Ian Petchenik

How did Starbucks and Netflix not do a Cake Pop Demon Hunters promo?

Airspace in the Middle East as of 6 March.

On this week’s AvTalk podcast, we explore how war in the Middle East has affected civil aviation in the immediate area and the impacts to the industry outside the region. flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

I know you *hope* your email finds me well, but alas...

Good morning! Yes, this is he

We talk a lot about how the current NOTAM system isn't very helpful, but this NOTAM from Iran is... something.

E) CAUTION TO ALL FLIGHTS, AREA OF CONFLICT MAY BE EXTENDED OVER HIGH SEAS WITHIN TEHRAN FIR IN PERSIAN GULF AND OMAN SEA AS THE RESULT OF SECURITY REASON

FAA plans to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare, cites boost in schedules The Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare airport this summer, saying major airlines have overscheduled flights, the agency said on Friday.

There goes the 19x daily to Kalamazoo. The proposed summer schedule from American and United was unsustainable to begin with. www.reuters.com/world/us/faa...

AvTalk Episode 359: Reading them the ROTOR Act | Flightradar24 Blog On this week’s episode of AvTalk, after passing unanimously in the Senate, the US House of Representatives votes down the ROTOR Act.

On this week’s AvTalk podcast: the US House fails to pass the ROTOR Act, introduced in wake of the DCA mid-air collision. We look at options for what’s next. Plus, big news this week from Really Cool Airlines (yes, that’s actually their name). flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

No, no, this is worse. It's the second mistaken shoot down. The first one last week was CBP shooting down a balloon that closed ELP. This week it is the DOD shooting down a CBP drone.

Classic dual spider man meme with one spider man labeled CBP and one labeled DOD

Early this month, CBP borrowed the DOD’s anti-drone laser to shoot down a party balloon. Now the DOD mistakenly used the weapon on a CBP drone.
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Love a good celebration, but I'm incredibly disappointed that @schakowsky.house.gov could find the time for this but not to vote on the ROTOR ACT, which failed to pass the House by one vote.

Exit by early summer and re-enter by late fall?

Only one way to find out!

Southwest: WN
Cape Air: 9K
Spirit: NK

Now we’re talking!

This week’s AvTalk is just going to be @airlineflyer.net narrating his amazing journey to DC. Will there be a dogsled involved? Hopefully!

Did you bring your cars?

Photos of the pair of United 613 flights that both squawked 7700.

Flight path of NH203, which returned to Tokyo after turning around halfway to Frankfurt.

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss United’s back-to-back 7700s due to two very different medical emergencies. And we walk through the airline decision process when an aircraft makes a 14 hour flight to nowhere. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

It really is like paradise, people tell me all about it and I'll never get there.

A Winair Twin Otter makes the steep approach to St Barth’s RWY 10, crossing just feet above a road at the top of a hill next to the airport.

On this week’s AvTalk, @petchmo.bsky.social is joined by @byerussell.com to discuss the sudden closure and sudden reopening of El Paso airspace Wednesday. And @airlineflyer.net and @photojdl.bsky.social report in from the Caribbean on a slice of avgeek paradise. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

This week we have a full house with @byerussell.com joining me while @airlineflyer.net and @photojdl.bsky.social chime in from the SXM.

Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say Pentagon officials had undertaken planning to use military technology near Fort Bliss, in El Paso, to practice downing drones.

This pilot's POV on all this: A year after the DCA midair, the apparent lack of Pentagon-FAA coordination and understanding here truly does not bode well. www.cbsnews.com/news/airspac...

Only time will tell.

Holy crap, that was insane!

I’ve been on a lot of flights to some interesting places doing what I do, but that was BY FAR the most heart pounding landing. St Barth over the hill with some very interesting crosswinds today. Even the seasoned pilot said today was “interesting.”

I actually wrote a whole history of the airport (through about 2015) but it has been disappeared off the internet. Time to republish I think.

I don’t think I’ve ever received a better compliment.

Gentlemen my time has come! Here’s Burke’s original diagram for O’Hare’s runways. The initial runways were set to match MDW and keep traffic separated. Older aircraft didn’t handle crosswinds as well. The advent of jet engines and more advanced tech made it easier to operate with crosswinds.