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CEO of the Cockpit #62: Garden Party

I don’t usually travel by boat, but I found myself crossing the rough waters of a Midwestern, middle-size lake. I was on my way to a friend and co-pilot’s 50th birthday party. It was to be held on the hallowed picnic grounds once cavorted upon by this person’s forebears and ancestors. A sort-of old-time, traditionally […]

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FBO of the Week: Twin Cities Air Service (KLEW, Auburn, ME)

For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative to last week. For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative […]

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Probable Cause #15: IFR & Meds — A Deadly Mix

This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, March 2005. Though you may possess a valid medical certificate, as an FAA-licensed pilot you are expected to ground yourself whenever you do not meet the standards of that certificate. When a pilot has a bad cold or some other similar ailment, and especially if he or she […]

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FBO of the Week: Beck’s Helena U-Pump

For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative to last week. For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative […]

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Say Again? #67: The Book and Beyond

I spend a lot of time talking about “the book.” I use the phrase as a catchall for FAA publications. My favorite “book,” by far, is the AIM — The Aeronautical Information Manual. Some might consider that strange in that I’m not a pilot. I’m a controller. You might expect me to spend most of […]

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FBO of the Week: Beck’s Helena U-Pump

For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative to last week. For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative […]

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FBO of the Week: Aitkin Aviation, Aitkin, MN.

For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative to last week. For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative […]

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The Pilot’s Lounge #104: Preserving Our Aviation Treasures And Heritage

Over the past two weeks the topic of discussion in the Pilot’s Lounge at the virtual airport has been preserving and restoring our aviation treasures. It evolved from conversation regarding the staggering sums spent to restore individual airplanes with historic significance, into the surprising lack of interest in the airports, buildings and structures that figured […]

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FBO of the Week: Aitkin Aviation, Aitkin, MN.

For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative to last week. For local prices, enter your U.S. ZIP Code or Airport Identifier: Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav,based on prices from the past 2 weeks.Changes are relative […]

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