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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” En route from San Antonio to Kerville, Texas, I let my 19-year-old private-pilot-rated daughter run the radios: Piper Six Seven Romeo: Center, Piper Six Seven Romeo. Center: Piper Six Seven Romeo, go ahead. Piper Six Seven Romeo: Request flight following. Center: Piper Six Seven Romeo, state your location, […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked readers just how effective they thoughtthenew Cirrus multifunction display checklist will be in boostingsafety. Just over half of those who responded said that yes, thechecklist is a good idea, but its effectiveness could be diluted asit becomes just another MFD screen for […]

You may think it’s the wrong time of year to write about thunderstorms but that is what I’ve chosen to write about. My reasoning is that there is much to learn — and much I can’t teach you. I’m going to talk about various things but my goal is to get you to do some […]

Comair Crash in Kentucky All the obvious reasons have been given for this accident (AVwebFlash, Jan. 22). However, I think the root answer lies in the fact that the regional airlines have a big rush to get pilots in the left seat. In most all cases, pilots are qualified based on paperwork, but in many […]

COLUMN INDEX The Pilot’s Lounge #109: Please, FAA, Return to Reality on Flying In Ice Just when you thought it was OK to fly during the winter, the FAA appears to have changed the definition of known icing. AVweb’s Rick Durden doesn’t like choosing between scud running and getting grounded by FAA inspectors pulling his […]

After taking most of December and a good part of January off, winter has arrived at the virtual airport. I’m alone in the Pilot’s Lounge because freezing rain is falling outside and those who were here realized flying was done for the day and went home. Naturally, because I’ve come back out here to do […]

The following exchange took place enroute to opening day at Sun ‘n’ Fun last April: Bonanza: Jacksonville Center, Bonanza Two Zero Yankee. 11,000. Center: Bonanza Two Zero Yankee, Roger, Jacksonville altimeter 30.12. Bonanza: Are you working a lot of traffic to Lakeland this afternoon? Center: I’ll tell you what — if you fell out of […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked ifrecent news of maintenance shops declining to service any aircraft(or parts) more than 18 years old has influenced readers to considerpurchasing a newer airplane. The answer, from 86% of the readers who took a moment to respond, wasa resounding no. It seems […]

TFRs at Border Patrol Gee, if you close large blocks of airspace for UAVs to patrol the borders, and advertise the fact in advance so GA won’t be in conflict (AVwebFlash, Jan. 15), it doesn’t take a genius to see that all the bad guys have to do is read the NOTAMS and avoid detection […]

Heard on Denver approach frequency Approach: Great Lakes One Twenty Three, traffic six o’clock, two miles, 1000 feet above you, a 737. Great Lakes: Approach, Great Lakes One Twentv-Three, if I told you I could see him, I’d be lyin’. Approach: If you told me you could see him, you’d be my mother, ’cause you’d […]