Fittingly, the barn is “a tribute to Ben Ryan and the sacrifices he and his wife Butchie made for the country. Ben flew a P-38 in the Pacific during WWII, and Butchie served as a nurse with the Army Nurse Corps.”
Are we out of control?
Words matter. We shouldn’t use uncontrolled airports as the common term for non-towered/pilot-controlled airports.
Are GA airports red-headed stepchildren?
It is not enough for us to say, “we were here first” or “it’s not our fault you don’t understand the value of an airport.”
Trouble in paradise
Because the civil and military operations at Dillingham co-exist so well, the Army would very much like to continue to allow civilian access to the field.
Give him 56 days and he’ll become a private pilot
First flight lesson was Aug. 21, followed by his first solo on Sept. 1. He passed his written exam on Sept. 29 and passed his check ride on Oct. 16.
Do we need another aviation organization?
I’m not cynical by nature so I feel a bit out of sorts with this column. My normal state is the belief that people far smarter than I do the hard work of sorting out the details for this type of idea.
The most dangerous brush? The broad one
An interaction with one (fill in the blank) person does not mean all (fill in the blank) people are the same.
Celera 500L claimed performance almost as impressive as online comments are negative
I’ve never been objective when it comes to aviation. I’m a full throated proponent.
A rule for the exceptions
There’s a 20-year-old solution to repetitive Presidential TFRs that damage so many general aviation airports.