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Opinion
Incisive, timely and forward-thinking views on the world of personal aviation and all that affects it.
Going Direct: FAA Med Progress On Diabetes Isn’t Enough
Oklahoma City’s non-science-based views on medical certification are a perfect example of big government run amok. Progress …
Going Direct: Why We Need Diversity In Aviation
With so much talk of diversity and inclusion, where does aviation stand …
Going Direct: NBAA’s Big Bizjet Show Is A Go Despite Spike In COVID-19. Why This Is A Terrible Idea.
Putting on a huge international gathering of many thousands of people before there’s a vaccine or a treatment is …
Going Direct: Save Us All From FAA Standard Phraseology!
The suggestion that we use only FAA-approved ways of talking on the radio is the last thing we’d …
Going Direct: Are Fly-Ins Happening Again?
The return of small flying get-togethers mirrors a larger divide in America about social distancing and how to tackle …
Going Direct: A Pandemic And An Uprising: How Our Flying Has Changed… And How It Hasn’t
With the twin developments, the latter for just over a week now, surprising news in the world of personal flying …
Going Direct: AOPA Guide to Flight Schools Reopening Is Missing Half The Picture
The largest pilot-member organization has published a guide to assist FBOs, flight schools and other businesses in getting back …
Going Direct: COVID-19 Risk Assessment, And This Is Not About Cleaning Your Plane
How we pilots should tweak our risk assessment practices, if at all, when flying in these days of the coronavirus …
Going Direct: Coronavirus Dilemma: High Sierra Fly-In Organizer Debates Canceling
Arguably the coolest event aviation or otherwise on the planet, the annual High Sierra Fly-In will be impossible to …
Going Direct: Huge Dilemmas EAA Faced In Canceling AirVenture
The organization’s decision to call off the world’s biggest fly-in wasn’t an easy one, and its …
