By DAVID KUJAWA The diversity of airplanes at this year’s Copperstate Fly-In, which ran Oct. 21-23 at Casa Grande Airport in Arizona, covered the gamut from powered parachutes to heavy iron, offering something for everyone’s aeronautical tastes. The Early Bird Award was earned by Tanker 121, a Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer. Much to the delight of […]
Quixotical Questions at the Atlanta FSDO
First, a permit is issued and then, as a condition of the permit, the inspection is made and a log book entry completed. Then flight can occur. That’s how it works. Except in Atlanta.
Flying right seat with Freud
By STEVE BILL HANSHEW, For General Aviation News A psychologist would have a field day with most pilots hanging around the lounge. Pilots are goofy when they’re bored. I suppose it’s a mental safety valve of sorts where, after hours of being serious, they fill the urge to cut loose with a sophomoric little Johnny […]
Inside the Master Instructor program
By RICH STOWELL, MCFI-A, For General Aviation News The Master Instructor program offers a national accreditation for aviation educators based on advanced professional standards and rigorous peer review. In the words of former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, this program “singles out the best that the right seat has to offer.” Since 1997, 650 aviation educators […]
Indiana Aviation Museum to close
By RICK A. RICHARDS, For General Aviation News Most boys have a model airplane or two. So does Jim Read, but his collection fills an entire hangar at Porter County Municipal Airport (VPZ) in Valparaiso, Ind., and every one of them is airworthy. Now, after a decade of sharing his collection with the public as […]
An unforgettable gift
LETTER TO THE EDITOR While sitting in the FBO lobby in DeRidder, La., I came upon Deb McFarland’s article about her flight on the 4th of July (Short Final: An unforgettable gift). Sure enjoyed it. I grew up around Helen, Ga., and spent many hours running around those hills and floating the Chattahoochee. I got […]
What a trip it’s been
LETTER TO THE EDITOR In reading your article, “A trip back in time,” my mind went back to 1960 when I traded for a 1939 Taylorcraft. I had only been up in a small airplane a couple of times. The T-craft was a little airport bum and little did I know of the maintenance problems […]
Deer Lakes Pilots Club still flying high
By J. MICHAEL KRIVYANSKI, For General Aviation News On any given Saturday a group of men meet in a small building at Rock Airport (9G1) in rural Pennsylvania northeast of Pittsburgh. They enjoy a meal prepared by one of the members, whose turn it is to cook that day. After a quick prayer, they dig […]
A history of the Cherokee
The most-produced version of the Cherokee through the years has been the PA-28-180/-181 series. Well over 10,000 have been built.