Last Week’s Poll Results: Support For F-47
A third of readers say the U.S. needs to maintain air superiority.
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Short Final: Taking Inventory
According to legend, while in the midst of a contentious labor dispute with employees, William T. Piper was standing with a business associate in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, overlooking the large Piper Aircraft factory on the Susquehanna River. The other man asked, “So, how many people work here these days?” Piper replied with a sigh, “About […]
Fuel Pumps: Reliable, But Monitor
In a world of pulling mags at 500 hours and turbos that last 1000, fuel pumps are a breath of reliability fresh air. So reliable, in fact, that it’s much more common for a pilot to have an engine stoppage because the pilot does not know the aircraft’s fuel system or misuses the boost/aux pump […]
Last Week’s Poll Results: Keep Helicopters Separate
Most agree the two types of aircraft should keep their distance, at least in some circumstances.
Short Final: Follow The Leader
I flew my Bonanza into Cleveland Hopkins International Airport years ago to visit someone, and was not fully prepared for the departure. The midday arrival at KCLE was relatively calm, but I wasn’t prepared for the late afternoon/early evening regional jet rush hour. As I started to taxi, ground control was issuing instructions faster than […]
Borescope Initiative: Savvy’s Latest Program
We’ve been actively tracking the work and customer offerings of Mike Busch’s Savvy Aviation (www.savvyaviation.com) as it, in our opinion, has endeavored to drag general aviation maintenance into the 21st Century. (Full disclosure: About 10 years ago, as part owners of a Cessna T210 we were a Savvy customer.) Savvy started life by offering sophisticated […]
Last Week’s Poll Result: Benefit Of The Doubt
Most respondents don’t think harsh punishment is the way to respond to pilot error.
Short Final: Be Careful What You Wish For
From IFR Magazine reader Luca Bencini-Tibo When I was serving as an instructor during a type-club flight clinic, an owner-pilot student and I were preparing to return to a tower-controlled airport within Class Bravo airspace. The owner had previously mentioned that he is a fire truck enthusiast—he liked the big ones. Wanting to provide customer-centric […]
Last Week’s Poll Results: All Or Nothing
Almost half of respondents have been distracted in the cockpit by a non-aviation device but almost as many don’t allow it.
Become a Controller
Some time ago, I wrote an article comparing differences between ATC and pilot training. Here, I will focus solely on what it takes to become an air traffic controller. In the U.S.A, there are about 14,000 Air Traffic Controllers, with 3000-plus expected to be added in the next few years. But let’s start by talking […]
