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The Navy may have learned something in the PR department with its attempt to create an MOA in California’s Central Valley. AOPA says the Navy has launched a “sophisticated campaign” to establish the MOA over Lemoore Naval Air Station near Fresno. Williams said there is already plenty of special-use airspace in the area and no […]

AOPA has joined the battle and has accused the FAA of not providing proper notification of the 30-day comment period regarding the Navy’s intentions in North Carolina. AOPA spokeswoman Heidi Williams told the Daily News it only heard about the plan because a member who was “one of the very few to receive notification” faxed […]

Locals, AOPA Battle MOAs On Both Coasts… If it wasn’t hard enough threading your way through all the TFRs, NSAs and other acronyms for places you’re not especially welcome, the military (specifically the Navy) wants even more airspace. The Navy is under fire in both North Carolina and California for trying to get huge blocks […]

A long time ago, bopping along in my 180 Arrow at 10,000 feet, IFR in VFR conditions, from Boston to Kalamazoo. It had taken me 20 minutes to get that high — 10 of that for the last 2,000 feet. Then, Cleveland Center asked me to climb to 11,000 feet for traffic… Me: You mean […]

A couple of recent events have compelled me to write this article. It’s going to be a little different than my standard fare. You may need to shift into a different gear, so be forewarned.As most of you are aware, I’m getting to be a short-timer. I’ve got just a little over two years left […]

____________BRAINTEASERS Quiz #84 — Special VFRWant to feel special inside controlled airspace? Request a Special VFR clearance. While your VFR buddies scratch their headsets, you’ll scud-run with FAA approval. Let’s review the SVFR rules to see how special you really are.

Old Hack, our resident curmudgeon, caught me in the Pilot’s Lounge, here at the virtual airport, the other morning. He plopped down in one of the big, old, worn recliners, scowled at me and said, “Hey, I’m the one who’s supposed to look pissed off at the world. If you look more angry at things […]

What will really change on the morning of Sept. 1, when the new Sport-Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rules take effect? The one thing we could find, with help from EAA info analyst Charlie Becker in the AirVenture Sport Pilot tent, is this: If you want to fly a standard-category aircraft that qualifies as a light-sport aircraft, […]

Loan guarantees from the Canadian government have ensured the long-awaited (and frustrated) certification of the Seawind amphibian can go ahead, possibly as early as next year. Company President Dick Silva told a news conference at Air Venture that the money enabled the Quebec-based firm to overcome some technical certification issues regarding the materials and bonding […]

Recently while flying over central Missouri, I overheard a controller responding to a request for VFR Flight Following… Controller: …And your type aircraft? Pilot: Beech Dutchess, Low wing, twin-engine, white and blue. Controller: You’re all a quarter-inch long and green to me.