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Single-Engine Piston IMC Solid IMC in a single-engine piston is considered a risk (Question of the Week, Nov. 16)? What is the message? Avoid IMC? Fly low, below clouds and hit the ground? Need a twin to fly IMC? If you cannot handle single-engine IMC (including usual failures), then you should not, never, even think […]

Overheard in the vicinity of Buchanan tower in Concord, Calif.: Cessna: “Buchanan tower, this is Cessna One Two Three, seven south of Buchanan, 2000 feet, request transit, northbound.” Tower: “Cessna One Two Three, transition approved. Report clear.” Half minute pause, and then: “Tower, this is Cessna One Two Three; where is Clear?”

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked if you’d be willing to fly a single-enginepiston into IMC weather. Most of our instrument-rated pilots (67% of you) were willing to doit, but not always with passengers on board. (Only 3% ofrespondents said they’d never fly into IMC with passengersaboard.) What […]

Thomas Borchert 288 It may not be fast, or carry a lot and although it hasnt been a stellar seller in the U.S., say this about the SOCATA TB-10 Tobago: Its a good looking airplane, perhaps one of the best looking ever built. Thanks to sleek lines, a racy looking set of gull-wing doors and […]

It was just about the perfect day off for this airline captain. Warm breezes from a portable heater wafted over my body, which was lying in a comfortable position in my faux leather recliner. A hot cup of perfectly brewed coffee by my side, I was enjoying a Tivo’d recording of a new Simpson’s episode […]

Returning to Princeton, N.J., in a Seminole, I was proudly clipping along at 140 knots and can only assume that my deep voice and professional-sounding tone led to us appearing to be more than we were: Seminole: “New York approach, Seminole Two Two Eight, 5,000.” Approach: “Seminole Two Two Eight, Morristown altimeter 30.08. Proceed direct […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, with mid-term elections in U.S. fresh on our minds, weasked whether readers thought the dramatic shift of power fromRepublicans to Democrats in both houses of Congress might thwart thestrong push for user fees in the upcoming FAA reauthorization bill. The largest segment of our […]

PATCO Remarks After reading this week’s AVwebFlash (Nov. 6), it left me wondering if the former PATCO controller has a clue.Coming from someone who hasn’t worked at a non-contract facility for over 25 years, I find his perspective speculative at best.When was the last time he, or any other contract controller worked a midnight shift? […]

Heard at Lawrence, Massachusetts: Tower: “Arrow Eight Two Xray, slowest possible speed. Traffic ahead is an ultralight on a half-mile final.” Ultralight: “Tower, we’ll climb out so he can land.” Tower: “Roger, climb and maintain 1700, runway heading. Arrow Eight Two Xray, cleared to land, caution, mowing in progress, right side of runwav.” Arrow: “Roger, […]