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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” I’m a First Officer for TMC Airlines, a small freight airline operating Lockheed Electras based at Willow Run Airport in Detroit, Michigan. We use the call sign Willow Run Three Forty-Six, and we’d just picked up a load of freight at Muskegon, Michigan and were en route to […]

The LSA market continues to evolve and go through changes many predicted in concept, if not in detail. With the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring this week, we’re asking you if light sport has raised the profile and appeal of general aviation as a whole. Is LSA fulfilling its goals of bolstering GA? (click […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Heard while on approach to John Wayne Airport in Southern California: Tower (addressing a Boeing 737 holding short of the runway) :“Airline One Twenty-Three, are you ready to go?” Airliner:“Well, the captain is asleep – but he should wake up soon.” Gordon B. Craryvia e-mail

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 NTSB is recommending the FAA mandate retrofits of shoulder restraints in all light aircraft that don’t have them, saying that up to 50 percent of fatalities could be avoided. Do you agree? Should shoulder restraints be mandatory? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a […]

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 […]

With China courted by the West for the potential aviation business it might create, is the possibly suspect emergence of a high-tech F-35-esque stealth fighter of concern? Is China a major aerospace power? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the question […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” On a recent flight, a controller instructed myself and another pilot of each other’s position and had us make the required adjustments. The controller was quite jovial and introduced himself as “Bruiser,” warning us that he didn’t want to see a repeat of the incident that earned him […]

We’ve asked this a couple of times before, but we think it’s worth asking again whether the advances in electric aircraft design are making you think in that direction. Could your next airplane be electric? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” I heard this inside Orlando, Florida’s airspace: Approach:“Delta 345: Sorry I didn’t give you higher earlier. Climb and maintain one four thousand. I didn’t wanna spill your coffee this morning.” Delta:“That’s okay; this guy is very smooth.” Approach:“I heard he’s so smooth, he’s gonna open a gas station, […]