General aviation is something of a massive storage locker that houses a plethora of game plans designed to save the industry. It seems as if virtually everyone has one they’ve been working on, refining, honing to perfection. And the story... Continue Reading →
Ask Paul: What’s the TBO on my engine?
Posted on January 9th, 2014 by Paul McBride
Q: I have obtained a 1978 Bellanca 7GCBC with a Lycoming 0-320-A2B engine manufactured in 1977. I am attempting to learn more about this engine, including why the log book contains an entry at the 1,200 hour mark showing the... Continue Reading →
The Frugal Notebook
Posted on January 7th, 2014 by Dan Ramsey
Every owner-pilot should have a Frugal Notebook. It’s a blank book you can keep in the glove box or your flight bag to record things about your airplane. If you are a renter, it’s a handy place to record your... Continue Reading →
The best of times, the worst of times…
Posted on January 7th, 2014 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness.” So said Charles Dickens in “The Tale of Two Cities.” Little did he... Continue Reading →
AOPA gets back to basics
Posted on January 6th, 2014 by Jamie Beckett
With the new year came a big new announcement from our friends in Frederick, Maryland. Six new fly-in events will grace the calendar starting in 2014, spreading from the east coast to the west coast, with important bases of operation... Continue Reading →
What’s ahead for LSA in 2014?
Posted on January 5th, 2014 by Dan Johnson
True for most of aviation, the Light-Sport Aircraft sector may not recall 2013 as a banner year. However, it was a year of movement in the right direction with a few enterprises doing well. Continue Reading →
Preparing your plane for winter
Posted on January 2nd, 2014 by Ben Visser
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I headed south to look at a classic car. As I was driving, I noticed a lot of pickups pulling campers heading south. Since several of the campers had stickers from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots... Continue Reading →
Waiting for FAA action
Posted on January 2nd, 2014 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s a quip here that asks: Why don’t government workers look out of the windows in the morning? The answer is: If they did that they wouldn’t have anything to do in the afternoon. Things are not... Continue Reading →
Aviation tax reform…indeed
Posted on January 2nd, 2014 by Ben Sclair
Jeff Smisek is the CEO of United Airlines. His CEO Letter in the November issue of Hemispheres Magazine was titled, “Aviation Tax Reform,” which caught my eye. “The taxation system across transportation modes is broken, and airlines and our customers... Continue Reading →
One size does not fit all
Posted on January 1st, 2014 by Jamie Beckett
Imagine walking into a restaurant, sitting down, grabbing a menu, and finding only a single item listed there. One entree, that’s it. And let’s limit it to only one size of that entree. You don’t get to choose between the... Continue Reading →
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