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My thanks to those who are patiently (and not) putting up with the many problems on AVweb for the past couple months. The new owners changed servers, changed a lot of the software, and more changes are coming. The system is extremely slow, at least for some, and the messages section where readers respond has […]

New Rule Gives TSA Power Over Pilots Regarding Newswire from January 27, 2003:What a joke the new rule is that allows the TSA to pull your pilot’s license if you are a suspected terrorist. I feel much better now, as that means a terrorist is going to say, “Oh no, now I can’t fly into […]

AVweb’s John Deakin has been studying, testing, and teaching about piston engines for a long time. This list is a collection of all his Pelican’s Perch columns related to piston engines. Pelican’s Perch #7:Run That Fuel Tank Dry! Pelican’s Perch #8:Go Ahead, Abuse Your Engine! Pelican’s Perch #15:Manifold Pressure Sucks! Pelican’s Perch #16:Those Marvelous Props […]

New Rule Gives TSA Power Over Pilots Regarding Newswire from January 27, 2003:The Gestapo isn’t dead … it’s now known as the TSA. In the name of “security” we are now living in a dictatorship. Management is determined to protect their position by creating this dictatorial process with no appeal.Herbert Yuttal New Rule Gives TSA […]

It was about eleven at night when I pulled into Signature’s ramp at Baltimore. It had been one of those weeks in the check-hauling business; I’d battled a fair amount of poor weather all week, though in this instance it had been the low-ceiling-and-visibility variety more than the thunderstorm or icing types, which is what […]

AVweb’s Question of the Week — Personal Jet Aircraft I look at personal jets like I do the concept of personal helicopters (“One in every driveway”): The biggest hazzard to flying since the introduction of the surface-to-air missile. Davis Newman Great Flying, Hawaiian Style I was a bit upset by your reference in the story […]

This article appeared in the January 2003 edition of Aviation Consumer and is reprinted here by permission. Call us cynical, but we’re spring-loaded to be skeptical about aircraft engine modifications in general but specifically those that claim “more” of something. More power, more speed, more climb rate, more economy.While it’s true that some of these […]

From time to time it happens that several of the flight instructors here at the virtual airport wind up in the pilot’s lounge talking about all manner of things aeronautical. When that I happens, I may delay my drive home because the exchange is usually on a higher plane (sorry) than the usual “There I […]

ADS-B and Aircraft Separation With reference to your ADS-B story, controllers maintain 3 miles separation whether it is VFR or IFR. This is the separation standard for non-heavy aircraft. A heavy aircraft behind a heavy aircraft requires 4 miles separation, VFR or IFR. The difference between VFR and IFR is that during specific VFR conditions […]

George F. “Rick” Adam Jr. was born June 29, 1946, in Pasadena, Calif. His father, a career Air Force officer, flew B-17s and -29s in World War II. Rick grew up on Air Force bases and wanted to follow his father into the cockpit, but a color vision deficiency kept him out of Colorado Springs. […]