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Well here we go. Another year gone. Another page turned. This New Year’s, I spent a lot of time thinking about my upcoming retirement (less than three years away). It seems too early to start looking for another job, but in reality I guess it’s never too early to start dreaming. Hope really does spring […]

Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted from Cessna OwnerMagazine by permission from Cessna Owner Organization — 888-MYCessna. I took a trip to Mexico a few months ago — and I did not take my do-it-yourself Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) with me. Thereby hangs a tale …To review, an EFB is a portable computer running software […]

Security or Insecurity? Anyone besides me notice that when the federal government declares threat condition orange (NewsWire, Jan. 1)the only security steps taken are to protect the federal government, and they let the general public fend for themselves? Federal employees get more protection (or paid days off). Federal controlled airports “increase” screening measures (how come […]

Note: Click on the links to read extended AVweb reports of each subject. For GA Airplane Builders, A Year Of Ups And Downs While some GA manufacturers had a good year — Cirrus Design, for one, kept setting new sales records — others found the going a bit rocky. In January, Commander Aircraft Co. filed […]

Security Level Orange I for one am irritated with the tone in which “Welcome Back to Level Orange” was written (NewsWire, Dec. 22). Let us not forget that the security restrictions are a direct result of people who would rather wipe all Americans off the face of the planet because we are the only force […]

The 100th anniversary of powered flight was the date for our annual holiday gathering in the pilot’s lounge at the virtual airport. It meant braving blowing snow and icy streets, but the goal was worth the effort. Everyone brought some food and some pretty good booze or wine and after an hour or so the […]

The FAA “Compensation or Hire” rule prohibits a pilot who is not a commercial pilot — and not operating under the FAA’s commercial operating rules — from carrying passengers or cargo for compensation or hire. In other words, if compensation is paid for a flight carrying passengers or cargo, the flight must be conducted under […]

Airlines … Corporate … Airlines … Corporate … Airlines … Corporate …Enough already!You — you’re the odd one. You joined the aviation fraternity for something entirely different. Hauling 50 RJ passengers crammed into an aluminum tube from “A” to “B” as an air transport driver is not your cup of tea. Catering to the whims […]

Holiday Inn bars really aren’t so bad if you need a place to spend the afternoon on a long layover. I had gotten into Memphis at noon and didn’t have to leave until the next morning, so sometime around four I gave up on cable TV and found myself in my normal corner booth in […]

First Flight Celebration Could Be Better My wife and I had the opportunity to attend the First Flight celebration last weekend, sponsored by the National Parks Service (Newswire, Dec. 15). The event was unfortunately woefully lacking in displays and vendors. The federal government was the major participant, represented by the Air Force, NASA, FAA, Coast […]