Last week, the FAA’s AeroNav division held a meeting in Washington D.C.âwhere the public and press were excludedâto discuss charging fees …
December 2011
Pipistrel Virus: Triple Your Pleasure
Maybe she dressed kinda funny. Maybe he kept to himself. She was a little eccentric, joined after-school clubs and …
Bahamas 101: Recipe For Paradise
We’re skimming low over the Atlantic Ocean, some 80 miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale. Below us is a giant …
The Dangers Of Noise Fatigue
I was tired. No, beyond tired. I was fairly well-whipped. There are no legal limits imposed on flight hours …
Instructing The Instructor
When you’re a flight instructor, you’re a combination shrink, drill sergeant, mother confessor and cheerleader; and, if you …
Light-Sport Chronicles: Snowmobile Engine…NOT!
Naw, it’s got a snowmobile engine, I’m not flying one of those!” Odds are, if you’ve hung …
Pipistrel Virus
Pipistrel Virus Price as flown ($/⬠rate=$1.37/1): $128,000 Price range ($/⬠rate=$1.42/1): $105,000 (basic …
Fire In Front
According to a search of NTSB data, in 2010, there were only four general aviation fixed-wing accidents investigated that …
Piper Meridian: Everyman‘s Turbine
The benchmarks of speed in general aviation have traditionally been easy to define …
December 2011 Readback
Hawker Beechcraft is incorporating new interiors in its Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza airplanes. The new interiors improve cabin comfort and …
From The Editor: It‘s Better In The Bahamas
With 700 islands, turquoise waters, postcard-perfect beaches, and 55 general aviation airports, The Bahamas is undoubtedly a pilot’s …