by Dave Weiman When we bought our 1946 Cessna 140 in 1980, we needed a new tail wheel and springs, and wanted to install air vents in the side windows….
EAA’s B-17 Shows Striking Contrast In Radio Technology
Story by Jim Karpowitz Photos by Geoff Sobering There are few things that the boss could say to me during a workday that would brighten it more than, “I was…
Yes, It’s Real…Red Bull’s Helicopter Does Aerobatics
by Larry E. Nazimek Some TV newscasts have an “Is it real?” segment, where they examine a You Tube video clip of something that appears to be impossible. A helicopter…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…