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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” Heard on descent, about 100 miles north of Sacramento, California: Cessna 12345:“Oakland Center, Cessna Four Five Six. Am I still getting flight following? I was looking at my chart and might have missed a call.” Oakland Center:“Cessna Four Five Six, you’re still on my radar and receiving flight […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked AVweb readers if they had upgraded to 406 MHz ELTs. The biggest single group of responses (accounting for 21% of participants) said I don’t think I’ll bother, while the second largest segment (19%) said I’ll use something else, like SPOT. For a […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Perhaps someone should explain to this pilot the subtleties of requesting a pop-up clearance: Skyhawk:“Rochester departure, Skyhawk One Two Three. Request a pop-up clearance to Buffalo. We’re IMC.” Ronald Burkvia 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 *** Everyone’s watching the budget these days, including many AVweb readers who are foregoing new airplane purchases to spruce up their existing planes. So what was the most popular category of purchases? Routine items to just stay safe, according to 31% of those who participated in last […]

The following actually happened on April 24, 2009. (N12345 is a Piper Archer with headphones.) Tower:“All aircraft, ATIS information Victor is present.” N12345:“WB Approach, 12345 is inbound with Victor, full stop.” N12345 Passenger:“There are four people on board, and no one is named Victor. Where is Victor on this plane, or did you forget him?”

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Wayyy back in the days before Sun ‘n Fun, we ran a couple of stories that promised improvement on the economic horizon and asked AVweb readers if they really believed there were brighter days ahead for GA. The largest segment of you (41%) said things haven’t […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” I heard this blooper on Albuquerque Center frequency: Airliner:“Albuquerque, Big Bird One Two Three level at 280 and would like to continue climb.” Center:“I show 280 as your requested altitude.” Airliner (without hesitation) :“Me too. I’ll have to ask my captain about that.” (The subject was dropped.) Art […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” My airplane partner and I were on a short night hop from Lawrence, Massachusetts to Nashua, New Hampshire and had just switched to Nashua tower when we heard the following: Mooney:“We need to return and land.” Tower:“What’s the nature of your problem?” Mooney:“Every time my student touches the […]