Reader Mail

Safe Skies and Blaming GA The airlines disgust me at their attempts to blame GA for traffic delays. The first time I saw their ads was flying on Hawaiian Airlines and the second was on Delta. As I was sitting at Delta’s Hub in Atlanta, Ga. (ATL) waiting for our delayed flight, I couldn’t help […]

Anticollision Device Please tell the chaps in Arizona they don’t have to invent the wheel twice (AVwebFlash, Sep. 17). We’ve got want they want. There are hundreds of gliders in Europe equipped with FLARM, a GPS-based anticollision device that works wonderfully. It saves lives!Dr. Richard Bieber AOPA/Lockheed Martin Conflict Of Interest? I notice at AOPA’s […]

Commercial Airlines Recently my wife and I flew to Seattle from Connecticut. I fly enough to be aware of all the abuses reaped on the passengers by the airlines and the government. I flew in a regional jet from Bradley International in Connecticut to Chicago, where I was surprised to have side-by-side seating (no middle […]

Where Did I Fly This Summer? Regarding the Question of the Week about flying trips (QOTW, Aug. 30):I flew that big trip I’d always planned … and I flew to Oshkosh (two separate trips), but I can’t enter both options!Rob Lees Benefits of a Privatized FAA Concerning Mr. Burnley’s comments (Podcast, Aug. 31): As far […]

Carbon Offset Program Geared for GA I think AVweb is a great source of information. However, I was disappointed to see your inclusion of the Carbon Offset Program in your newsletter (AVwebFlash, Aug. 26). These programs are nothing more than a modern-day pyramid scheme. I followed the link to learn about this service and found […]

Can You Feel The Turn? The author of this article (about the blind passenger’s ability to sense going into or out of a turn unless the rate was slow) states that it matched his preconceived notion on the subject (The Pilot’s Lounge, Aug. 13). Actually, numbers can be put to this. The human body is […]

User Fees As I watch the debate between GA user (?) fees or not, I am left wondering what purpose will be served. If one listens to the airlines, the company line appears to be, “Gotta have user fees … we are paying too much … GA is causing delays,” etc.I believe, should user fees […]

Cessna 162 Skycatcher In response to other “Letters to the Editor” regarding Cessna’s new LSA (AVmail, Aug. 6), I must stand up in Cessna’s defense.Yes, $109,000 is prohibitively expensive for an individual to purchase. However, the real beauty of the Sport Pilot certificate is that you can now become a licensed pilot for about $3,000. […]

Cessna 162 My congratulations to Cessna on their amazing sales of the new 162 light-sport aircraft (LSA) (AVwebFlash, Jul. 22). Only Cessna with their long established reputation with American flight schools could generate any sales at all with this new and, in my opinion, highly questionable design.I was waiting for some manufacturer to sell enough […]

Dwindling Pilot Population EAA President Tom Poberezny is to be admired for his lobbying for the LSA regulations and support by the aircraft industry (AVwebFlash, Jul 22). However, one need not look any further than your fuel price report of $4.51 per gallon for a reason for a declining pilot population.There is a point where […]