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Nominate an FBO |Contest Rules & Tips | Questions | Past Winners< AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” contest is sponsored by Aviation Safety magazine, the monthly journal of risk management and accident prevention. Thanks to all the pilots and AVweb readers who took time to nominate their favorite FBOs in our “FBO of the Week” […]
This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, August 2005. Flying in the clouds requires currency and proficiency at flying on the gauges. It’s the pilot’s responsibility to meet the legal requirements before taking off into or flying through instrument conditions.A problem we see too often, though, is when pilots who are not current or proficient […]
AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” contest is sponsored by Aviation Safety magazine, the monthly journal of risk management and accident prevention. This week’s FBO of the Week ribbon belongs to Preferred Jet Center at KRYY in Atlanta, Georgia. John Austin wrote us to say, “I fly a 206 but am treated like I came in […]
Yes, it’s coming! But don’t get excited. You don’t really want what is coming, but you’re going to get it anyway. Remember when I wrote Say Again? #49: Come Up a Bad Cloud? Well, the “storm” is here.They say everybody has a talent. I don’t know if you want to call this a talent or […]
AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” contest is sponsored by Aviation Safety magazine, the monthly journal of risk management and accident prevention. Thanks to all the pilots and AVweb readers who took time to nominate their favorite FBOs in our “FBO of the Week” contest. Today’s ribbon finds its target in Georgia. AVweb’s “FBO of the […]
Walking out of the doctor’s office, holding the piece of paper on which the duly authorized Aviation Medical Examiner attested that, as of a few moments ago, I met the minimum standards to hold an airman medical certificate, I breathed a sigh of relief and headed out to the Pilot’s Lounge at the virtual airport. […]
AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” contest is sponsored by Aviation Safety magazine, the monthly journal of risk management and accident prevention. Thanks to all the pilots and AVweb readers who took time to nominate their favorite FBOs in our “FBO of the Week” contest. From nearly 50 nominations, today’s ribbon finds its target in Tennessee. […]
This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, December 2003. Each pilot rating or certificate is a hard-earned trophy that rewards pilots for their efforts, not with a shiny sparkle from a shelf in the den, but with heightened skill for flying the airplane. They stand as testaments to the pilot’s ability to eke utility out […]
AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” contest is sponsored by Aviation Safety magazine, the monthly journal of risk management and accident prevention. Thanks to all the pilots and AVweb readers who took time to nominate their favorite FBOs in our first-ever “FBO of the Week” contest. From nearly 50 nominations we’ve received since announcing the contest […]
Damn, it’s early! I know it is really three hours later, body-wise, because I live on the east coast, but it still feels like 5 a.m. A light rain is falling on LAX this morning. Not enough to get my uniform wet and certainly not enough to justify a rain poncho as I head out […]
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