Question of the Week

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked readers just how effective they thoughtthenew Cirrus multifunction display checklist will be in boostingsafety. Just over half of those who responded said that yes, thechecklist is a good idea, but its effectiveness could be diluted asit becomes just another MFD screen for […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked ifrecent news of maintenance shops declining to service any aircraft(or parts) more than 18 years old has influenced readers to considerpurchasing a newer airplane. The answer, from 86% of the readers who took a moment to respond, wasa resounding no. It seems […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we revisited the favorite “paper or plastic” question,this time with an eye toward new plastic pilot’s licenses in the worksfrom the FAA. To no one’s surprise, 67% of the typically-security-conscious AVwebreadership approve of the change – but think the new licenses shouldinclude a photo. […]

This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, as we headed into the new year, AVweb asked our readers how much flying they plan to do in 2006 (compared to the hours they logged in ’06). The most popular answer was a little more, accounting for 33% of those who responded to […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked how many of our readers wear hearing aids in the cockpit while flying.  (Er, headsets excepted – if we counted those, as a couple of readers pointed out, they’re the one hearing aid we should all be wearing.) A full two-thirds of […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked what type of IFR approach charts our readers prefer to have with them en route. Nearly half of those who responded (47%, to be exact) said they prefer to use the FAA’s NACO paper charts, while only 3% lean toward the FAA’s […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked readers how they typically pay for their aviation fuel purchases. To no one’s surprise, credit cards are by far the most popular method of payment, accounting for over 90% of the fuel purchases made by those who responded to our question – […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked readers how their local government officials(as a rule) view the community airport. Happily, most of our respondents told us that their representativeshave either a very positive or somewhat positive view ofthe local airport. (48% of reader responses fell into one of thosetwo […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, we asked if you were planning to add WAAS to your Garmin IFR GPS receiver(s) when the upgrade becomes available. Being the tech-savvy group you are, a large chunk of AVweb readers (42% of those who responded) said yes without hesitation. At the other […]

This Week’s Question |Last Week’s Results PREVIOUS RESULTS *** Last week, AVweb asked our readers to rate Lockheed Martin’s performance (so far) as a private provider of AFSS services. The bulk of your responses (42%) fell into the middle-ground category of Good, with more of you leaning toward the positive upper end (of Very Good […]