Short Final: Leave The East Behind
From IFR Magazine reader Mark Klebanoff I used to live in the Metro D.C. area and pretty much nobody was cleared direct. To make controllers...
Short Final: Common Denominations
Back in the early 1980s, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon launched a popular religious movement whose followers were known as “Moonies,” no relation to...
Short Final: Show Me The Way
I was preparing for some instrument and maneuvering practice with my instructor, Andy. Sitting in the apron area in a Cessna 172 with the...
Short Final: Final Preparations
One of the joys of being based at an airport with a very active flight school (Orange County, Montgomery, New York) is the entertainment...
Short Final: Location, Location, Location
Many years ago, I was on a midsummer drive in the country when I spotted a few Cubs, Champs and other vintage light airplanes...
Short Final: A Case Of Mistaken Identity
Most Grumman American AA1s had similar tail numbers, many ending in Lima, like mine. I was making a short hop in my little blue...
Short Final: Watch Your Language
As the legend goes, a long conga line of airliners stretched down the taxiway at (pick your big-city airport of choice). The weather was...
Short Final: Happy Landings
Back in the late 1970s, I worked in the admissions office for the A&P training program at East Coast Aero Technical School in Lexington,...
Short Final: An Abundance Of Caution
From IFR Magazine reader Ashok Joshi: Taxiing to depart for our home in New Hampshire after picking my wife up at New York JFK Airport...
Short Final: Seeing The Light
From AVweb reader Adam Broun: I was flying in the Northeast a few days ago, monitoring 121.5. I heard seven clicks on guard, then a...
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AirVenture Video: Champion Lightning Mags
At AirVenture 2024, Champion Aerospace announced the Lightning Series Magento for Continental and Lycoming, 4 and 6 cylinder engines. Sy Pinkert and Avweb sat...