Reader Mail

Cessna Incident Regarding flying without five feet of wing (NewsWire, Aug. 22) …The picture appears to be that of a P210. Five feet is an exaggeration since it appears from the photo that the aileron is intact and that surface extends to the tip.With extended wingtips incorporating a fuel tank, such as those provided by […]

Eminent Domain If the Dallas Cowboy’s and the city fathers of Arlington, Texas, can justify eminent domain to purchase land to build their new stadium, why can’t it be used for a new airport (NewsWire, Aug. 15)? Recently we have seen eminent domain used to build a new mall in Richland Hills, Texas; now it […]

Politicians Of The World United After the suicide of a pilot with an ultralight plunging onto the green between the Kanzleramt (office of the German Chancellor — like the White House) and the Reichstag (parlament of Germany), the government decided to close the airspace inside of the inner circle of the S-Bahn (railway for public […]

FAA User Fees The Administrator is at it again! For months we have heard that GA pilots are facing “user fees.” This time Ms. Blakey is using controllers as the excuse (NewsWire, Jul. 29). She says the salaries paid to controllers is too high and trust fund monies too low.Well, of course trust fund monies […]

Thirty-Minute DCA Rule Last week I flew into DCA on United 602 from ORD. We were told by the cabin crew that the 30-minute rule [all passengers in their seats] still applied in spite of media reports to the contrary. When questioned on it, they said the Captain told them it was so. On further […]

Wings to Adventure I tried to tune in the program you advertised, “Wings to Adventure” on the Outdoor channel but it was only hunting, first for turkeys then for deer (News Features, May 29). Is this a paid-per-view program? I can’t get it for some reason. I have the outdoor channel but no aircraft programs. […]

General Aviation Security & Public Fears Let’s stop preaching to the choir (NewsWire, July 14). Whenever GA makes the news, listen carefully to the patter coming from those who do not fly. The public instantly forgets the positive stories (i.e., Rutan’s space shot), and yet they easily remember negative reports. I still endure hearing about […]

Record With And Against The Wind Thank you for the great article on our speed records (NewsWire, Jun. 23)! Just a couple of minor corrections:Dave Riggs holds Helo and Piston records while I hold a Piston record.The biggest reason that our speed from KPHX to KLAX was so much slower was because we were experiencing […]

Why Fly? You recently asked, “Why fly?” and gave as one response, “The spirit of flight. It’s an intellectual escape …” (QOTW, Jun. 22). The spirit and the intellect are two very different things in a human being. The responses you offered are not encompassing enough. You should have separated the spiritual answer from the […]

Pinnacle Crash Thank you for posting the various links regarding the Pinnacle crash (NewsWire, Jun. 16). As a CRJ captain myself, I find all information on the subject to be a matter of my own professional safety. That said, I have to ask why there is a 20-minute gap on the CVR reported in the […]