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When you tell a fellow pilot what kind of airplane you fly, the list of responses that will elicit more than casual, feigned interest is short. But the Aerostar is on it. It has a deserved rep for being blazingly fast with good range. And unlike most piston twins, it has enough power to actually […]

I was inbound to Homestead AFB a long time ago in a Navy P-3 . As we were vectored over the Bahamas and into the Miami area, I proceeded to give my best “PA,” pointing out the sights to the crew. As I wound down, we heard this from Miami approach: Miami Approach:“That’s very interesting, […]

A meeting of 160 aerospace executives and Kansas state officials was held Monday, and the role of government in the industry was discussed. How do you think the industry should be treated by government? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the […]

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 was a controller at Albany Georgia tower back in the ’70s, and a Cherokee was on downwind, with the instructor introducing his student to radio procedures. Fortunately for me, their intercom locked on for a bit and I got all the dialog between the student and the instructor. It went like this: instructor:“Say ‘Albany […]

Last week we took a whimsical approach to the whole sleep-on-duty issue, but we’re dead serious this week. Is there a serious problem in the towers and the TRACONs, or is the government response to the latest round of errors ridiculous? Is the government overreacting to isolated controller errors, or is there a serious problem […]

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 […]

There used to be a controller at my home base of Shoreham, SE UK who had the kind of plummy voice that you might expect of a Victorian actor. One day there were two non-radio Cubs in the busy circuit. After giving my take-off clearance, he asked, “Now, where are my pride of cubs?” Bob […]

Controllers can’t be the only folks nodding off while on duty. If one of the following meets your job description and you’ve caught a few Zs while on the job, choose it. Don’t worry – we can’t trace your responses, so be honest! (Click here to send us an e-mail about this week’s Question.) 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 […]