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Overheard enroute from RMG to 45J… Pilot: Approach, Skylane N###, Could I have a right turn direct mydestination? Approach: Standby. I’ll check to see if that Dash 8 doing 200 knots up your five-o’clock feels like wearing you on his lapel…

*** PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Two weeks ago, AVweb was preparing for Sun ‘n Fun and the 9/11 Commission was just beginning to hear the testimony of Condoleezza Rice – and we asked readers how they feel about “terror in the skies.”  The overwhelming majority of you (almost 500 people, 63% of poll respondents) put your […]

Submitted to you without further comment … the pilots of Cessna ABC weren’t as lucky. Cessna XYZ: Cessna ABC, Cessna XYZ return to base due to turbulence. Student unwell. Cessna ABC: Cessna XYZ, my student suggests it will be better for the both of you if you climb on top.

Garmin Keeping GPS Costly I currently own a Garmin GPSMAP 196. Recently Garmin announced the introduction of the new GPSMAP 296, which is basically a color version of the 196 plus terrain info. Very neat looking.Prior to the 296, Garmin’s pricing practice was to limit what price its venders could “advertise” a product for. Regardless […]

Over the years, I’ve found that the Pilot’s Lounge here at the virtual airport is one of the better places to sit and read aviation books, particularly of an evening, after things have quieted down. Sitting in the big, fat, old recliners, there are times that I read something about flight that strikes me, and […]

Ask any aircraft owner what the TBO is for the engine(s) on his aircraft and you’ll almost always get the correct answer without hesitation: “My engine has a 1,700-hour TBO.” But ask that owner to explain the significance of that TBO figure and you’ll get all sorts of answers, most of them flat wrong. Here […]

They all know you’d rather not jump out of a perfectly good airplane. But here’s how to avoid an encounter between skydivers and your perfectly good airplane.If you fly much, you’ve certainly heard this radio call: “One minute to skydivers away over Zephyrhills … use caution, 13,500 feet and below … one minute to skydivers […]

I am having trouble believing that the 727 is ancient history, I said to my tennis-club bartender.”What is a 727 and why are you sitting at my bar if all you are going to drink is Diet Coke?” asked Fred. Fred has been the bartender at my tennis club for over 10 years, and this […]

A Cessna 182 and a Christen Eagle were on parallel approach for 28L and 28R, respectively, at FCM… Tower: Cessna XXX, do you have traffic? Cessna: Cessna XXX has the traffic, he’s right beside me. Tower: Eagle XXX, traffic is a Cessna 182 on parallel for 28L, Eagle XXX is cleared for landing, Runway 28R. […]

Sport Pilot As a conscientious pilot who always self-certifies myself before taking the controls and who has had a recent biennial flight review, I will be able to fly with the Sport Pilot License. Those of us who love aviation would not intentionally do anything to give it a bad name.Name withheld by request Responding […]