If you’re reading this post, you can be fairly sure that you’re an aviation enthusiast. You might be a pilot, but you might not be, too. Believe it or not, there are massive numbers of people scattered across the globe... Continue Reading →
FAA forecast: Spot on or improbable?
Posted on May 30th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
As the Light-Sport Aircraft industry ramps up for a summer of flying and the season’s biggest celebration of flight, AirVenture Oshkosh, I am still analyzing the FAA’s recently issued 20-year forecast for aviation, which shows growth prospects for LSAs, while... Continue Reading →
LSAs vs. Cessna 150s
Posted on May 29th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
There’s been a lot of debate in the aviation community over the value and challenges of LSA as flight trainers compared to old standards like Cessna 150s. I’d like to weigh in on some the questions being raised. Are LSA... Continue Reading →
Aviation fuel seminar in Walla Walla June 2
Posted on May 29th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
GAfuels author Dean Billing has been invited to speak this coming Saturday, June 2, on the subject of aviation fuels at Martin Field (S95) near Walla Walla, Wash. Attendees may register online for this FAASTeam event, described as follows: Continue Reading →
The conundrum of community
Posted on May 28th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
We who write about general aviation have a tendency to use a particular term to describe the lot of us. It is fairly common for us to describe the collective bunch as “the aviation community.” The intent is to bond... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Sling
Posted on May 28th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
Have you been thinking that it’s been some time since a new Special LSA was announced? While the torrid pace of yesteryear has abated, it ain’t over by a long shot. I know of at least a dozen aircraft still... Continue Reading →
Remembering The Mighty Eighth
Posted on May 24th, 2012 by Drew Steketee
Traveling I-95, the East Coast’s main street, you come to something seemingly out of place in Savannah, Georgia: A museum dedicated to World War II’s Eighth Air Force. Visit and you’ll see why it’s here. You can’t fly-in, but it’s... Continue Reading →
11 years and $73 million more?
Posted on May 22nd, 2012 by Kent Misegades
This week, information regarding the UAT-ARC’s long-anticipated/long-overdue report on a new fuels approval process was leaked to the public. The most astounding revelation is that the committee is calling on taxpayers to spend $60 million more to fund an effort... Continue Reading →
Saying goodbye to a mentor
Posted on May 20th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
I was sitting in the terminal building in Orlando on my way home from SUN ’n FUN when my cell phone rang. “Meg, this is Peggy Boyd…” she began. Peggy is the wife of Dean Boyd, my friend and aviation mentor... Continue Reading →
Whistleblowers highlight safety issues
Posted on May 20th, 2012 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA has the highest per employee whistleblower count in government. This startling statistic was sent to the President and Congress in a letter from the Office of Special Counsel, the agency responsible for protecting government employees... Continue Reading →
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