Going Direct: Sun ’n Fun Day One Went Great. Except For One Thing.
On opening day of Sun ’n Fun 2021, when SNF president John Leenhouts explained the protocols for the exhibit buildings—the most problematic spaces on …
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Mandated Cockpit Video Recorders, Pilot Suicide And Why Cockpit Cameras Are A Terrible Idea That Will Probably Happen Anyway
The NTSB, in issuing its annual list of highest-priority safety improvements in the transportation sector, has included something that …
Going Direct: Why Vaccine Passports Are the New Cultural Battleground in Aviation
Two Republican governors of large red states have body slammed the very idea of vaccination passports, and they have support …
Going Direct: Why I Am Going To Sun ’n Fun. Why I Am Not Going To Sun ’n Fun.
The return of the big airshow is here! That is, it’s kind of here. Well, almost kind of here …
Going Direct: Why You Won’t See This Crash Video On Our Site
We’re sharing with you here a single frame of a doorbell video capture of a crash in North Perry …
Going Direct: Despite COVID surge, Sun ’n Fun Plans For In-Person Event Going Forward
Déjà vu, right? Last year at this time, things were pretty much hunky dory. We knew that the virus existed, but few really thought it … Read More "Going Direct: Despite COVID surge, Sun ’n Fun Plans For In-Person Event Going Forward"
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Going Direct: What Does A Biden Administration Mean to Pilots? Two Big Things.
With Joseph Biden set to assume the office of President of the United States on Wednesday, there will doubtless be big changes in policy and … Read More "Going Direct: What Does A Biden Administration Mean to Pilots? Two Big Things."
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Going Direct: On Disrespecting Pilots Who Die in Crashes
Providing accident analysis is a critical part of what we aviation journalists do. We try to be objective, but sometimes we’re just human.
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Going Direct: Boeing’s Massive Fine Over 737 Max Was Justified
And why it’s too bad another organization couldn’t have gotten smacked down, too.
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Going Direct: Why Are Young Pilots So Darned Different From Us?
It’s inevitable that kids today are a total mystery to us. They are to every preceding generation. Here’s …
Going Direct: Good Riddance 2020
The worst year for aviators gives way to the most uncertain one. Plus, bad news from the FAA, again …
