Posted on June 18th, 2012 by The history of aviation is a long record of man’s restless urge to emulate soaring eagles and swooping hawks, to escape the earth and reach the freedom of the skies. Even though the air had been harnessed for centuries with... Continue Reading →
Electric Sports weight-shift trike impresses
Posted on June 17th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
AERO, held each year in the south of Germany, is one of those shows that has interesting aircraft in more nooks and crannies than even a crack reporter can find. Thanks to Tom Peghiny of Flightstar eSpyder and Flight Design... Continue Reading →
Rich Suicidal Idiots
Posted on June 14th, 2012 by GAN Staff
GUEST EDITORIAL By THOMAS P. TURNER Rich, suicidal idiots — that’s what most people think about general aviation pilots. In many ways we bring these perceptions on ourselves. If we are to improve the public’s opinion of personal aviation, these... Continue Reading →
Lawmakers work to quash air tour amendment
Posted on June 14th, 2012 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House General Aviation Caucus has joined aviation’s alphabet groups in an attempt to derail an amendment in a bill that would give the National Park Service authority to regulate air tour flights over national parks. Continue Reading →
General aviation airport inspections and the TSA
Posted on June 13th, 2012 by Dave Hook
In my previous post I covered what an agent of the TSA could “request” of a general aviator. Because the article was so regulation intense, I sent an early draft to the TSA’s Office of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs... Continue Reading →
Autogas: Better than ever
Posted on June 12th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Among the myths that one occasionally hears regarding autogas (aka mogas) is that it is of poor quality compared to avgas. We asked Todd L. Petersen, owner of more than 100 auto gas STCs, to comment on the changes he’s... Continue Reading →
Of airport BBQs and the TSA
Posted on June 11th, 2012 by Dave Hook
I am partial to barbeques, so when I received a recent invitation to go to a local airport and enjoy a free barbeque lunch and escape the office, I jumped at the opportunity. I had the pleasure of enjoying my... Continue Reading →
Flying the Bristell
Posted on June 10th, 2012 by Dan Johnson
Since the Sebring LSA Expo in January, the airshow season has rushed by at warp speed and now we can return to more aircraft flown at the event that kicks off the aviation year. In this post, we’ll have a... Continue Reading →
Government like (using) aircraft
Posted on June 7th, 2012 by Ben Sclair
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) hired NEXA Advisors to produce at study titled, “Government Use of Aircraft: A Taxpayer Value Perspective.” Spoiler alert: government personnel, at all levels of government, like using aircraft to do their job and find value... Continue Reading →
Do something
Posted on June 7th, 2012 by Ben Sclair
We donated a gift subscription to the Friends of Oceano Airport (FOA) for their May 12 Oceano Airport Celebration silent auction. In today’s mail I received a thank you letter from FOA organizers, Mitch Latting and Jolie Lucas. From the letter, “we’ve... Continue Reading →
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