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Heard on the air near KTRK (runways 19 and 28 in use today): Cessna:“Truckee Unicom, Twin Cessna XXX eight miles southwest. Runway advisory, please.” Unicom:“Winds are 190 at 20, gusting 30. All runways are open.” Cessna (slightly clueless sound in his voice) :“Do you have a suggested runway?” Unicom:“Most aircraft are using 19, right traffic.” […]

A letter to the editor on Monday by Chuck Leathers suggesting increased regulation for radio-controlled models in light of the collision between a large RC model and a biplane earlier this month has caused a lot of discussion. Where do you stand? Should there be tighter regulation of RC model aircraft? (click to answer) Last […]

The Grumman Tiger owner culture is as unique as the airplane. To say these folks are enthusiastic about these airplanes is to understate the case. Most owners will energetically attest to the Grummans sports car-like handling, healthy climb and slide-back canopy that slides back for open-air flight. Theres arguably lots of appeal to these little […]

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 […]

Inbound to ATL area, the following exchange took place with Memphis Center: Memphis:“Lear 905RL, you’re cleared direct Bunni for the Dumbb Bunni2 arrival.” N905RL:“Roger. Cleared direct Bunni for the Dumbb Bunni arrival. “Question: who codes these things anyway?” Memphis Center:“Special controllers for all the really special pilots.” Steve Shattuckvia e-mail

Today’s AVwebFlash deals almost exclusively with air show incidents. Are air shows a thing of the past? Should we stop holding air shows? (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 […]

Several years ago, I was flying my father-in-law back to Portland, Maine. He had been in Connecticut preforming a wedding. We got an early start, and at about 7 a.m., we were overflying the Worster, MA Class Delta. After making contact with the tower, I commented that it was very quiet on their frequency. The […]

Our blog about protecting flight students from financial loss has earned a lot of response, and now Cessna, whose chain of affiliated Cessna Pilot Centers train many of the world’s new pilots, has something to say in this guest blog by Cessna’s Julie Filucci. What protections do flight students need? (click to answer) Last Week’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 […]

Heard on the tower frequency at Oshkosh on Saturday night (while waiting for the night air show): OSH Tower:“Anyone inbound from the Fisk arrival, please identify yourself.” [long pause with no response] OSH Tower:“Anyone inbound from anywhere?“ [another pause with no response] OSH Tower:“Bueller … ? Bueller … ? Bueller … ?” Still no response, […]