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Even though Mobil AV-1 has been off the market for nearly a year,concerns about engine damage attributable the synthetic oil continueto skyrocket. Hundreds of former AV-1 users have submitted damageclaims to Mobil for premature cylinder wear, stuck rings, cloggedprop hubs and governors, and various other powerplant maladies.Mobil has been quietly reimbursing claimants for repairs, andsome […]

Monday, August 21st: SMX-BFI A fter topping the tanks of my trusty Cessna 310and packing it with lots of charts, coats, luggage, cameras, and survivalgear, I take off with my brother-in-law Joel for a long-anticipated flyingvacation trip to Alaska. It’s the first time for both of us, and somethingI’ve dreamed about doing for 20 years. […]

Digital version of this Advisory Circular was provided courtesy of Summit Aviation, publisher of the Computerized Aviation Reference Library CDROM, which may be purchased on-line here on AVweb. Advisory Circular AC 90-66A Recommended Standard Traffic Patterns and Practices for Aeronautical Operations at Airports Without Operating Control Towers U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration 8/26/93Initiated by: […]

Digital version of this AIM section was provided courtesy of Summit Aviation, publisher of the Computerized Aviation Reference Library CDROM which may be purchased on-line here on AVweb. Advisory Circular AC 90-66A Recommended Standard Traffic Patterns and Practices for Aeronautical Operations at Airports Without Operating Control Towers U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration 8/26/93Initiated by: […]

Digital version of this AIM section was provided courtesy of Summit Aviation, publisher of the Computerized Aviation Reference Library CDROM which may be purchased on-line here on AVweb. Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration Section 2 – Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques […]

Digital version of this AIM section was provided courtesy of Summit Aviation, publisher of the Computerized Aviation Reference Library CDROM which may be purchased on-line here on AVweb. Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration 4-1-9. TRAFFIC ADVISORY PRACTICES AT AIRPORTS WITHOUT OPERATING […]

PublisherCarl Marbachand I spent many hours in deep discussion before deciding toundertake this ambitious, expensive,risky, and time-consuming venture. After all, I already subscribeto more than a dozen aviation magazines and am hard-pressed tofind the time to look at them all. So does Carl. Most seriousaviators are probably in the same boat. If I received a […]

General aviation pilots tend to shy away from flying into majormetropolitan airports, either because of traffic density or becauseof worries about ruinous landing and parking fees. Yet many bigmetro airports are surprisingly GA friendly and at the top ofmy list is Washington National. National is one of a handful of busy big-city airports that tracesits […]

Digital version of this AIM section was provided courtesy of Summit Aviation, publisher of the Computerized Aviation Reference Library CDROM which may be purchased on-line here on AVweb. Advisory Circular AC 90-48C Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration 3/18/83Initiated by: AFO-820 1. PURPOSE. This advisory circular is issued for the […]

SUCCESS FOUR FLIGHTS THURSDAYMORNING ALL AGAINST TWENTY ONE MILE WIND STARTED FROM LEVEL WITHENGINE POWER ALONE AVERAGE SPEED THROUGH AIR THIRTY ONE MILESLONGEST 59 SECONDS INFORM PRESS HOME CHRISTMAS    ORVILLE WRIGHT,   by telegram The four hills of Kill Devilare dunes near the village of Kitty Hawk, on that long thin spitof yellow sand known as the […]