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“We’ve been gone over 50 days now, and had just one weather-related delay,” says Thierry Pouille, organizer of Air Journey’s unique round- the-world GA tour, now in Asia. “It’s just chance, really!,” he admits, noting that several times weather would have been a factor if they had planned to fly just a day before or […]

It was Saturday afternoon at the local flight school and, as I tried to snooze in a lounge chair near the back of the room, I overheared a CFI begin his student’s Aviation as a Foreign Language training:”No,” he said, “it is pronounced ‘eh-luh-ron’ not ‘air-loin.’ “His student tried to repeat after him but still […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” I heard someone call Jacksonville Center “Jacksonville approach.” When corrected, the pilot apologized. Controller:“I’ve been called worse.” Pilot:“You must be married.” No telling if the controller was or not … . Frank LongTampa, Florida

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked a question originally put to us by AVweb reader Brett Friermood: “What’s your favorite type of instrument panel?” Answers vary a bit around the AVweb offices, but reader preferences are pretty clear, with 55% of you chiming in to say you prefer […]

Theres something about the Meyers 200 that doesnt look like a 40-year-old factory airplane. Its bubble canopy and gently-tapered wings are reminiscent of modern, composite airplanes. Sweep the tail and clean up the cowling a bit, youd start thinking Lancair had an all-metal retractable. Alas, the Meyers is a product of the late 1950s, with […]

Aircraft Registration Changes Here is my idea of the registration fix (AVwebFlash, June 6). It would be similar to the way boat registration is done in Georgia. Every three years you have to pay for continuing your registration. You get a small, color-coded sticker that has the registration numbers and the date when it expires […]

“That’s by far the best Flight Review I’ve ever had.” That’s among the greatest praise a flight instructor can receive. It was even more meaningful given the man who said it has actively flown for decades, and has seen his share of required, recurrent training. I don’t quote his comment to boast; instead, I repeat […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” En route from North Platte, Nebraska to Cedar Rapids, Iowa I overheard the following: Cessna:“Minneapolis Center, Cessna 12345, request flight following to Omaha.” Center:“Cessna 12345, Minneapolis Center. Say position.” Cessna:“I’m almost on the Kansas border.” Center:“That’s a fairly wide state. Can you narrow it down for me?” Keith […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked AVweb readers to once again gaze into their crystal balls and cast predictions on the longevity of 100LL. Answers formed a very neat Bell curve, with the largest segment of respondents (33%) saying at least another ten years, but not beyond that. […]

“You moron.”Visiting the Pilot’s Lounge at the virtual airport is usually one of the highlights of my day. That greeting, however, caused me to think that this wasn’t going to be one of those days. I’d stopped by to see who was around and found that the column I had written last month about post-war […]