Medical Mistake

Posted on September 22nd, 2006 by

First and foremost, thanks for your great magazine. I read each issue cover-to-cover with great interest. Please share: Continue Reading →

Boeing slates historical building for demolition

Posted on September 22nd, 2006 by

The Boeing Airplane Co. is planning to tear down a significant piece of airplane history. The Plant 2 building on East Marginal Way South in Seattle is slated for demolition soon. This is the factory that employed 30,000 Seattle people at the... Continue Reading →

Having Dessert First

Posted on September 22nd, 2006 by

When your July 21 issued arrived, I turned immediately to the back page…as I always do…to see the articles by Larry Bledsoe. It’s like having dessert first. Continue Reading →

A Good Laugh

Posted on September 22nd, 2006 by

One of the funniest items in the last edition was the letter from Roger Lockwood of Sarasota, Fla., (No strings attached), in which he got so comically indignant over his little pieces of string and paper being referred to as... Continue Reading →

Positive news for a change

Posted on September 8th, 2006 by

Chetek Municipal-Southworth Airport (Y23) in Wisconsin had its first annual fly-in Aug. 6. What my partner Tim Knutson and I wanted to accomplish was to show the residents of the Chetek area how general aviation, flying and airports benefit a... Continue Reading →

One rogue pilot could kill VFR flight

Posted on September 8th, 2006 by

I think VFR flight is worth saving and will fight to protect it (To build a fire…to save our airspace, July 21 issue). I am a member of several alphabet organizations that are leading the fight. As much as I... Continue Reading →

How does a lady-or a Scottsman in a kilt-enter a Symphony160?

Posted on September 8th, 2006 by

Meg Godlewski’s piece on the Symphony 160 was an interesting read (Symphony 160: The next generation trainer, July 7 issue) and I noted with interest that the company is one that has at last recognized that many of us Americans... Continue Reading →

Terrorists Used Airline, not GA

Posted on August 18th, 2006 by

Why is it the fact it was airline security that was penetrated and commercial aircraft that were used in terrorist activity that somehow has been dropped by the wayside? Continue Reading →

A fix for a hard-starting engine

Posted on August 18th, 2006 by

Paul, I just read your response to Joe Ragon in the July 7 issue (Why is my engine so hard to start?). I too experienced the hard-starting problem when I purchased my Comanche 250 with an O-540 Lycoming. The seller... Continue Reading →

A nother fix for a hard-starting engine

Posted on August 18th, 2006 by

I had the same hard to start problem in 1978 with my C152. Continue Reading →