AVmail: Oct. 22, 2007

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Bob Hoover

Just finished watching the short video of Bob Hoover and his Shrike Commander (Video of the Week, Oct. 15). It sure brings back memories of all the times I watched this in person over the years at Oshkosh. It surely is beautiful. I don’t know if anyone could ever fill his shoes. Plus he has a personality to match. Thank you for letting us see it again.John Hermann


Cross Border Passenger Manifests

Never heard of such government do-do (AVwebFlash, Oct. 12)! Some pilots do not have computers; or if they do, no access when in Mexico.We as pilots do not need this!!David Worthington


Why didn’t the FAA/TSA just add a field to the filed flight plan for a list of passenger names? Then the FAA can automatically transmit the list to TSA, and if there is “hit” from the no-fly list, the pilot will hear about it from ATC before they cross the border.Why not waive the notice requirement from a foreign country if you are returning with the same passenger manifest that you departed with? This is what most of my cross-border trips used to have!Unfortunately, the TSA uses only the name. This is insanity! No wonder three-year-olds have been denied boarding with their parents! Someone should tell the government that it’s quite probable for quite a few people to share the same exact name.Ed Brady


Giant Ads Aimed At Passengers Aloft

A friend had this suggestion regarding the ads (AVwebFlash, Oct 10):The signs might be made more fun if they were done in the form of Burma-Shave signs as you approach the airport, perhaps like this:

You were thereAnd now you’re hereSafe on the groundSo have a beer(insert beer ad)

Jim Schmidt


Cirrus Bidding for Columbia

Proposal for a Question of the Week:Why do you think Cirrus is bidding for Columbia (AVwebFlash, Oct. 14)?

  1. To eliminate competition;
  2. To get a better nosewheel design;
  3. To acquire a model that has known spin-recovery traits; or
  4. To acquire additional production facilities

Make up your own.Rae Willis


Wake Turbulence — SportJet

I’d have to disagree with the NTSB when they found that the wake from the Dash 8 was not strong enough to roll the SportJet (AVwebFlash, Oct. 17).I was rolled 90 degrees behind a Dash-7 in 1981. The airplane was behind me on a downwind departure by the time I took off in a Navajo Cheiftan, but I hit the wake just after liftoff.I don’t, however, think the SportJet crash was the FAA’s fault; it’s the PIC’s responsibility. The clearance for takeoff can be delayed for separation. That’s the pilot’s responsibility, not the FAA’s.Linda D. Pendleton


Steve Fossett Lost?

Don’t you think [Steve Fossett] has skipped the country on purpose for some reason?John Bradberry


Kudos

I have enjoyed your story tremendously and look forward to the next Chapter (A Pilot’s History). I talk to the WWII vets regularly at The American Airpower Museum I volunteer at, and I never want the stories to stop.Jeff Ellner


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