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This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, GAMA released some sobering numbers about aircraft orders (and cancellations) for the current year. In response, we asked AVweb readers to predict when we might see the bottom of the current downturn for aviation. Reader responses ran the gamut of possible choices. The most […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” After clearing runway 161 at Van Nuys, California Airport, the tower asked my destination on the field. The conversation continued as follows: Tower:“Okay, cross runways 16L and 16R, continue taxi straight ahead to [name of FBO] and stay with me.” Me:“Crossing 16L and 16R, and appreciate the invitation […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** In the week leading up to EAA AirVenture, we asked which of the four major attractions at this year’s show you were most excited about seeing. The most-anticipated attraction among AVweb readers turned out to be WhiteKnightTwo/Mothership Eve, which cornered 24% of your responses. Least anticipated? […]

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 was on V16 just off New York’s JFK Airport at 6,000 feet when New York departure called. Departure:“Mooney One Victor Sierra, say airspeed.” Me:“One hundred seventy-five knots.” Departure:“Bonanza Five Eight Two, say speed.” Bonanza:“One five five.” Departure:“Can you go any faster?” Bonanza:“Negative.” Departure:“Mooney One Victor Sierra, reduce […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” I heard this at Hanscom Air Force Base (Bedford, Massachusetts): Tower:“Westwind Two Three Four, taxi into position and hold.” Westwind 234:“Roger – assume the position.” Don DrugaLexington, Massachusetts

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked which aviation trade shows you’d be attending (or have already attended) in 2009. We were a bit surprised by the responses – mostly by the fact that 63% of those who responded aren’t attending any trade shows this year. The next largest […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” I heard this one at Detroit Metro as I was taxiing to parking. It was between a helicopter pilot and the control tower quite early one morning: Helicopter Pilot:“Metro tower, Helicopter 234 at Signature. Request northwest departure information Tango.” Tower:“Helicopter 234, northwest departure approved. No known traffic in […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked which air shows you’ll be attending (or have already attended) this year. To no one’s surprise, the most popular single event is EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh (barely a week away!). 26% of those who responded said they’d only be attending one show […]

My instructor and I were flying around today (July 8, 2009) and had an interesting exchange with ATC. I don’t know if you’ll include it in the “Short Final,” but we got a chuckle out of it. We were doing maneuvers under the hood in a BE-76 Duchess. My instructor had failed my left engine, […]