Archives: Feb/March 2011
FAA May Relax Prohibition On Company Reimbursement For Part 91 Flights By Officers/Employees
by Greg Reigel, Attorney At Law Back on July 8, 2010, the FAA published a Proposed Interpretation seeking public comment regarding a proposal to modify the FAA’s broad prohibition on pro-rata reimbursement for the cost of owning, operating and maintaining … Continue reading
Getting Connected
by Craig Fuller, President & CEO – Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association It’s no secret that as AOPA president I spend a lot of time on the road or, more accurately, in the air. I’ve found there’s just no substitute … Continue reading
Promote Expanding State Support, While Protecting What We Have!
by Bill Blake, AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative As I write this column at the end of 2010, I would like to review the state aviation legislative issues in the Great Lakes Region. In summary, I think we had a … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, AOPA Great Lakes Report, Columns, Feb/March 2011
Tagged Airplanes, aviation
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B-B-But Doctor, What Do I Do Now?
by Art Risser These are the first words the Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) usually hears when telling an applicant for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Medical Certificate that he doesn’t meet the requirements in some way. At this point the … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Feb/March 2011, High On Health
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Bird Strikes – To Takeoff, or Not To Takeoff? Decision Point!
by Steve Rehwinkel The trip called for Jim Taylor (JT) and I to take eight passengers to our plant near Quonset, Rhode Island (yes, home of the Quonset hut) for the day and return that afternoon. JT was pilot in … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Feb/March 2011, Flight Safety
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Funding Proposed For NextGen Aircraft Equipment
WASHINGTON, DC – After seven months of debate, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC ) completed its assignment December 17, 2010. FAAC voted on and adopted 23 recommendations and then presented them to DOT Secretary … Continue reading
Posted in Feb/March 2011, Headlines, Technology
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Is There Glass In Your Future?
by Michael Kaufman, CFII Volk Field Safety Seminar “Is There Glass In Your Future” was the topic I presented August 21, 2010, at the Volk Field Air National Guard Base open house in the central Wisconsin community of Camp Douglas. … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Feb/March 2011, Instrument Flight
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What We Can & Cannot Do To Increase Our Pilot Numbers
by Dave Weiman There has been much talk about the 80 percent dropout rate among flight students, and this should concern all of us. It is counterproductive in our efforts to grow the pilot population, and a negative reflection on … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Dialogue, Feb/March 2011
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Wipaire Names Chuck Wiplinger President
SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – Wipaire, Inc. has announced that it has appointed Chuck Wiplinger as President. In a meeting to employees on December 23, 2010, Gene DePalma, Assistant to the CEO, announced that the Board of Directors elected Wiplinger … Continue reading
Posted in Feb/March 2011, MN Aviation Industry News, News, Sections
Tagged Aviation News
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Piper To Terminate PiperSport Distributor Business Relationship
VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft Inc. will terminate its business relationship with Czech Republic-based Czech Sport Aircraft to market that company’s Light Sport Aircraft, citing differences in business philosophies. The announcement was made January 12, 2011. “After a year … Continue reading
