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Politics for Pilots

General aviation by the numbers

By Jamie Beckett · November 27, 2018 ·

The number of pilots is on an upward trend.

Getting into the Santa swing of things

By Jamie Beckett · November 20, 2018 ·

Consider, if you will, what the public perception of general aviation might be if average, everyday folks regularly ran into the opportunity to experience flight in the course of their normal activities. They could buy a flight for themselves. Or with a loved one. Or a friend.

For clarity’s sake

By Jamie Beckett · November 13, 2018 ·

Whether in the air, on the ground, or even across the kitchen table, clear communication makes our lives better, safer, and more fulfilling.

Music on the wind

By Jamie Beckett · November 6, 2018 ·

Flying and playing music have a lot in common, which means there is an untapped market of potential pilots.

The ability to fly is priceless

By Jamie Beckett · October 30, 2018 ·

Learning to fly is expensive, but the value is too high to be measured in dollars.

The last of the fly-ins (for now)

By Jamie Beckett · October 23, 2018 ·

“Buddy, if you can get someone to pay you to ride a motorcycle – sign up. That’s just about perfect.”

Girls, girls, girls

By Jamie Beckett · October 16, 2018 ·

Jamie Beckett didn’t celebrate Girls in Aviation Day Oct. 13.

To build or not to build, that is the question

By Jamie Beckett · October 9, 2018 ·

Once the decision to build a plane is made, it opens up a world of questions about which plane to build.

Something old, something new, something fantastic

By Jamie Beckett · October 2, 2018 ·

No matter how many years we’ve been flying, there’s always something new we can learn.

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