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Letter From The Cessna Pilots Society
Dear Mr. Weiman: We wish to express our thanks for your publication of our submission to your magazine. We were honored that you saw our article as fitting for your magazine. Your sharp and considerate editing made for a smooth … Continue reading
Letter From Jack Elliott
Peggy & Dave: Read the current issue online and I’m more impressed with each issue. The subject of each of the stories is interesting. In reading the major magazines these days, I get the impression that I’ve read this before. … Continue reading
Letter From Pete Schoeninger
Dave: Your comments on why students do not complete their private pilot training are, sadly, mostly correct. There has always been a high dropout rate of students, often just after solo, or just after their first cross-country flight. Perhaps the … Continue reading
Letter From Ray Rubin
Dave: Received your latest issue today. Very, very interesting information contained therein. Getting better and better every month. A couple of items really caught my eye, and particularly the one noting that Honeywell is now in the aircraft engine manufacturing … Continue reading
Letter From Anthony Restaino
Hi Dave: I got “Madame Butterfly” (my V-tail Bonanza) back (from the avionics shop), and I am very happy with the work (slightly used Garmin 530 installed). I just hope everything works, and I will know tomorrow with a flight … Continue reading
Letter From Jim Hanson
Dear Dave: You have to wonder what he (the filmmaker) is buying for “$7,000 to $20,000 used, but in great condition?” My single-seat Kolb Firestar – a former ultralight turned LSA under the “grandfather” clause – costs at the upper … Continue reading
Letter From Bob Leff
Dear Dave: In my work on a documentary film I’m making about LSA flying, I’m spending a good deal of time around southern Wisconsin guys who own their LSAs and who spent between $7,000 and $20,000 to acquire them used, … Continue reading
Letter From Bob Kunkel
Dave: Thanks for the great article on Jeff Baum (Oct/Nov 2011). I learned several things about Jeff I did not know. I’ve known Jeff ever since he started in the FBO business. While at the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, Jeff … Continue reading
Letter From Glenn Hake
Letter To The Editor: I’m glad to see Dave Weiman’s opinions concerning industry reform. I think he is barely scratching the surface. The crux of General Aviation’s decline is the cost of government mandates and regulation. This has evolved to … Continue reading
Letter From Marilyn Meline
Hi Dave: I thought you might be interested in the progress of my grandnephew, Aaron Wolmutt. If you recall, earlier this year I contacted you for information about flight schools in the Madison area. He flew with an instructor at … Continue reading
