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From The Editor: Where GA Shines
 Since the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January, general aviation pilots have been making an increasingly positive impact in the troubled country; in some regions, GA relief flights are the only way aid is getting through. |
Profiles In Vision: Larry Burke
Engineering whiz, airplane lover, LSA rule maker...founding father
 Ever had a neighbor who watered your roses if you forgot to? Or loaned you his tools, though you didn’t know him very well? |
The Common Thread
How mountain flying meshes with primary training
 You may not think that “learning to fly” and “mountain flying” fit well in the same sentence, but I urge you to reconsider. |
Light-Sport Chronicles: School Daze
Three ways LSA flight training is getting done in America
 Recently, I fired up the Skype to glean some insight into LSA flight training in America. |
From The Editor: Catching Up With The Kings
 The exchange sounded like something you might expect to hear in the cockpit of a large airliner. But I was in a Dassault Falcon 10 piloted by husband and wife John and Martha King, creators of the popular King Schools training videos and private jet owners. |
LSA Ownership—Condo Style!
Low down payment, affordable monthly installments, zero hassle: sound familiar?
 I love this concept of sharing ownership in an aircraft, new or used. Last month, I delved into David Kruger’s Aircraft Partnership Association (www.theapa.com), a type of online matchmaking service to bring like-minded pilots together for sharing the costs of aircraft ownership. |
Air Shows As GA Rallying Point
Working together to benefit general aviation
 As much of the aviation industry suffered through the effects of the historic economic downturn during the last year, the air show industry experienced double-digit growth and, in some markets, record attendance. |
From The Editor: Spreading The Word
 While working on this month’s Guest Speaker column, Managing Editor Pam Lee suggested that the reference to Patty Wagstaff mention that the air show star performs annually in front of thousands of spectators. Hundreds of thousands, I countered. |
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“Minute Man traffic, light-sport one three four X-ray entering downwind for runway three, Minute Man.”
It was typical hangar chatter during a holiday party at the MotoArt facility at Torrance Airport.
