Posted on October 18th, 2012 by “It’s funny how things evolve. If you’ve ever noticed, change is seldom abrupt. Instead, it comes like spring, in small, barely perceptible stages, until one day you look around and realize your world is green again. That’s the way it... Continue Reading →
9I0 and HLM add mogas
Posted on October 18th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Pilots in the Midwest have received some good news amidst the rising cost of avgas in recent months. Both the Havana Regional Airport (9I0, Havana, Ill.) and the Park Township Airport (HLM, Holland, Mich.) started mogas sales in recent months. Continue Reading →
Experiences in other nations raise concerns about proposed user fee
Posted on October 17th, 2012 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress and the president have big taxation problems to resolve before the end of this year, so there will no doubt be a lot of discussion about aviation user fees. On Dec. 31, all the “Bush” tax... Continue Reading →
Join the club
Posted on October 16th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
The subject of flying clubs and their relative merit has taken up space in this column before. I’m a believer. The idea of spreading the cost of ownership across eight or 10 or 12 partners in a flying club makes... Continue Reading →
Why does 100LL cost so much?
Posted on October 14th, 2012 by Ben Visser
Recently, we received a number of emails concerning the cost of 100LL at various locations, as well as the cost of 100LL vs. Jet A. Obviously, there is still a lot of confusion about this, so I thought I would... Continue Reading →
GAN’s own Jamie Beckett wins AOPA’s Let’s Go Flying Award
Posted on October 11th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Jamie Beckett, our Politics for Pilots blogger, recipient of its 2012 Let’s Go Flying Award, for his efforts in promoting and defending general aviation. The award was presented Thursday during the... Continue Reading →
Bringing the cost of flying down
Posted on October 10th, 2012 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Manufacturers of general aviation airplanes, users of those airplanes, and the FAA are taking steps to reduce the costs, complexity, and time involved in certification in an effort to reduce prices and stem the decline in general aviation... Continue Reading →
The race to euthanasia
Posted on October 9th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
I received an email over the weekend that stunned me. I don’t use that term lightly, either. I was truly shocked. The opening sentence read, “The fact is GA is just about done for.” Continue Reading →
Compatible use
Posted on October 9th, 2012 by Ben Sclair
Recently my wife, kids, Mom and I all flew to Des Moines, Iowa, for the wedding of one of my cousins. While in Des Moines, we drove east to Newton to see where my Mom grew up. On our way... Continue Reading →
Embry-Riddle: Climbing out despite turbulent times
Posted on October 8th, 2012 by Drew Steketee
You might wonder how a big aviation university is doing during the recession. After all, airline flying is not the glamorous, big money career it used to be. What’s a college to do? At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach,... Continue Reading →
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