Posted on December 17th, 2012 by The church my family attends makes available to all comers a time and talent sign-up form. Our church, like most churches, has far more needs, and desires, than the paid staff can, or should, reasonably accomplish. As a result, we’ve... Continue Reading →
Looking ahead to the Sebring LSA Expo
Posted on December 17th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
The holidays approach like a lumbering airliner on final, sure and certain. With its arrival, aviation in America can take stock of the year and begin the anticipation for a new season to dawn once the days begin to lengthen.... Continue Reading →
NextGen months behind schedule, fiscal cliff could push it even farther
Posted on December 13th, 2012 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is months behind schedule and FAA management faces many challenges before the massive project completes its movement from the planning stages to implementation. Continue Reading →
Aviation fuel problems — they do happen
Posted on December 13th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
How often are we told that aviation fuels are superior to other fuels as they must meet one common, exacting worldwide standard, are produced with more stringent controls, are transported, stored, filtered and dispensed from dedicated equipment? Given these tough requirements,... Continue Reading →
Rectifying past mistakes
Posted on December 12th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Everything is not necessarily as it seems. That’s true in political endeavors more often than we might want to believe. A case of mistaken assumptions was recently uncovered at my home airport. Perhaps you will find the story beneficial to... Continue Reading →
NATCA warns against sequestration
Posted on December 12th, 2012 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation will feel the heavy impact of the mandated 8.2% sequestration funding cut for the FAA if Congress doesn’t act to avert the across-the-board cuts. A report from National Air Traffic Control Association (NATCA) says the... Continue Reading →
Russian ‘Beetle’ takes off
Posted on December 12th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
News from Russian sport aircraft producers is rare. Though the old USSR had a vast military aircraft complex, that hasn’t translated to recreation aircraft the way it did in the formerly Soviet Czech Republic, where many of our LSA originate.... Continue Reading →
Long, winding approval tale — SLSA #128
Posted on December 11th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
A most remarkable thing happened recently. I refer to a recent approval of a brand new Special LSA. Why is that noteworthy, especially as it is #128 on our SLSA List? Everyone in the business of LSA and most other... Continue Reading →
Ask Paul: What are these aluminum specks?
Posted on December 10th, 2012 by Paul McBride
Q: I lost the left mag on my O-540. When I took it apart, I found four aluminum specks in the top oil screen. I pulled the rear housing off and found the aluminum gear still in the engine. I... Continue Reading →
Tecnam offers bargain-priced Echo Classic Light
Posted on December 10th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
Major Italian producer Tecnam has launched the P92 Classic Light microlight. This is the seventh-generation model in Tecnam P92 range of airplanes, which this year celebrated 20 years of production. Continue Reading →
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