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Ground Controller observed an aircraft make a wrong turn off the ramp and was proceeding in the opposite direction then intended. Controller: “Waterski 1234, it appears you’ve made a wrong turn and are heading in the wrong direction. Turn right next taxiway and taxi via runway 22 to runway 31.” Pilot: “We’re looking at the […]

Among the many things that have surprised me in writing for AVweb, one of the most surprising has been the number of military fliers that I’ve heard from. I don’t know why it surprised me. There certainly are enough of them. I guess I just never thought they’d be interested in what I have to […]

(click photos for larger versions) There I was in the left seat, 1,500 feet, sweating buckets, searching the jungle below for anything unusual that should be reported. Well, OK, it wasn’t a jungle, just the piney woods of western Georgia, and I didn’t really need to report anything, I just needed to keep the airplane […]

This December I find myself beached, grounded, laid-up. In the life of an airline pilot, you have to expect that some time or other you’ll find yourself out of the game for a month or two as you nurse yourself back to health from whatever malady you are bound to suffer from. Many pilots have […]

I‘ve laid my soul bare on a couple of occasions in my life but this is getting ridiculous. There, spread before all on a cheap folding table at LaGuardia Airport, were the contents of my shaving kit, sans the nail clipper, which I’d presciently left at home. “What’s this?” asked the white-shirted, freshly bepatched TSA […]

Approach: We will try to help you. Do you see a city, highway, or water tower nearby? Pilot: There is a city nearby with a water tower. Approach: Fly over the water tower and tell us what you see written on it. [pause] Pilot: “Class of ’98”

This week we would like to know your thoughts on the new Photo ID Rule.For AVweb’s Question of the Week, click here.Previous ResultsWe received over 700 responses to our question last week on Flying Currency. Almost half (44 percent) of our respondents tell us they fly at least once a week, while 12 percent fly […]

This week, we would like to know your thoughts on yoke versus stick controls. Thanks to Arthur Wiggins for suggesting this week’s topic. For AVweb’s Question of the Week, click here.Previous ResultsWe received more than 880 responses to our question last week on the FAA’s new photo ID rule. The overwhelming majority (82 percent) of […]

This week, we would like to know your thoughts on autogas use in aircraft.For AVweb’s Question of the Week, click here.Previous ResultsWe received over 700 responses to our question last week on yoke versus stick controls. Thirty-four percent prefer flying with a stick-equipped airplane, saying it gives them a better “feel” for the airplane. Only […]