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Overheard flying into Reno for the air races this year, about a TFR for a fire about 100 miles east of the city: Cessna Pilot to Oakland Center:“Cessna XXX checking in. VFR 8,500.” Oakland Center:“Be advised your present route will take you into a TFR about 20 miles ahead of you.” Cessna Pilot:“O.K. We’re looking […]
FAA credentials are widely accepted throughout the world, regardless of the requirements of other countries. The European Union is considering invalidating U.S. certificates and aircraft certification standards. Is this a trend, and what should be done about it? Does the U.S. Set the Gold Standard in aviation? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want […]
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 […]
A student pilot was doing touch-and-goes at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (South Dakota) and had just completed his third one. Tower:“Piper 123, what are your intentions?” Student [after a long pause] :“Honorable.” Larry Vettermanvia e-mail
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” On a snowy afternoon at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, the arrival spacing turned out to be inadequate for the as-yet-unplowed runway: Tower:“Commuter 1234: Runway 14R, cleared to land. request braking report. Braking is reported fair, but if you can make taxiway T5 for spacing, it will help the heavy […]
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 […]
ADS-B will be fully deployed by 2013 but not mandatory until 2020. What’s your timetable for becoming compliant? When will you equip for ADS-B? (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 […]
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 […]
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 in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” I heard this on the air between a Bonanza and Kansas City Center: Center:“Bonanza One Alpha Bravo, turn right 20 degrees, vector for MOA.” Bonanza:“Sorry. I didn’t know it was hot tonight. How low does it go? Maybe I could just go under it.” Center:“Well, it’s a military […]
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