by Craig Fuller, President & CEO, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Just about every pilot I meet has questions about the future of avgas, and I believe it’s important for…
Statewide Aviation Coalition Holds Great Promise!
by Bill Blake – AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative I really enjoyed participating in a panel discussion at the Wisconsin Aviation Conference held at Waukesha, Wisconsin in May (2010) with other…
Newspaper Columnist Editorializes On What Happens When A Community Does Not Support Its Local Airport
In a June 19, 2010 editorial, Faribault County Register columnist, Chuck Hunt, expressed his dismay over the negative publicity his community of Blue Earth, Minnesota, got over interviews of local…
NTSB Adds Aircraft Accident/Incident Notification & Reporting Requirements
by Greg Reigel – Attorney At Law On January 7, 2010, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a Final Rule amending its regulations concerning notification and reporting requirements for…
Good Things Happening In Aviation… Be Proud & Enjoy!
by Dave Weiman Just when I hear someone talking about the decrease in pilot numbers, I am reminded of all of the good efforts being made by individuals like you,…
Aerobatic Training Can Make You A Better & Safer Pilot
by Michael C. Love When pilots think about aerobatics, quite often images of Sean D. Tucker or Patty Wagstaff tossing their planes around the sky at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh,…
Honda Achieves First Flight of FAA-Conforming HondaJet
Greensboro, North Carolina, December 21, 2010 – Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., today announced that it has successfully completed the first flight of its FAA-conforming HondaJet advanced light business jet. The…
High Altitude Parachute Jumper Featured At Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Joe Kittinger, who jumped from a hot air balloon (Excelsior III) from 102,800 feet (31,300 m) on August 16, 1960 and lived to tell about it, was…
Goodbye To 60-Year-Old Hangars At Chicago Executive Airport
WHEELING/PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. – After serving aviators at Chicago Executive Airport (formerly Palwaukee Municipal) for over 60 years, four 1940s era hangar buildings were demolished, with fanfare, in November. The…
Midwest LSA Expo Remains Very Accessible To Buyers
MT. VERNON, ILL. – A common complaint among prospective aircraft buyers shopping at trade shows is the lack of accessibility to demo aircraft. Such was not the case at the…