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Flight Service Stations I have been a pilot weather briefer for almost 20 years — four years in Missoula, Mont., and the last 15 here in McMinnville, Oreg. I take pride in the experience and knowledge-base I have gained over the span and in the fact that I can convey to pilots what they need […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard on Chicago Center at 4 a.m., with a female controller working a frequency with almost no traffic. Cessna 3AB: Cessna Three Alpha Bravo, radio check. Chicago Center: Youre loud and clear Three Alpha Bravo. Cessna 3AB: Not too busy this morning? Center: Its not even four oclock. […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked AVweb readers which outside factors (i.e., things aside from price and feature set) are the most important to them when buying a new headset. 34% of those who responded said that actual demonstrations, such as seeing a product demo at an air […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard while flying into Troutdale, Ore. (KTTD) Class D airspace. N338BV: Three Three Eight Bravo Victor, inbound, 3000 level, three miles, full stop. Troutdale Tower: Three Three Eight Bravo Victor cleared straight-in Runway 25. Wind 270 at seven. N338BV: Do you want me on a right- or left-hand […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked whether sentences of up to five years for pointing a laser at an aircraft were reasonable. Responses were split pretty evenly among both extremes, with 40% of those who responded saying that yes, this affects aviation (and airmen’s) safety and requires a […]

Radar Argentina is not the only place where the radar is not working (AVwebFlash, May 20). I spent three months flying helicopters offshore in Trinidad in close proximity to Piarco, the international airport. Lots of helicopters and airliners with everyone making position reports in various forms of English with varying degrees of accuracy. A disaster […]

Want to practice a single maneuver that can teach volumes about safely flying airplanes? Consider the steep turn — perhaps the perfect training and proficiency maneuver.Steeps turns are a required Task for all airplane pilot certificates — Recreational, Sport, Private, Commercial and Airline Transport Pilot. The Practical Test Standards (PTS) for each certificate tell the […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard on Little Rock Airport’s (KLIT) clearance delivery frequency. King Air N1234: Little Rock clearance this is King Air N1234 with a request. Clearance delivery: Go ahead. King Air N1234: I have been trying to file a flight plan with Lockheed for more than 30 minutes. Could you […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked whether the FAA should require traffic advisory systems for all aircraft to reduce the number of midair collisions (and other threats to aviation safety).  Not surprisingly, the readers who answered our poll overwhelmingly said no, we don’t need yet more avionics mandated […]

AFSS Consolidation Just got back from flying this afternoon and I’m convinced that Lockheed-Martin (LM) has screwed up the FSS consolidation (Question of the Week, May 3).My [airplane] just got out of annual so I left work a little early to do my own test flight out of Manassas, Va., (in the ADIZ). I called […]