Readback July 2023

Editorial Staff

Monday, June 12, 2023 at 06:23 PM ET

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Flying Editor-in-Chief Robert Goyer and
Bonnier Corp. CEO Dave Freygang

Key Takeaways:

A subscriber highlighted the issue of receiving irrelevant marketing emails, prompting the magazine to suggest managing email preferences to avoid ads for current subscribers.
Readers provided important clarifications on IFR procedures, including correct altitude selection during lost communications (prioritizing assigned/expected/minimum IFR altitudes over filed), the inability to climb back to a relinquished altitude on a cruise clearance, and the necessity of ATC acknowledgment to cancel an IFR flight plan.
Pilots shared real-world experiences underscoring the unpredictable nature of complex avionics failures, emphasizing the importance of system block diagrams, thorough post-maintenance checks, and understanding how single component issues can lead to widespread system incapacitation.

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Annoying Marketing

Long-time IFR Magazine subscriber and fan here. I have a suggestion, not related to your content (which I love) but to your advertising practices. Two or three times a week I get an e-mail ad asking me to subscribe to IFR Magazine. I cannot block the address it comes from (no-reply@ifr-magazine.com) because there are also legitimate messages coming from it for your subscribers.