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Sport Pilot Delays? Just Forget It … I guess there’s been another delay in Sport Pilot (NewsWire, Mar. 29). It started as the UL rules. People wanted to do more. They wanted an aviation for the middle class. The FAA didn’t. Essentially, when the FAA could wrap Sport Aviation in rules that would preserve the […]

Overheard in the pilot’s lounge, as a pilot took her briefing over a speakerphone… Pilot: I’ve never flown into there before. Do you have anything you can tell me aside from the weather? Briefer: The windsock is inoperable. (pause) Briefer: Apparently their wind is out of service.

*** PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb polled readers on the dangers of bird strikes.  Most of you agreed that birds and wildlife in the airways are a serious problem, but opinions varied as to just how serious.  A full 7% of our respondents reported firsthand experiences with bird strikes (or near-hits) and say the […]

Once again it’s time for me to take a trip down the road to unpopularity and write an article about a subject we’d rather not talk about. I never have been able to leave well enough alone. It’s probably the reason I don’t get invited to dinner more often than I do. I like to […]

Wright Flyer Did Fly Come on you guys. In contrast to what you wrote (NewsWire, Mar. 22), the Wright Experience/EAA Wright Flyer flew successfully twice at Kitty Hawk — once in late November, and on December 3 by Kevin Kochersberger. See EAA Sport Aviation, page 32, for four pictures in sequence.Scott Crossfield AVweb Replies Of […]

I’m pleased to announce that — after decades of prodding — I have written a book. It is a compendium of some of my writings on Compuserve’s AVSIG Forum for well over 20 years, some of the AVweb tales in my columns, and others, old and new (see sidebar to the right).There is a second […]

Overheard while awaiting clearance at Wellington Airport, NZ, in poor, gusty weather… Tower: XXX be advised the previous aircraft reports reduced wind shear on final, and decreasing crosswind. XXX: “Oh. Goody…”

*** PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb polled readers to find out how much you’re spending on your aircraft’s hangar storage.  Most of you reported hangar costs of a couple hundred dollars.  (59% of respondents pay $100 to $300 a month.)  AVweb readers seem to have a knack for finding a bargain – as prices […]

De-Ice Rebuttal I have managed the Atlantic Aviation facility at Midway since 1992. In that time, this operation has gained an industry-recognized reputation of providing exceptional customer service on a consistent basis. We haven’t accomplished this by being so narrow-minded and short-sighted as this one-sided article tends to indicate. Many of my good friends are […]

I don’t know how many times the subject of the conversations in the Pilot’s Lounge here at the virtual airport have lingered on issues of aircraft maintenance. If there is one thing that concerns a pilot nearly as much as flying weather or the cost of flying, it is the mechanical condition of the aircraft […]