There was a particularly compelling event at AirVenture this year. One I wish I had been there to see. Sadly, I was unable to attend. But that puts me in the same boat with many thousands of aviation enthusiasts. I... Continue Reading →
How to fill a hangar
Posted on July 17th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
How can your airport fill up its empty hangars? Perhaps the most effective method would be to send a pilot or two into the local middle schools and high schools to tell a few stories, pop a slideshow up on... Continue Reading →
Back ups, understudies, and substitutes
Posted on July 11th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
Politics shares at least a little bit with baseball — at least in the sense that to get something done politically, you’ll occasionally need to rely on your backup. You see this in the theater, as well. Eventually you’ll find... Continue Reading →
Malcolm, Heather, and you
Posted on July 4th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
Consider this brain-teaser if you will. What do Malcolm Gladwell, Heather Locklear, and you all have in common? Malcolm is, of course, the author of a bestseller “The Tipping Point.” Heather Locklear leapt into the national consciousness as a perky,... Continue Reading →
Mind your manners
Posted on June 27th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
Years ago when I was writing a weekly column for a local newspaper, a reporter asked me, innocently enough, “Where do you get your ideas from?” He meant well. As a reporter he wasn’t paid to be creative. His bread... Continue Reading →
There are plans afoot
Posted on June 19th, 2012 by Janice Wood
On Friday afternoon I enjoyed an interesting conversation with a big deal muckity-muck from one of the major aviation entities in the business. One of the things we talked about was how we can work together to get more people... Continue Reading →
The unavoidable nature of ‘No’
Posted on June 5th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
If you’re going to advocate for general aviation, or pretty much anything else for that matter, you should probably get comfortable with the notion that you’re going to hear the word “no” from time to time. Frankly, you’re probably going... Continue Reading →
Airshows, spectators, and the inimitable Fred Rogers
Posted on May 30th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
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 →
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 →
Don’t ask, don’t tell
Posted on May 16th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
It’s no surprise to anyone in the aviation industry to hear that the pilot population is shrinking. Sure, it’s sad – but it’s not a surprise. We all know it’s shrinking. If only there were something we could do to... Continue Reading →
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