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Overheard flying into Chicago (ORD): ORD Approach:“British Airways, can you be down to 4,000 feet by XXXXX?” [pause] British Airways 12345:“I suppose so — but I don’t think I can bring the aircraft with me.” John Finleyvia e-mail

Owners who fancy a little light aerobatics—or even semi-serious competition—might lust after a Pitts S1 or an Extra 300. But then reality sets in. Those airplanes require no small degree of skill to simply fly safely and that’s before we consider the insurance premiums. And that’s why so many owners inevitably gravitate toward the Citabria […]

Virgin Atlantic will allow six cell phone calls at a time on its London-New York flights. Is that a plus or minus for you? (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 […]

[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] Following our second near-transcontinental journey in two years, the Taylor family bought a new home in Columbus, Ohio, and I began traveling the state representing the same company I had worked for in Oregon. My largest customer — who provided about half my income at the […]

Flying an Army OH58 in the early ’80s, we determined that we would not have the fuel to make our planned destination. Passing Kessler Air Force Base, we called the tower for landing instructions. Kessler Tower:“Do you have PPR?” [PPR = “prior permission”] OH58 (not knowing what “PPR” stood for) :“No. [pause] All we have […]

“I know it’s a bit off-norm for the ‘Question of the Week,’” writes AVweb reader Michael Sullivan, “but I work at a car dealership, and I see a ton of pilots (professional and non-professional) come in here. I’m curious to see what the pilot population is driving.” What do you drive (on the ground)? (click […]

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 […]

I heard this while returning from Texas: Piper Pilot (with a thick southern drawl) :“Sahv, Centah, Ah believe Ah’m a-fixin’ to cancel mah IFR flaght plannn.” Center:“Are you just ‘fixin’ to,’ or are you going to cancel it?” Piper Pilot:“Ah believe Ah’m a-goin’ to cancel it about now.” Center:“Roger. Squawk VFR.” Ron CizekOmaha, Nebraska

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 […]

Overheard flying into Chicago (ORD): ORD Approach:“British Airways, can you be down to 4,000 feet by XXXXX?” British Airways 1234:“I suppose so, but I don’t think I can bring the aircraft with me.” John Finleyvia e-mail