Question of the Week

Question of the Week: NBAA’s Top Story

We’ve just wrapped up our coverage of the 2011 NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, and now we’d like to hear from you. What do you think the big news out of NBAA was? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the question […]

Question of the Week: How Many Hours Do You Need to Sit in the Right Seat on an Airliner?

The FAA now says an airline first officer should have a minimum of 700 hours, up from 250 but far less than the 1,500 that was originally proposed. Does the number of hours really matter? How many hours should a first officer have? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current […]

Question of the Week: Third Class Medicals and Recreational Flying

EAA and AOPA will propose to the FAA that the driver’s license medical that now applies to Sport Pilot certificate holders be expanded, and their initial suggestion is that it be limited to the ability to fly four-place aircraft (with one passenger) having 180 horsepower or less, fixed gear, day VFR. What do you think? […]

Question of the Week: Job #1 for AOPA?

It’s AOPA Summit next week. What should be the organization’s main priority? Where should AOPA place its priorities? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the question yourself, and then you can view real-time results. What’s On Your Mind? Have an idea […]

Question of the Week: GA and September 11 — Ten Years Later

It’s been a decade since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We’d like to know if 9/11 and its aftermath have affected your flying. Ten years later, how does the aftermath of 9/11 affect your flying? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the […]

Question of the Week: How Are Your Pilot Skills?

This one is mainly for the pro pilots in our midst. Bill Voss of the Flight Safety Foundation says pilots are suffering from “automation addiction” and unable to cope with systems loss. What do you think? Do modern pilots rely too much on the airplane to fly itself? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results […]

Question of the Week: Can Adults Fill the Pilot Training Gap?

EAA is launching a Young Eagles-type program for adults. Will it help? Can an EAA outreach program for adults bridge the pilot training gap? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer the question yourself, and then you can view real-time results. What’s […]

Question of the Week: Is the U.S. Losing Air Superiority?

Russia unveiled its answer to the F-22 this week (while the F-22 is grounded for safety issues), and the Chinese are busily testing a similar platform. Are they flashes in the pan, or is the U.S. falling off the cutting edge of military design? Is the U.S. losing its air superiority? (click to answer) Last […]

Question of the Week: Pilots as CEOs

A new study out of Notre Dame has determined that chief executive officers who are also pilots lead their companies especially well. This week, we’d like to know how that gibes with your experience. Do pilots make better CEOs? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take […]

Question of the Week: What Happened to D. B. Cooper?

A woman in Oklahoma says D. B. Cooper, the name associated with the man who hijacked a Boeing 727 40 years ago and parachuted out the airstair door, was her uncle and he died in 1999. What do you think? Has D.B. Cooper been identified at long last? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results […]