May 26, 2004 AVweb's Question of the Week ... |
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*** PREVIOUS RESULTS ***
Last week, AVweb asked readers what will happen when (and if) we finally run
out of 100LL. As you might guess, our readership isn't exactly hoarding
avgas — 155 of you (36% of respondents) say that, with over a quarter million
engines depending on it, 100LL isn't going away anytime soon. Another 144
of you (34%) are ready to switch to a Jet A engine or other alternative.
"No big deal," you tell us. 64 of you said that the Honda engine would
surely rise to prominence in a World Without 100LL, and 18 resourceful
participants (4%) said AOPA should think about opening a refinery ... . *** THIS WEEK'S QUESTION ***
In July of 2001, the words of a controller may have directed a
Russian passenger jet into the path of a DHL 757.
The results
were fatal. Two weeks ago, a PA-44-180 impacted ridge after complying with an
ATC instruction to descend to an altitude below the ridgeline, according
to an
NTSB report. How often do you invoke your discretion to defer the
suggestion of a controller in the interest of your own safety?
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