Is the new system going to be better? Is the Pilot’s Bill of Rights a good thing? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take […]

Departing north from Moorabbin (YMMB) on a warm summer’s day, in a very tired rental Arrow, I was cleared to climb in class C over the busy approach to Melbourne. Centre:“ABC, cleared to Eildon Weir; climb 7,500.” [shortly thereafter …] Centre:“ABC, maintain best rate of climb.” Me:“Best rate? I’m pedaling as fast as I can.” […]

Cessna is widening fuel options for owners of the 182 Skylane, including an SMA diesel-burning engine. Some have said a diesel-powered Cessna would be a game-changer, but we’d like to know your opinion. What did you think of Cessna’s new diesel-powered 182 NXT? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current […]

Several years ago, as the volume of traffic was increasing at BNA, an American Eagle flight received and acknowledged an incorrect altimeter setting. After mentioning it to ground control, he added: “Well, up-periscope and taxi to the ramp!” Rich Maysvia e-mail

 There is so much to see at AirVenture! Do you have a preference (or even ritual) about where you go first? Where do you begin at Oshkosh? (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 […]

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 […]

This didn’t happen on the radio but was a texting classic. The weather was tough, and we needed just a bit of Jet A. And we always take prist. Apparently, autocorrect saw the gravity of the situation. As I texted the other pilot, it came out as: “We need 200 gals. Jet A with priest.” […]

Sir Richard Branson says he can take you there starting next year. Assuming no financial obstacles, would you like to go? (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? […]

[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] On Jan. 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a small, U.S. Navy, intelligence-gathering ship, was sailing off the east coast of North Korea doing her thing, when she was accosted by several North Korean warships. Our naval authorities and the Pueblo’s crew insisted she was well outside […]