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This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Despite valiant efforts from NBAA, GAMA, and others, business aviation is still a tough sell for much of the recession-battered general public. Last week, we asked how AVweb readers might defend the use of airplanes for business if they found themselves deep in conversation with 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 […]

A pilot recently got a little distracted when calling in over Illinois: Chicago Center:“56Y, please say destination.” 56Y:“That’s Mike Gulf Whiskey, ma’am.” wingman:“I think he meant to say ‘Mike Gulf Yankee.’” Chicago Center:“Is that correct, 56Y?” 56Y:“Yes, ma’am. Sorry. I was thirsty.” Karl Hippvia e-mail

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked AVweb readers if hassles, paperwork, expense, and uncertainty have sapped any of the fun from flying. Most of you answered yes, but with a few qualifications. 33% of those who responded said the flying part is good, but the rest sucks; 30% […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” NXXXXX:“Approach, how far from the airport are we in minutes?” Approach:“XXX, the faster you go, the quicker you’ll get here.” Courtesy of the Top Twenty Actual Transmissions Heard in the O’Hare Tracon, from IntentionallyLeftBlank, the newsletter of O’Hare’s National Air Traffic Controllers Association.

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked what AVweb readers thought of the possibility that teen-aged alleged serial airplane thief Colton Harris Moore learned to fly from the internet. The biggest segment of you (43% of those who answered) said, Sure; the information is readily available, detailed, and comprehensive […]

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” My VIP passenger showed up late for a two-hour flight. At 4,000 feet, we were halfway to the destination when he announced his bowels needed immediate attention and landing right now was not an option. Me:“Chicago Center, Five Eight Six Five Papa requests an immediate landing at Kankakee […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked if Congress should be pushing harder to pass an FAA reauthorization bill. Answers varied widely, but the plurality of you agreed with the admonition careful what you wish for; the final form of the bill may be a lot worse than what […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” CTAF offers a smorgasbord of irritating communications techniques. Somewhere in California’s Central Valley, I heard a pilot repeatedly report, “Turning left, final, runway 20.” After what must have been the tenth “left final,” a pilot who’d obviously had it replied: “There is no left final; there is no […]