Going Direct: Save Lives: Be A Jerk
Politeness has no place in aviation, at least not where the truth is concerned.
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Opinion
Incisive, timely and forward-thinking views on the world of personal aviation and all that affects it.
Going Direct: Old Planes, An Update
The news on the FAA’s final AD on PA-28s and PA-32s could be costly. Here’s why it’s a no-brainer, though.
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Going Direct: What Pilots Get About Risk That The Rest Of The World Doesn’t
We learn a lot more than just X’s and O’s in flight school, even if we don’t realize it.
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Going Direct: News Report: Plane Crash In Austin! But, Hold On….
The media’s perverse fascination with plane crashes is easy to get. Their audience is afraid of airplanes …
Going Direct: The Truth Behind The Whiteman Crash Brings Online Jerks Into Sharp Focus
Some pilots have been quick to criticize, which is not only beyond thoughtless but, at least in this mishap, apparently flat out wrong.
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Going Direct: Aviation Claims—Truth, Spin and Deception (And How to Tell The Difference)
Here’s a fact. Companies working on new aircraft will make claims about their planes that defy common sense, at …
Going Direct: 8 Observations On The Future Of Flight
Aviation is faced with a number of disruptive trends, some of them good and others, well, not so much.
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Going Direct: Eighty Years Ago, With Freedom Under Attack, Hope Took Wing.
In 1939, Nazi Germany brought war to Europe. In 1941, Japan drew America into a conflict that seemed unwinnable. Aircraft changed everything.
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Going Direct: The Glorious Insanity Of Airplane Ownership
For owners, the annual inspection is a time of great peril. We’d better make peace with it, too. Here’s why.
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Going Direct: 10 Aviation Observations
A few thoughts on the crazy state of aviation and its place in the world.
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