Jimmy Buffett was the answer to one of the ‘Test Pilot’ questions in the October issue of AOPA Pilot magazine, the magazine of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Here was the question and answer:

Question 7. From reader Charles Baumann: Less than 10 authors have ever had their books appear on The New York Times bestseller lists for both fiction and nonfiction. Which of these authors is well known as a pilot?

Answer – Jimmy Buffett for his novels, Where is Joe Merchant? (1992) and A Salty Piece of Land (2004). His book A Pirate Looks at Fifty made the nonfiction list in 1998.

Visit our Jimmy and Aviation page to read about Buffett’s pilot career and see photos of his airplanes.

It’s time again for a Buffett Caption Contest!

Make up your own caption for the photo below and post it in the Comments section. We’ll choose a few of the best and put them in a poll in a few days for everyone to vote on their favorite.

There are still tickets available for the upcoming Jimmy Buffett west coast tour swing that starts next week. Grab them while you can:

10.16.08 – Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

10.18.08 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand

10.21.08 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater

10.25.08 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand

You can also try our Fun Ticket Transfer, where parrotheads buy and sell tickets at face value.

Thursday morning on CNBC, former US congressman Dick Armey mentioned Jimmy Buffett. A BuffettWorld visitor details what was said:

Did you see Dick Armey on CNBC this am? He noted that we are listening to the
wrong Buffett and we should be listening to Jimmy Buffett, not Warren Buffett.
Then he went on to explain why based on a couple lines from Jimmy’s songs. The
CNBC gang asked who gave him the line and verbally assumed he was not a
Parrothead, to which he enthusiastically replied that he was and he knew every
single song line.

(hat tip to Erik for passing this along)

Radio Margaritaville on Sirius Satellite Radio is giving away a trip to Las Vegas to see Jimmy Buffett in October:

Hey all you Parrotheads out there! If you haven’t checked out a Jimmy Buffett concert yet or you’re aching to go to another one, what better place is there than Las Vegas to party Margaritaville style? By entering now, you could win a trip for two to see Jimmy Buffett LIVE in concert in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on October 25, 2008, and backstage passes for Radio Margaritaville’s Live Pre-Concert Tailgate Party! That’s not all — the lucky winner will also receive an autographed guitar and a Sportster 5 satellite radio with vehicle kit and 3-month subscription to SIRIUS. Entrants must be at least 21 years old and a legal resident of the contiguous USA and D.C. to enter. For more details and how to enter see the Official Rules.

Click here to enter!

(hat tip to Brea of Sirius XM Radio for passing this along)