Question of the Week

Question of the Week: Emergency Preparedness

The news of a Cessna 172 crash and its aftermath has made us curious how prepared our readers are for an emergency situation in a remote area. Do you carry survival gear in your airplane? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a moment to answer […]

Question of the Week: When Is a Stunt Too Reckless?

Gary Connery made the record books on Tuesday by jumping out of an airplane and landing unscathed without a parachute. Did that cross some hypothetical line between legitimacy and lunacy? When is a stunt too reckless? Was Connery’s? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take a […]

Question of the Week: Virgin Atlantic’s New Cell Phone Policy

Virgin Atlantic will allow six cell phone calls at a time on its London-New York flights. Is that a plus or minus for you? (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: What Do You Drive (on the Ground)?

“I know it’s a bit off-norm for the ‘Question of the Week,’” writes AVweb reader Michael Sullivan, “but I work at a car dealership, and I see a ton of pilots (professional and non-professional) come in here. I’m curious to see what the pilot population is driving.” What do you drive (on the ground)? (click […]

Question of the Week: How Much Sleep Do Pilots Need?

The FAA is reworking its sleep rules for big iron pilots, and it’s causing controversy. What are your personal standards for “enough rest”? (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 […]

Question of the Week: Is a Single-Engine Jet on Your Radar?

Cirrus announced full funding for its Vision Jet program Wednesday. The question remains the same:Is there a market for a personal jet? (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 […]

Question of the Week: Any Advice for the Reno Air Races?

The NTSB has had its say, and the recommendations are, in some cases, pretty equivocal. Can an event like this be made safer for spectators? (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. […]

Question of the Week: Has the Aviation Industry Lost Its Edge?

The Aircraft Electronics Association launched its convention in Washington with a rallying cry to the industry to be progressive and to be proud of what it does. If the aviation industry is broke, will an attitude adjustment fix it? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take […]

Question of the Week: Fuel of the Future

As we found in our European tour, 100 octane (leaded or not) is a diminishing presence there in favor of mogas and diesel. Now Lycoming has committed to 91UL. Who’s right? What fuel will GA burn in the future? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown of responses? Take […]

Question of the Week: Acrophobia and the Aviator

AVweb reader Bill Menzel wrote to us a few weeks ago: “A columnist in an aviation magazine recently mentioned in passing that he thought many pilots are actually afraid of heights. Are you afraid of heights?” It’s an interesting question:Are you afraid of heights? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the […]