In light of recent developments, perhaps some ups and downs of FAA’s involvement with Light-Sport aviation can offer perspective. First some background, then an appeal for your help on behalf of LSA. Please share: Continue Reading →
The lure of the $10 hamburger
Posted on November 19th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
No, I did not leave a zero off in the title to this piece. Although general aviators have long joked about the lure of the $100 hamburger, I think it is time we downsized, right-sized, and economized our way into... Continue Reading →
LSA seaplane invasion…Can it happen?
Posted on November 18th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
What’s going on out in the marketplace? More than any time since the launch of Light-Sport Aircraft in 2004, I have not observed such a frenzy of activity for a particular niche, this time for LSA seaplanes. Next season, in... Continue Reading →
GA continues on NTSB most wanted list
Posted on November 15th, 2012 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation continues on the ‘‘10 most wanted” list issued by the National Transportation Safety Board, but GA organizations point out strides made in advancing the safety rate. Continue Reading →
CubCrafters’ 180-hp Carbon Cub SS…Hoo Rah!
Posted on November 15th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
We recently completed a full video pilot report (available below) on the CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS. The west coast company’s popular model with a potent 180-horsepower engine leaps off the runway with such enthusiasm it can appear a visual trick. Continue Reading →
Cherokee owner saves $2,550 a year with mogas
Posted on November 15th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Mark Wiley of Murfreesboro, Arkansas,who flies a 1963 Piper PA-28-235 Cherokee, contacted your bloggers some months back when his efforts to lower his costs lead him to mogas. Since then he has obtained a mogas STC from Petersen Aviation, installed... Continue Reading →
Vero Beach Memoirs
Posted on November 14th, 2012 by Drew Steketee
With apologies to both playwright Neil Simon and Brighton Beach, it was a sentimental journey Nov. 10 to Vero Beach, Florida, for Piper’s Factory Fly-In, the final event of the Cub’s 75th Anniversary year. Continue Reading →
IEA report suggests lower fuel prices ahead
Posted on November 14th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the United States will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading producer of oil by 2020. Due in part to the remarkable... Continue Reading →
Van’s unveils fully built RV-12
Posted on November 12th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
Honestly, I didn’t expect much LSA news at AOPA’s Aviation Summit in Palm Springs. Despite several LSA on display, including Kitfox, Evektor, Flight Design, Arion, Jabiru, SportCruiser, Skycatcher, and CubCrafters, the AOPA event is not a common place for LSA... Continue Reading →
Notes from NBAA: Good show!
Posted on November 11th, 2012 by Drew Steketee
The National Business Aircraft Association show made it into the Orlando Convention Center unscathed Oct. 30-Nov. 1 despite an on-again/off-again Presidential TFR, turmoil from Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast and economic headwinds in the industry. Show attendance looked thin but... Continue Reading →
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