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Ben Sclair

Touch and go bans coming to an airport near you?

By Ben Sclair · November 5, 2023 ·

While it would’ve been nice for local governments to preserve space around airports decades ago to prevent such issues, they didn’t, so we have to deal with reality as it is, not as we wish it to be.

It’s not my airport, unless it is

By Ben Sclair · October 12, 2023 ·

When is the best time to start an airport preservation and promotion project? 20 years ago. When’s the next best time? Today.

A proposal to move the goal posts

By Ben Sclair · October 1, 2023 ·

MOSAIC is a significant evolutionary step forward from the original light sport regulation that is now about 20 years old.

Here they come

By Ben Sclair · September 17, 2023 ·

Drone over cotton field.

Using sensors and cameras and code, drone technology pioneers should be required detect and avoid … everything. That puts the onus on the drone industry to integrate into the well-established National Airspace System.

From dream to reality, almost

By Ben Sclair · September 10, 2023 ·

A neglected airport in Washington is coming back to life with the goal of providing a template for the 14,000 other privately owned, public use airports around the country.

Something we all have

By Ben Sclair · August 27, 2023 ·

I have my own perspective. So do you. Whose perspective is the right one?

Ice be gone

By Ben Sclair · August 3, 2023 ·

Updating a system to shed ice from a general aviation aircraft with an electromagnetic u — now that’s cool.

Creativity makes flying even cooler than it already is

By Ben Sclair · July 20, 2023 ·

Just because I don’t have a need for the tech doesn’t mean it isn’t cool or worthy.

The list

By Ben Sclair · June 29, 2023 ·

Are you willing to put your name and contact information on a list of potential mentors?

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