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An Alaskan pilot has been making headlines for her unique Thanksgiving tradition— air dropping turkeys to her neighbors who live off the grid. Esther Sanderlin says she’s been dropping “turkey bombs” for the last three years. Sanderlin told  local news station KTUU that the idea came to her after hearing one of her new neighbors […]

This month’s panel for planning is for a mid-1980s Cessna 172 equipped with a Garmin GNS 530W and GNS 430W, S-TEC single-axis autopilot and original round-gauge flight instruments. Its owner is ready to make the plunge into an all-glass, all-electric avionics suite and is sold on the Dynon SkyView HDX Certified suite because her experimental […]

From IFR Magazine reader Thomas Clements: I frequently fly my Saratoga from Glens Falls, New York, to Ogdensburg, New York, over the Adirondack Mountains and through several large military operating areas (MOAs). The same controllers at Boston Center work both civilian aircraft and a lot of military aircraft. Recently, as I was approaching non-towered Ogdensburg, […]

Almost all our respondents’ planes are at least safe.

From IFR Magazine reader David Brown Overheard on a flight near Daytona Beach, Florida: Daytona Approach: “King Air 1234, continue up the beach for a left base to Runway 25R.” King Air (in his best, super-deep, cool pro-pilot voice): “We’ll follow the beach for 25R. We’ve got a rookie in the right seat today, so […]

They must cover seat belts, but you’re free to go beyond that minimum. There’s no such thing as too much information.

Long before ADS-B came along, I flew my Grumman AA1-B to write a story about a company that conducted upset and unusual-attitude training in a Mudry CAP 10 aerobatic trainer. After spending time learning about the program, I asked if we could try for a good air-to-air shot from the Grumman (with a telephoto lens […]

Only 10% of respondents said their airports need major work.

When sister publication Aviation Consumer tried professionally applied ceramic coatings on several test bed aircraft a couple of years ago, the big question wasn’t if the coating provides a brilliant, slick finish, but instead would it stand the test of time? To see how it held up, we brought one of the aircraft back to […]

From IFR Magazine reader Jay Olmstead: I heard the following flying through Houston’s Class Bravo: Houston Approach: “Skyhawk 1234A, maintain 4,500. I was going to climb you but there’s a Bonanza coming up from behind and you’re just not fast enough.” Skyhawk 1234A (laughing): “Well – that’s not very nice!”