Several times a week I drive by the Aurora, Ill., airport with one or both of my twin daughters. On one night as we drove by fairly late, my daughter Jaime noticed that the runway lights were on. I explained that the airport was equipped with pilot-controlled lighting, and that if the pilot clicks the mic button a few times in quick succession, the lights come on. Contributions to Short Final are welcomed at . AVweb News Writer Peter Yost risked life, limb and lunch to report on one of the wildest rides around.
Colorful foliage creates spectacular scenery, and the weather is generally pleasant.
But autumn also brings dwindling daylight hours and more hours of darkness. In case you're a little rusty on the finer points of flying at night, this interactive quiz should provide a brush-up. Too frequently, a student won't accept criticism and goes off on his own, until the inevitable crash. AVweb's Rick Durden has a special nook of memories for two such students. It's one of the chief concerns that nonpilots have about flying in small aircraft, and sometimes it's a problem for pilots, too.