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Do you know these things?

By Janice Wood · June 30, 2009 ·

US News posted an article on June 29 entitled “10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Federal Aviation Administration.” While many readers of General Aviation News may know most of those things, it’s nice that US News is interested in educating the general public about aviation.

On the other hand, read on. All of us can stand to learn more than we already know – or think we know. The US News list follows.

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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