Re: A legend lives on: The Avro Arrow remains a source of national pride for Canadians in the Jan. 5 issue: Please share: Continue Reading →
SNAKES ON A PLANE
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by GAN Staff
The article on page 6 in the Jan. 19 issue, Snakes on a Plane, got my attention. I don’t know of anybody who’d ever want to be in a cockpit with a snake — but me. Continue Reading →
Multi-grade vs. single-grade oils: the debate continues
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Ben Visser
n recent months I have had several conversations with the people at Precision Engines in Everett, Wash., about the use of multi-grade oils in large radial engines. Continue Reading →
IS CLOSURE A DONE DEAL?
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by GAN Staff
Re: Bowerman Field on endangered airports list: Washington’s Port of Grays Harbor wants out of the airport game, in the Dec. 1 issue: I’ve been a user of Bowerman Field since 1978. When I started using KHQM it was a... Continue Reading →
AIRPORTS BEWARE
Posted on February 16th, 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 →
Can I install a constant-speed prop on my engine!
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Paul McBride
I have a Lycoming O-360-A3A in my Cherokee. According to the Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS), this engine is similar to an -A1A, except without provisions for a constant speed prop. Nevertheless, it is equipped with a hollow crankshaft, and... Continue Reading →
IN SEARCH OF A BALANCED REPORT
Posted on February 16th, 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 →
Overcrowded skies, too few controllers? The same story has been told countless times over the years
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Dave Sclair
I wonder how many times in the years since I earned my pilot certificate in 1969 I’ve read an article — in a non-aviation newspaper — about the crisis that will occur in the coming crowded skies and the absence... Continue Reading →
Bush budget opens ‘Padora’s box’: As predicted, userfees and higher fuel taxes part of plan
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American airline industry is closer to getting what it wants — user fees for general aviation — now that President Bush’s budget officially calls for taxes and fees on users of air traffic control facilities, instead... Continue Reading →
Fair is fair
Posted on February 2nd, 2007 by GAN Staff
I am writing to express my concern over overt actions of Washington State’s Spokane International Airport Board and staff in negotiations with Spokane Airways regarding lease terms. In describing these actions, vendetta is perhaps too strong a word, but that... Continue Reading →
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