“What’s new in training … Flying the looking glass” in the March 9 issue was interesting. We’d like to add the King Schools’ “Flying the Garmin G1000″ to your “Check these out, too” sidebar. Please share: Continue Reading →
SERIOUS TROUBLE
Posted on April 9th, 2007 by GAN Staff
I just read “Got an older airplane? Rumors abound that maintenance shops refuse to work on them” (Feb. 2 issue). In the fourth paragraph, your writer states that you have “found no confirmation that shops have turned away older airplanes…”... Continue Reading →
TURNED DOWN
Posted on April 9th, 2007 by GAN Staff
The article on older aircraft getting turned down for service is timely. This morning KCAC — Kansas City Aircraft out of OJC in Olathe, Kan., turned me down. We needed an inspection on our 1977 Navajo. Continue Reading →
DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF PAUL REVERE’S HORSE?
Posted on March 23rd, 2007 by GAN Staff
Re: Tom Norton’s article on Charles L. Lawrance, (Paul Revere’s horse: Charlie Lawrance and his engine that changed aviation, Jan. 19 issue), the name of Paul Revere’s horse was Brown Beauty. Continue Reading →
THE ART OF POLITICS
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by GAN Staff
In reading the article by Charles Spence in the Jan. 5 issue concerning EPA’s fuel rules (“Capital Comments: The latest on NAVAIDS, user fees and fuel rules”), I am reminded of a comment by the famous film comedian of the... Continue Reading →
IN SEARCH OF A BALANCED REPORT
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by GAN Staff
Several months ago you did an article on the Symphony 160 (Symphony 160: The next generation trainer, July 7, 2006). I meant to write this back then, but it slipped my mind until reading about the company’s bankruptcy a few... Continue Reading →
A SO-CALLED P-38
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by GAN Staff
As a World War II Tac Recon pilot with the 64th TRG, 9th AF, ETO, I caught the misidentification of the so-called P-38 that Bill Lear Jr. was flying on page 46 of your Jan. 19 issue (Art Report: “Bill... Continue Reading →
AIRPORTS BEWARE
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by GAN Staff
Remember the relief we felt within the aviation community back in 1998 when the state of Washington passed a law requiring all communities to develop zones to protect airports from encroachment by incompatible development? Here is a big red flag,... Continue Reading →
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CREATED FOR CFI
Posted on March 9th, 2007 by GAN Staff
This is the case of a flight instructor, Paul Preziose, who is being sued by the owner of an Oregon skydiving operation. Over a long period of time, Mr. Preziose observed a pattern of rule infractions and threats to safety... Continue Reading →
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