I like fly-ins. The anticipation and the excitement of the journey are nearly as tantalizing as the event itself, especially the first fly-in of the season. The foremost chore on my preparation list is to try on my shorts. We have all learned the hard way that this is not something we should leave to […]
Opinion
Novel idea: Loening builds amphibian that outperforms its predecessors
By PETER M. BOWERS. Aeronautical engineer and manufacturer Grover C. Loening came up with a novel idea for a military amphibian in 1923. Using the same engine, his amphib could outperform the standard two-seat observation planes that the U.S. Army and Navy were using. There had been plenty of previous amphibians, but they were clumsy […]
Are government jobs behind the ADIZ?
I agree the ADIZ should be dropped. Once you form homeland security and ADIZ zones, I think it is hard to get rid of them. Each new department of the government creates lots of new jobs. Needed or not, to get rid of a government department is stepping on someone’s toes. These people in homeland […]
Mass arrivals as part of air show?
I’ll bet you’re glad you printed Lisa Kondrick’s article about our trip to OSH (Time to get outta Dodge, Sept. 9 issue). I’m sitting back enjoying all of the comments. I am also puzzled by some things though. The comments in the article were clearly referring to the EAA and its policy of allowing large […]
Clarifying his point
In regard to Morrie Caudill’s letter in the Jan. 6 issue (Third class medical is no parachute): Apparently you didn’t understand my letter. First, you are incorrect in that agents and brokers have no profit-loss responsibility to any insurer. That is the insurer’s responsibility. I am an insurance broker and work for my customer to […]
What are the 20 most critical milestones in aviation?
Several years ago we asked a number of individuals prominent in the aviation world to give us their thoughts on the most important events in the history of aviation. I ran across those lists recently and it got me to thinking that a great deal has happened in the world of flight in the last […]
The state of the industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The future of general aviation looks bright but major issues will be faced this year. That was the assessment of the state of the industry by James Coyne, president of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), at that group’s annual luncheon for Washington journalists. Saying the business and charter sides of general […]
Survival came with a price
Your write-up on page 39 in the Dec. 16 issue (Endangered no more: Threatened airports survived 2005) could lead one to believe that all’s well that ends well. The Flying Y Airport in Livingston, Mont., did survive and that is good. Problem is that this came with a price. It took over $50,000 in legal fees out […]
Missing the point
I believe that JT Helms is missing the point that the medical standards for the Sport Pilot license are LESS than for the third class aviation medical just as the standards for third class are less than the second class (which is less than for a first class) (Could medical kill Sport Pilot? Dec. 2 […]