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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard on Pittsburgh (KPIT) Ground working Hooters Air, better known by callsign Pace, and a Delta airliner: Pittsburgh Ground: Delta Eleven Twenty, follow Hooters off your left to Runway Two-Eight Right. Delta Eleven Twenty: (in a slow southern drawl) Well, Ive been doin that all my life, and […]

PIQUA, Ohio-March 16, 2007-Hartzell Propeller Inc. announced today that it has introduced its own line of Hartzell-designed propeller de-ice components with plans to support the entire catalog of Hartzell propellers that feature de-ice capability. The new Hartzell de-ice components will replace previous, third-party manufactured de-ice parts, including de-icer boots, wire harnesses, and slip rings. Hartzell […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked readers to gaze into their crystalballs and predict the future of VLJ air-taxi services. Most of yousaw sunny skies ahead for the new venture, which is thought by some tobe the future of commercial air travel – although 28% of you foresawhigh […]

Animals and aviation have always had a close relationship. You’ve got your Flying Tigers, your Mustangs, and even the venerable B-52 has earned the name “the BUFF,” although I don’t think that name refers to the American Bison.I was thinking these thoughts recently at a dog agility trial where our Corgi was preparing to absolutely […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard while en route from Loveland, Colo., to Mesa, Ariz.: United 123: Center, weve got continuous chop at 390. Is the ride any better lower? Center: United 123, standby. Cactus 222 hows the ride? Cactus 222: Continuous chop at 350. Center: United 111, no joy. Were getting reports […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked our readers, “What is the main source of problems at airports?” The biggest portion of our readership responded with Local government doesn’t understand the airport’s role, an answer that accounted for 41% of those who took our poll. For a complete breakdown […]

Comair Sues FAA Over LEX Crash So Comair is suing FAA because the LEX controller didn’t watch to ensure that their CRJ found the right runway (AVwebFlash, Feb. 25). I doubt whether Comair will ask NATCA to testify on their behalf, since NATCA would state emphatically that this is not a controller’s responsibility, and never […]

I had standardized procedures drilled into me early on — an occupational hazard when your employer is the U.S. Air Force. In Air Force flight screening, flying off-the-shelf Cessna 172s we called T-41A Mescaleros, every flight was a series of standardized actions from preflight to the practice area to landing to shutdown. We knew what […]

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard while flying between Athens, Ga. and Charleston, S.C.: Bizjet 123: Approach we just flew through the localizer. Can you vector us around for another attempt – early turn in? Augusta Approach: Sorry about that. I was on the land line coordinating with Center and the guy just […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked if the FAA’s proposed avgas tax hikes would affect the number of hours you log in the air. Nearly 70 percent said they would fly less and a shocking 18 percent said they’d quit GA flying altogether if the 70-cent per gallon […]