The outsiders

Posted on May 6th, 2005 by

Alan Klapmeier gets a lot of grief because he’s selling planes. Please share: Continue Reading →

Just say no

Posted on May 6th, 2005 by

WASHINGTON, D.C.— A push to privatize the air traffic control system and/or put it on a fee basis is heating up, but two recent hearings in the House of Representatives indicate that members of the aviation subcommittee will have nothing... Continue Reading →

Not Nazis

Posted on May 6th, 2005 by

On page 8 of the April 8 issue of GAN, in the obituary about Gen. Salisbury, reference is made to Nazi transport planes being shot down. There were no such things as Nazi planes, Nazi soldiers, Nazi tanks, Nazi ships, whatever. The... Continue Reading →

Thought provoking

Posted on May 6th, 2005 by

William Helsell’s letter in the April 8 issue (Unabashed admiration needs to be tempered) in which he claims no rational person could believe the framers of the Constitution intended the right to bear arms to include weapons that had not yet... Continue Reading →

Indicated v. True Airspeed

Posted on May 6th, 2005 by

I was reading the March 25, 2005 issue (No. 6) Pilot’s Report about the XL-5 Velocity. I have a question about the speeds that were presented in the table. The Vne was at 200 kts IAS and the cruise speed... Continue Reading →

NRA a poor model for GA

Posted on May 5th, 2005 by

Your editorial in the February 2005 issue shows how far we’ve moved toward having a police state in this country (They don’t know us: Why security agencies fear GA and what we can do about it). If people think it’s... Continue Reading →

Idea met with polite yawns

Posted on May 5th, 2005 by

I was struck by the degree of naiveté you exhibited by suggesting the possibility of a unitary group combining those whose interests are opposed to GA (restricting the meaning of GA to individual ownership of the aircraft). The airlines despise... Continue Reading →

Rewriting history

Posted on May 5th, 2005 by

Re: “To save the South: We are gradually erasing reminders of our past,” (March issue): You are right, the politically correct are trying to revamp and remove history. Here in Louisville, Ky., there is a move to remove a very... Continue Reading →

Why accidents make headlines

Posted on April 22nd, 2005 by

Nice story (Flying with the NASCAR Air Force, March 11) and very complete, except that one major fact is wrong. Continue Reading →

Nice cover, missing info

Posted on April 22nd, 2005 by

Saw the recent issue with the Glastar 2+2 amphib on the cover…nice cover (March 11 issue)! Continue Reading →