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Dear Boeing Senior Management: I was in Chicago when the news came that you had made the decision to move your offices there from Seattle. Having lived in Chicago, I thought I’d drop you a note because your decision concerns me and I think there are some things you might not know. I’ve been proud […]

Originations Jiggs Landing Fishing Camp, Braden River, Manatee County, Florida Last summer, I took one of the most fascinating, challenging and rewarding trips of my lifetime: a round-trip flight from Florida to Vermont and back in my 1973 Cessna 172M. “So what?” you ask; people do that all the time. Well, the difference is that […]

Surviving In A Tough Economy Most of the avionics technicians attending the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Trade Show and Convention in Dallas, Texas, April 26-28, 2001, could make more money outside the aviation industry. Why, then, have they chosen avionics maintenance as a career? Most say that there has to be a love and passion […]

Introduction — Eric Jaderborg While I was working as an FAA inspector, every piece of advice I gave — written or oral — came with an elaborate disclaimer. When I left the agency I thought the need for such measures had passed. Phil, however, suggests that the need has just begun, to wit: DISCLAIMER: The […]

There is no piece of luggage closer to the heart of any pilot than his or her flight bag. The one I use at work is your basic black, square model with little combination locks on the clasps. It is standard airline issue – something that every airline pilot you see will have some version […]

I was scheduled for my private pilot checkride and everything was set. The paperwork was in order, my instructor had signed everything he needed to sign and the cleanest plane on the line had been reserved. I got myself to the airport two hours early just in case, via the most circuitous means imaginable, beginning […]

The combination of the arrival of spring and daylight savings time seems to have a way of luring pilots back to their airports from months of hibernation. Here at the virtual airport, the pilot’s lounge is getting more crowded. From where I sit, I hear plans being made by a group to fly out for […]

Ron Alexander, Director of the EAA Sportair Workshops, says one of the main reasons why builders fail to complete aircraft building projects is lack of confidence in their abilities. Recognizing this need among those “rolling their own,” Alexander created what has become the EAA Sportair Workshops. The EAA Sportair Workshops are designed to provide aircraft […]

Dave Oglesbee was born August 15,1962, in Camanche, Iowa. His dad noted his interest in RC airplanes, gave him achance at the real thing, and Dave was hooked. He worked at the airport for payfor flying lessons and missed his high school senior group picture to take hisprivate checkride. He earned an ROTC scholarship to […]

Sport Pilot Aircraft & Powerplants ‘New’ Engines Set To Take The Stage… The truth is, you don’t need a whole lot of horsepower to match the limits set forth in the proposed Sport Pilot regulations: 115 knots maximum speed, no more than two seats or 1,232 lbs. gross, etc… It follows that when you think […]