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During the late 1970s, a Royal Air Force “Belfast” strategic freighter approached on final to Chicago O’Hare. (What’s a Belfast? Read on!) Callsign: “Ascot 1234.” Ascot 1234:“Chicago tower, Ascot 1234.” Chicago:“Ascot, say your aircraft type.” Ascot 1234:“Ascot 1234 is a Belfast.” Chicago:“Uhhh, what in heck’s a Belfast, Ascot?” Ascot 1234:“It’s a big 4-turboprop freighter – […]

Cirrus announced full funding for its Vision Jet program Wednesday. The question remains the same:Is there a market for a personal jet? (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 […]

The Cessna Skyhawk has been in near-continuous production for over 50 years and there are over 40,000 of the model out there in the world. There’s a reason for that: The design simply works. That’s not to say Cessna hasn’t evolved the design and explored variations on the theme. One of these is the Hawk […]

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 […]

ATC questioned a confused student pilot: Tower:“What are your intentions?” Student Pilot:“After this cross-country flight, take my check ride and get my private license.” Ray Dashvia e-mail

The NTSB has had its say, and the recommendations are, in some cases, pretty equivocal. Can an event like this be made safer for spectators? (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. […]

[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] In late February 1959, having fulfilled my commitment of four years of active duty in the Air Force, we headed north from Tampa, bound for Akron, Ohio, and a major change in lifestyle from military to civilian. We were excited to get home and begin again, […]

And now for a slight departure from our usual “Short Final” hijinks: Many years ago, I heard a radio exchange that, for me, illustrated the great resources and the responsibilities we have as pilots. Climbing into the VFR corridor of the New York TCA, I heard this on the frequency: American 123:“Boston Center, American 123.” […]

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 […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association launched its convention in Washington with a rallying cry to the industry to be progressive and to be proud of what it does. If the aviation industry is broke, will an attitude adjustment fix it? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take […]