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On approach into OAK, I was left-hand seat in the Cessna 182, and my wife was working the radio with the following transmissions: OAK Tower:“Cessna 1234, cleared to land. Caution: banner-towing plane crossing in front of you.” Cessna 1234:“Cleared to land – and we have the banner on the right and the plane on the […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we cast our vision toward the future and asked how many AVweb readers plan to buy LSAs at some point. Like the last time we asked this question (two years ago), the majority of our readership fell at the cautious end of the spectrum: […]

Overheard on a flight from Brest to Toulon in France: Airliner 123:“Control, didn’t you forget Airline 123?” [pause] Female Voice from Control Tower:“Sorry, sir. I really did forget you.” Airline 123:“No problem. I have one like that at home, too.” Jan Evensvia 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 […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked AVweb readers for their opinion on the 1,500-hour minimum requirement proposal. Your answers formed a neat curve, with the bulk of respondents choosing the measured opinion that training is an essential component, but it can’t cover every scenario. For a complete (real-time) […]

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, when there were flight service stations: TriPacer 3438A:“Chicago area radio, this is TriPacer 3438A requesting a practice DF steer to Joliet.” Chicago:“38A, we are very busy now and unable a to provide a practice steer. We can only respond to a lost aircraft.” [pregnant pause] TriPacer 3438A:“O.K. 38A will take one of those.” […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked AVweb readers for their opinion on through-the-fence agreements. Just over half of those who took a moment to answer said such arrangements enhance airport security and should be allowed everywhere. At the other end of the spectrum, only a handful of you […]

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 few years ago, I was routinely flying my Bonanza from Houston Hobby to Austin. The trip was normally very predictable, including the knowledge that radio traffic, when handed over to Austin Approach, was extremely busy and communications needed to be very efficient. On one trip, the Approach controller changed those rules and added some […]