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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 […]

Heard in Cape Town, South Africa: N1234A (someone with an American Accent) :“Cape Town, uh – is that going to be the ILS Yankee or Zulu for Runway 19?” Someone Else (not a controller, but someone with a South African accent) :“It must be the ILS Zulu. Yankees are in America, but Zulus live here […]

Times are tough, and funding decisions will be hard. Regardless of what those on the Hill think, what’s your number one funding priority for aviation? Remember, we’re asking about funding priorities. What’s the most important aviation expense for Congress to fund? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of […]

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 […]

Mobile (AL) Approach:“Aircraft calling Mobile, say again.” Delta Flight:“Delta 1234, out of 14 for ten.” Mobile:“… That’s a real bad radio; sounds like an old T-37 in my ear.” Delta:“Roger that.” [brief pause] Delta:“How’s this one?” Mobile:“Better. Still a lot of whining in the background.” Delta:“That’s just the flight attendants.” Dan Lukevia e-mail

The Senate says a hefty tax increase on jet fuel for GA is the way to go. Is that fair? What are the options? How should we pay for NextGen? (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 […]

I was flying with my friend Mike in a 200 King Air inbound to TPA. When we couldn’t get three gear lights, we told the tower we would abort to work on the gear problem. Tower:“Would you like to declare an emergency?” Mike:“Emergency is such a harsh word.” Tower:“Understand. We’ll roll out the equipment anyway, […]

Eclipse Aerospace and Sikorsky have a deal that may mean a return to production of the EA 500. Will it be the next big thing in aviation like it was supposed to be? Will Eclipse fulfill the VLJ dream? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take […]

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 […]

Years ago, I flew out of Santa Monica (SMO). Primary students quickly learned the controllers were sticklers, especially regarding radio communication. And that’s understandable given the high volume of traffic. Early on a Saturday morning, I was holding short, awaiting clearance and monitoring the tower frequency. A student (I checked later) from an area airport […]