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AVmail: Feb 7, 2005
T-37 Vs. Air-Tractor It would seem to me from reading the article (NewsWire, Jan. 31) that both aircraft were at fault, The AT502 was at 5000 ft. and unless he was under IFR (which he wasn’t) then he was at the wrong altitude, as we all know. I don’t know to much about military reg’s; […]
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Overheard last April near Miami, Florida, just as Sun n’ Fun was kicking in… Pilot: …request VFR flight following to Lakeland. ATC: N123, unable at this time… Pilot: Roger, unable. Any idea when can I expect it? ATC: Try again … this time next week.
Say Again? #46: When Things Go Wrong
I spend an awful lot of time trying to explain how the system is supposed to work. Those explanations are often at odds with what people have experienced first-hand. This leaves a lot of people confused. It just leaves me frustrated.But no matter how conscientious we are, things can and do go wrong. As a […]
AVmail: Jan. 31, 2005
Aerotoxic Syndrome I am a flight attendant and have experienced that odor on the B-747-100, B-727 and also on G-IVs (NewsWire, Jan. 20). I don’t believe I have suffered any illness from it. I remember numerous times telling the pilots it smells like dirty feet. I thought I must be the only one smelling it. […]
From the CFI #5: How to Pass Any Checkride … The First Time!
No one wants to fail when taking an exam, least of all a checkride for a pilot certificate. But there are some easy-to-learn ways of making sure that you pass your test on the first try, including how you train, what you study, whether your paperwork is in order and finally whether you can actually […]
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The new math. Airline ABC: Miami center, Airline ABC, any ride reports up ahead? We’re getting continuous light to moderate here at two-eight-oh. Center: Airline ABC, Miami center, no ride reports for your area, but I’ve got three-zero-zero available. That’s a brand new flight level … so there shouldn’t be any potholes in the road […]
AVmail: Jan. 24, 2005
Picture of the Week and Digital Edits In response to J.T. McDuffie (AVmail, Jan. 17):Yes, Ansel Adams made the most of his photographs in the darkroom. But he didn’t “move mountains,” he enhanced them. His photos represent an actual vantage point, a real moment in time.Remember the uproar in 1982 when National Geographic “moved” the […]
