Dear writers in General Aviation News dated April 7, 2006: Meg Godlewski’s cover (Cessna’s 172 Skyhawk at 50 Years Young) and Thomas F. Norton (Pioneers of Aviation): Please share: Continue Reading →
A simple fix
Posted on May 5th, 2006 by GAN Staff
To Charles Spence, Capital Comments: I read with interest your ongoing articles concerning user fees. Perhaps I am missing something, but it seems to me that Congress is trying to fix something that’s not broken.If the FAA indeed needs more... Continue Reading →
How Sun ‘n Fun saved a life
Posted on May 5th, 2006 by Janice Wood
For Lewis Long, volunteering at Sun ‘n Fun has been a life-changing experience. Continue Reading →
It’s Sprint… and a fine day to fly
Posted on March 30th, 2006 by Deborah A. McFarland
Standing in front of our hangar, I can see the whole world — or at least my little portion of it. As late afternoon gives way to early evening, it is a good place to be. The March sun is... Continue Reading →
FAA officials use growth in number of airline flights to tout user fees
Posted on March 24th, 2006 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation flight hours are expected to grow at a rate of 3.2% a year for the next 10 years Continue Reading →
On ‘Chemtrail’ and other irrationalities, including NORAD’s
Posted on March 24th, 2006 by Tom Norton
If you’ve never heard of chemtrails, don’t feel badly. Continue Reading →
Stay safe while fueling your plane
Posted on March 24th, 2006 by Ben Visser
Part of the concern over the use of auto gas in aircraft is procedures used to handle the fuel. Continue Reading →
What about AOPA’s Boyer
Posted on March 24th, 2006 by GAN Staff
Regarding your Feb. 17 article “How innovation can save our airports” by Thomas F. Norton regarding the statement: “William T. Piper thought that every village in the United States should have an airport and, from the 1930s until his death... Continue Reading →
More on the Sport Pilot Medical
Posted on March 24th, 2006 by GAN Staff
In reply to Bob Mackey’s letter and the others which claimed I missed the point in my initial letter (Could medical kill Sport Pilot, Dec. 2, 2005, issue): You apparently didn’t read the original article (Pilots still frustrated by Sport... Continue Reading →
‘Black Cat’
Posted on March 24th, 2006 by Larry W. Bledsoe
Every picture has a story behind it and this one is no exception. In fact, it has more than one story. Continue Reading →
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