He’s been on the SUN ’n FUN board for years, but chairman for just 18 months. Robert C. (Bob) Knight is head of Knight Industrial Equipment (a long-time Lakeland Airport tenant), an airport board member and community leader. He’s been... Continue Reading →
Profiles in Change: SUN ’n FUN’s new president
Posted on April 10th, 2013 by Drew Steketee
At a time when our GA institutions seem in transition, plagued by leadership changes and questions of fiscal stability and stewardship, it seems SUN ’n FUN got a head start on fixes. Its new leadership is now in gear and... Continue Reading →
Everyday GA as transportation?
Posted on April 7th, 2013 by Drew Steketee
Many factors have challenged the typical GA airplane as a transportation mode. I recall the early-1960s debate at my home field whether the new Interstate Highway System would be boon or bust for General Aviation, at least for the average... Continue Reading →
Gone but not forgotten
Posted on April 2nd, 2013 by Drew Steketee
We lost some key “downtown” airports as the 20th Century faded into history. Famous campaigns fought to save them; local politicians with big plans “got” them — Chicago Meigs (10 years ago this month) and Bader Field in Atlantic City,... Continue Reading →
Countdown to SUN ’n FUN
Posted on March 25th, 2013 by Drew Steketee
The Breitling Countdown Clock on the SUN ’n FUN website is ticking down as Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida transitions into GA’s season-opener national fly-in/convention/airshow. A pleasant Florida morning in late March revealed things falling into place. Piper Aircraft... Continue Reading →
Merger mania: EAA and AOPA?
Posted on March 6th, 2013 by Drew Steketee
With the announced resignation of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association‘s Craig Fuller and the departure last year of the Experimental Aircraft Association‘s new president, some are asking whether AOPA and EAA should merge. I think not. Neither EAA nor... Continue Reading →
Back to basics with the 3Rs?
Posted on March 3rd, 2013 by Drew Steketee
New airplanes cost too much. Used aircraft prices have slumped. The fleet is aging. There’s a lack of new thinking in the industry. The pilot population is dropping. I think you’ve heard all this before. Now, an old friend has... Continue Reading →
Briefly, a showroom of Cubs
Posted on January 20th, 2013 by Drew Steketee
Imagine yourself in a dealership filled with new Cubs! Continue Reading →
Want to fly a jet?
Posted on January 17th, 2013 by Drew Steketee
After some years, I ran into John and Martha King of King Schools at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention this fall and caught their Light Business Aircraft briefing on jet ownership. As usual they were frank, straightforward and... Continue Reading →
Corkey Fornof: Flying with Fury
Posted on January 16th, 2013 by Drew Steketee
“I’ve known your name forever,” I told Corkey Fornof, star attraction of the “First Saturday” breakfast last month at LoPresti Speed Merchants in Sebastian, Florida. “Me too!” laughed the stunt pilot legend, Continue Reading →
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