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Of all the changes general aviation has gone through in the past 20 years, the piston twin arguably has borne the brunt. Fuel prices, plus improved engine and systems reliability, have made piston twins less desirable than in their heyday of the 1960s and 70s. And for the same money as a new piston twin, […]

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 a funny one from NorCal Approach last Saturday. NorCal:“Cessna 1234Z, you have traffic at 2 o’clock, about 1,000 feet below you.” 1234Z:“Roger, NorCal. I see the traffic; it’s a red helicopter.” NorCal:“O.K., but they’re all green to me.” Terry Blumenthalvia e-mail

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked how much flying you plan to do in 2010. Nearly half of you – 49% of those who took a moment to answer – said I’ll just keep doing what I’ve always done. To our delight, the next most popular answer (accounting […]

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 […]

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) […]