Opinion

Why the war hero, test pilot and airshow great means so much to us pilots Was Bob Hoover the greatest pilot ever? I don’t know. … Read More "Going Direct: Why Bob Hoover Touched Us All"

By the time you read this, there might not be quite as much buzz surrounding the remarkable film by Academy Award®-winning director Clint Eastwood and … Read More "Going Direct: Sully Movie’s Scariest Message"

A court ruling puts the principle of FAA control at risk. Why that’s something aviation can’t live with. When the Third Circuit Court of Appeals … Read More "Going Direct: Why States Rights Are Bad For Aviation"

Now that the new ACS testing standards are in effect, the good news is, it’s a whole new ballgame. This is a good thing, as … Read More "Going Direct: Why New ACS Tests Mean So Much"

Or…when really smart, successful aviation people propose really baffling things. When Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, the promising but challenged electric car company, and Space … Read More "Going Direct: Space X—Mars For $200K A Ticket? In 10 Years? Not A Joke?"

The passage into law of the 3rd class pilot medical certification just last week as I write has changed the way hundreds of thousands of … Read More "Going Direct: The Blessed Insanity Of The New Medical Rules"

There’s nothing but bad and often disturbing news these days when it comes to the 2016 United States presidential race; neither major party candidate is … Read More "Going Direct: Aircraft Sales And The 2016 Presidential Election—A Troubling Combination"

As a seeming parting shot in his tenure as chief executive, President Obama took a jab at aviation by singling out the segment for its … Read More "Going Direct: Emissions, Technology, Politics And Common Sense"

The marketplace in aviation is in a strange place. We’re not in a depressed or even a recessed market, and while some trot out the … Read More "Going Direct: Smart Innovation On Display At AirVenture"

This is my 25th Oshkosh airshow event. By EAA standards, 25 isn’t a big number. I’m a relative newbie, in that regard. There are people … Read More "Going Direct: 25 Oshkosh Airshows"