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Crash at Lexington The tragedy at Lexington offers insight to a couple of areas (NewsWire, Sep. 11). The FAA can make rules in a knee-jerk reaction, but has a hard time spending the money to follow them. The FAA wants to staff to traffic, whatever that means. It should staff to safety. Which is what […]

The sound of cooperation. Departing out of Edmonton AB, CYXD, Friday 27 Sept 06 I was talking to departure and after getting north a way… City Center: Grumman RGG, I see you over [pause] I forgot the name of the town. RGG: Morinville City center: Right. Cleared enroute, radar service is terminated. City Center: Everybody […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Our most recent “Questions of the Week” have centered around airplane shopping and buying.  Last week, we asked which factor (from our list) is the most important in your personal decision to by a new aircraft. Always responsible, AVweb readers named safety the most important factor […]

Remind me, again. What did I just say?(Heard at KRFD the other day as we turned to final in a King Air.) Cessna123: Cessna123 ready to go Runway 19. Tower: Hold short for traffic on final.

I don’t usually travel by boat, but I found myself crossing the rough waters of a Midwestern, middle-size lake. I was on my way to a friend and co-pilot’s 50th birthday party. It was to be held on the hallowed picnic grounds once cavorted upon by this person’s forebears and ancestors. A sort-of old-time, traditionally […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked what type of plane (realistically) our readers mightconsider buying in the near future. Your answers ran the entire gamut from LSAs to fractional ownerships, butclearly the most popular option is purchasing a used, fully-certified aircraft.That choice accounted for 39% of all readers […]

Cockpit Security No matter what technology may be employed to bar unauthorized entry to the “front office,” rest assured that it will be challenged by innovation on the part of the terrorists (AVwebFlash, Sep. 14). I wouldn’t be surprised to see contacts that can foil retinal scanners and gloves that can do likewise to fingerprint […]

Heard over Miami Center last week: Lady ATC Controller (in a somewhat monotone and hard-to-hear voice): Airliner 123, proceed direct FATHR. Airliner 123: Say again for 123. ATC: 123, proceed direct FATHR. Airliner: Couldn’t quite understand you. center. Say again. ATC (now in a slow, deliberate but still monotone voice): Airliner 123, proceed direct FATHR, […]

This Week’s Question | Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Whether you think it’s a crisis or a bunch of hot air, growing concerns over ATC are on everyone’s mind.  Last week, AVweb asked readers what single issue they think is driving the controller dilemma. The biggest portion of our readership fingered power as the […]

I spend a lot of time talking about “the book.” I use the phrase as a catchall for FAA publications. My favorite “book,” by far, is the AIM — The Aeronautical Information Manual. Some might consider that strange in that I’m not a pilot. I’m a controller. You might expect me to spend most of […]