Whatever is to become of Wings Over Republic and the thousands of other smaller aviation events around the country, I hope we all will participate in as many in-person events as we can in 2021 and beyond.
A solid first step
But the Alpha Electro is a trainer, with lots of one-hour flights in its future. These flights aren’t speculative, or some day dreams. They are happening today.
Acronyms – Beware the creep
NASA seeks BVLOS flight-corridors for AAM vehicles. UAS will test ConOps between CERTAIN and USRTC. This AAM HDV will pave the way for more complex routing of larger UAM aircraft.
Could you have to pay $1,000 every time you land in Massachusetts?
The bill seeks to charge personal, corporate and charter rental aircraft $1,000 to land at publicly-owned airports in the Commonwealth.
One step at a time
It is true, a 500-nm range isn’t far compared to existing turbo-prop powered aircraft. I forget, how far was Orville and Wilbur’s first flight? Oh yeah, 120 feet.
Airparks +13, Airports -1
Thirteen previously unknown airparks are now in the Living With Your Plane database, while one airport in rural American will soon be no more.
A new aviation event coming to Ohio in August
Organizers are adding an aircraft and aviation memorabilia auction.
Airparks: The ultimate aviation lifestyle
Airpark living, for an aviator, is the ultimate aviation lifestyle. Start your search at Living With Your Plane.
Time to increase residential hangar size limits
Current code limits residential hangars to 2,000 square feet. Increasing that limit will allow for needed flexibility.