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“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 […]

This is an exchange that happened … on a trip from Las Vegas (Henderson) to Oklahoma City (Sundance Air Park). We were level at 15,000 and just handed off from Las Vegas TRACON to LA Center. We had been at 15,000 for a few minutes and were definitely hungry to get to our final altitude […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we passed the buck and asked AVweb readers a question that was put to us by one of you, AVweb reader Steve Allen: Which is the bigger threat to general aviation – user fees or fuel prices? Given the current state of our Fuel […]

When we left our intrepid round-the-world pilots two weeks ago, they were about to launch for a flight up the Nile. First stop was Abu Simbel, two ancient, massive rock temples on the western bank of Lake Nasser, southwest of Aswan. A nearby airfield made it a convenient stop, and the visit was specatacular, despite […]

Rising Fuel Costs; Falling Flight Hours In your aviation news e-mail about this topic (AVwebFlash, May 30), your writer made this statement: “There’s an old saying that if you have to worry about the cost of fuel, you probably shouldn’t be flying.” I personally find this offensive! Everyone should have the opportunity to fly if […]

Heard on SoCal Approach: Approach:“Cessna 1234A, you have traffic at 12 o’clock, six miles at your altitude.” [no response] Approach:“Cessna 1234A, you have traffic at 12 o’clock, four miles at your altitude.” [no response] Approach:“Cessna 1234A, you have traffic at 12 o’clock, two miles at your altitude.” Cessna1234A:“I’m looking for the traffic … !” Approach:“Sir, […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked AVweb readers what they have planning (flying-wise) for the summer. With gas prices climbing and the economy stumbling, it seems most of our readers are planning to stay current and maybe attend a few local fly-ins – but that’s it. Fewer grand […]