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Seeing is believing… Overheard while in the pattern at FNT: Tower: N12345 traffic at your one o’clock. N12345: Looking for traffic. Tower: N12345 traffic now … your traffic at three o’clock. N12345: Still looking. I only see birds over there. Tower: Well, look close. One of them has a transponder in it. Find all of […]

Resultsof Last Week’s Question PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked about your level of emergency preparedness: Wewanted to know how many of you have landed on non-traditional surfaces – grass,dirt, water, and the like. As it turns out, a full 55% of those who responded have landed ongrass. At the other end of the […]

Lockheed FSS Needs Help! Re: the article in the June 29 AVweb, “Lockheed wants your feedback” …I’ve been trying to register/logon for several days without success. “Registration is never activated, no email confirmation sent, etc.”I’ve noticed a significant decline in FSS service since Lockheed took over. In almost 50 years of flying I can count […]

Like the changing of seasons, I imagine this scene happens at regular intervals through the year: The managing editor of some large technology magazine catches a story on the net about some crazy aviation idea that could revolutionize the industry, make flying possible for every man, woman and (quite possibly) child on the planet with […]

You know me. I’m the “To TBO and Beyond” guy. I believe in running engines as long as they’re demonstrably healthy, even if that means going beyond the manufacturer’s recommended TBO. Nothing disturbs me more than when I hear about owners who are talked into tearing down an engine that’s running just fine (or talk […]

Whooping Cranes Whooping cranes born in the wild is a first (On The Fly, Jun. 29)? Chicks being “born” at all seems pretty amazing!Ed Wischmeyer Stay Away From Nuclear Plants Regarding your story about departure routes over a nuclear power plant (NewsWire, Jun. 29): “… the FAA’s proposed new departure routes from Westchester County Airport […]

Flying high… Delta: Center, Delta 123 request higher. Center: Delta 123, climb and maintain Flight Level 500. (long pause) Center: Delta 123, how much higher did you want? Delta: Center, Flight Level 390 would be fine. (pause) Thanks for asking.

You don’t land a Champ or a Luscombe in the same manner as you land a B767 or an MD-88, but the principles are the same. Both kinds of airplanes require your full attention until you have them parked, chocked and shut down.Landing a tail-dragger only begins with the touchdown. Once the tires kiss the […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Question PREVIOUS RESULTS *** LSA has officially been with us for more than a year now – and lastweek AVweb asked if the Sport Pilot Rule is really bringing new pilotsinto the fold. The greater part of you who took time to answer last week’s question(46%, to be exact) thought […]

Power Lines Threaten Private Strip I live in Ontario and own a small strip with a hanger. Five years ago a cell phone company tried to force a tower into my circuit area. I forced them to move outside my private zone. We have a rule laid out by the Canadian government that states you […]