Soon, it passes. I don’t refer to the move from summer’s heat to the cold days of winter, but rather to the merciful end to the political season that cannot come too soon for many aviators. Of course, we worry... Continue Reading →
Israel’s CAA endorses mogas
Posted on November 5th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Evidence of the continued worldwide expansion in the use of lead-free, ethanol-free mogas in general aviation comes from this report from Israel. Haim Zaklad, a private pilot there, recently requested details on our study of the FAA’s aircraft registry showing... Continue Reading →
Ask Paul: What to do about oil-fouled plugs?
Posted on November 4th, 2012 by Paul McBride
Q: My partner, Lou, and I just had our Piper PA 28 235 overhauled and are having problems with the lower plugs getting oil fouled. The plugs have been cleaned a couple of times but she runs rough and they... Continue Reading →
‘Half the cost, twice the safety’
Posted on November 1st, 2012 by Dan Johnson
I recently attended an ASTM meeting. This is for the standards that are used to “certify” Light-Sport Aircraft. Yes, it’s pretty dry stuff but it is the way such a staggering development of 128 new models of LSA has been... Continue Reading →
SLSA #127: SAB Vulcan
Posted on October 31st, 2012 by Dan Johnson
SAB’s Vulcan isn’t entirely new. The design has existed in Europe and arrived in the USA more than two years ago, but stealthily avoided our radar as a Special Light-Sport Aircraft until the 2012 Midwest LSA Expo at the Mt.... Continue Reading →
Don’t reinvent the wheel
Posted on October 29th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
In the great pantheon of mottos there may be none more pertinent than this: Don’t reinvent the wheel. It’s short. It’s pithy. It’s easy to remember. Maybe best of all, it’s true. So with that in mind, I will make... Continue Reading →
BP gives up on cellulosic ethanol
Posted on October 29th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
In news that is sure to send shock waves throughout the ethanol industry and the EPA, one of the world’s largest oil companies is shelving plans to produce so-called cellulosic ethanol from non-food plants such as wood chips and switchgrass.... Continue Reading →
Bowling alone
Posted on October 28th, 2012 by Drew Steketee
The new flying club proposal from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is news, but the association has tried it before. Moreover, Americans generally (pilots in particular) are individualists – even more so recently, says a unique thesis titled “Bowling... Continue Reading →
Happenstance — Go get some
Posted on October 23rd, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
I was having lunch last week with a woman who works in the tourism industry. Here in Florida, tourism is a big deal, and so we have folks in the private sector, and the public sector, who are dedicated to... Continue Reading →
Aviation spreads its wings
Posted on October 22nd, 2012 by Dennis Parks
Among the many things taken for granted today is long-distance travel by jet airliners. So common is long-distance air travel that there have even been around-the-world races for general aviation aircraft. One forgets that regularly scheduled intercontinental commercial air travel... Continue Reading →
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