Apr
29
What the Heck is Going On in Washington
April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
What were these people thinking when they flew one of the Presidential 747’s over New York City, with a jet fighter on its wing? After all, they are a little sensitive about that in New York City!
Jan
2
100 MPG Airplane commentary
January 2, 2009 | 4 Comments
According to a late December 2008 article in AOPA’s E-Pilot email publication, Klaus Savier, owner of Light Speed Engineering, a Santa Paula California based firm, has been working on a 100 mile-per-gallon airplane. For those of us in aviation, we understand this to be no small achievement. We are used to measuring [...]
Oct
22
AOPA Forgets Smaller Innovative Companies
October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I just read an article by Dave Hirschman in the latest (November 2008) AOPA Pilot Magazine entitled “Goodbye Big Blue?” He talks about the numerous problems associated with continued usage of avgas by the general aviation fleet, and some of the possible solutions.
While the article was very informative on the subject which is centered around [...]