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It’s A Jungle Down There Mr. Deakin is too kind (Pelican’s Perch, Dec. 10).My comments regarding the Latin American ATC system during the ’70s would be unprintable. I filed instruments only when I absolutely had to because the system was so corrupt and inadequate it scared the bejesus out of me. There were a lot […]

Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care,In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.I slumped at the fuel desk, now […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked readers how they typically pay for their aviation fuel purchases. To no one’s surprise, credit cards are by far the most popular method of payment, accounting for over 90% of the fuel purchases made by those who responded to our question – […]

If you snuggle down deep, a La-Z-Boy recliner can actually begin to feel warm. This is especially true if you cover yourself with an unfolded newspaper as you try and snooze in a cold pilot lounge. We were trying to out-wait a mid-December snowstorm and I was trying, in vain, to nap the time away.It […]

We were flying from Chatham, Massachusetts to Nantucket with flight following from Cape approach. The weather was marginal VFR with heavy haze and reasonably poor visibility when out of the mist we heard this on the air: Cape approach: “Cessna Four Five Six, are you aware that you are heading toward a restricted area?” Cessna: […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked readers how their local government officials(as a rule) view the community airport. Happily, most of our respondents told us that their representativeshave either a very positive or somewhat positive view ofthe local airport. (48% of reader responses fell into one of thosetwo […]

No New Technician Ratings Your headline in today’s edition, “New Aircraft Technician Ratings Proposed” is incorrect (AVwebFlash, Dec. 4). The NPRM is proposing a revision to repair station ratings under FAR Part 145, not to technician ratings under FAR Part 65.Robert Holdridge James Bond’s Airstrip Regarding the air strip in Courchevel, France (Video of the […]

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As I type this, the Brazilians have finally released the two pilots involved in the mid-air collision of their Embraer Legacy jet with a GOL Airlines 737 on Sept. 29. They have spent more than two months under “house arrest,” with their passports confiscated, preventing them from leaving the country, with no charges filed against […]

We were in our Seneca performing the pre-takeoff run-up at Orlando Executive Airport when we heard this exchange on ground control frequency: Cessna: Orlando ground, Cessna Two Three Four, clear of the active. Ground: Cessna Two Three Four, taxi to the ramp. Cessna (still on ground frequency but thinking he’d switched to unicom 122.95): Executive […]