One sky, one voice

Posted on September 23rd, 2005 by

It is all one sky. Please share: Continue Reading →

What keeps GA going

Posted on August 19th, 2005 by

As I write this I am preparing mentally and physically for my annual excursion to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. Since 1970 I’ve missed only three or four of these grand aviation extravaganzas. I haven’t been able to attend the entire... Continue Reading →

Like-minded souls

Posted on August 5th, 2005 by

Were you part of the annual migration of aviation enthusiasts to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture? Pilots joke that attending the event at least once in your lifetime is required by the Code of Federal Aviation Regulations. Continue Reading →

To save our airports

Posted on July 22nd, 2005 by

We are losing an average of two airports a month in the United States, according to the most believable numbers, while substantial growth of general aviation is being predicted for the next 10 years. Continue Reading →

Must-see TV

Posted on July 8th, 2005 by

When Discovery Wings went off the air earlier this year, many pilots went into mourning. Well, that can end now, because the Outdoor Channel just debuted a new show called “Wings to Adventure” that’s perfect programming for pilots. Continue Reading →

Teaching the next generation

Posted on June 17th, 2005 by

Recently I witnessed an exchange between father and teenage daughter. The daughter, a student in the inaugural class of Seattle’s Aviation High School, was begging her father to let her start her flight training now. She is 14. Continue Reading →

Lost pilots hurt us all

Posted on June 3rd, 2005 by

While I certainly don’t have all the facts concerning the recent incursion into the Washington ADIZ — and within three miles of the White House — by Hayden Sheaffer, a certificated pilot, and Troy Martin, a student pilot, in a... Continue Reading →

Curiosity and invention

Posted on May 20th, 2005 by

“Results! Why, man, I have gotten lots of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work.” Continue Reading →

The outsiders

Posted on May 6th, 2005 by

Alan Klapmeier gets a lot of grief because he’s selling planes. Continue Reading →

General what?

Posted on April 22nd, 2005 by

Listening on the radio to a call-in talk show isn’t one of my favorite activities. Of course, like most folks, I end up listening to parts of one show or another as I drive down the road. It doesn’t take... Continue Reading →