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Ingenuity, Perseverance And Patience… What do you do when the power goes out at one of the country’s busiest GA airports? You make a paper fan, grab a flashlight and keep on landing, servicing and taking off airplanes. At least that was the story at Teterboro (TEB), near New York City, on Thursday. While Gotham […]

Experienced May Have False Sense Of Security… AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation (ASF) just released a report on spins and stall accidents, and while some of the results aren’t surprising, it challenges some pretty well-entrenched perceptions of one of the most deadly types of in-flight mishaps. The ASF reports stall and spins have a fatality rate […]

A New Generation Of Headset… Move over, James Bond, we’ve got you covered with the latest set of gadgets that are especially designed with the technically savvy aviator in mind. While noise-canceling headsets are nothing new, a Maryland company is promising huge improvements with its next generation of communications technology. Ellicott City-based TechnoSys Inc. will […]

Cirrus Design Hits Record Sales… When Cirrus Design announced last week that sales of its SR20 and SR22 aircraft set a new sales record in July, at 51 airplanes, the natural reaction was a warm and fuzzy feeling. Granted that 51 airplanes in a month is a drop in the bucket compared to GA’s overall […]

Cash-Strapped Cali To Raid Aviation Funds?… “Chaos in California” was a common headline over the weekend, as dozens signed up to run against Gov. Gray Davis in the state’s recall election. That chaos is affecting GA, too. In the midst of a budget crisis, the state, through signed budget legislation, could divert $4.8 million (capable […]

“No, No, And Again, No.” But The Fight Continues… Various powers-that-be in D.C. insist there is nothing to fear in the new FAA reauthorization bill — including FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, who last week at AirVenture

EAA AirVenture: One Of The Best Ever… As AVweb reported all last week, the scene in Oshkosh this summer was bright and bustling, with cooperative weather, big crowds, and a feeling that the worst is behind us. Wednesday, EAA released estimated numbers, backing President Tom Poberezny’s words offered in a Monday news release that the […]

Adam’s Big Entrance… Well, there’s nothing like making an entrance. To the clap of thunder and the drumbeat of torrential rain, Adam Aircraft’s brand-new (15 hours TT) A700 jet landed at EAA AirVenture on Thursday, four days after making its initial flight. The appearance so surprised Oshkosh crowds that Adam put a sign on the […]

Blakey Debunks Privatization Hype… The head of the FAA continues to insist that what most of us define as air traffic control will remain a government function, regardless of suggestions to the contrary by union officials and at least one senior senator. “There are absolutely no plans to privatize air traffic control as we know […]

As The Industry Winds Up… The weather threatened through most of the week, but then the economy has threatened throughout the year, and neither seemed to make a dent in the celebration of general aviation and 100 years of innovation in powered flight at AirVenture 2003. Honda, with a new GA engine, told us quite […]