Chelton Aviation has received STC approval for installation of its digital AP-3C autopilot in Mooney models M20A-J. Follow-up approval is expected by the end of April for models K and above. The Chelton AP-3C autopilot consists of three components that have been designed to eliminate adjustment and minimize maintenance issues. Since the Chelton autopilot maintains […]
Scare birds away for good
Bird-X’s newest product, BroadBand PRO, targets pest birds with an unrelenting combination of four different sound types: distress cries to indicate danger to pigeons, starlings, gulls and more; predator cries, like falcons and hawks, to add realism; general harassments for an all-bird defense; and ultrasonic waves to guard day and night. Its development is based […]
Think it’s just a freckle? Maybe, but it could be cancer
In the course of examining airmen for FAA medical certificates, aeromedical examiners sometimes see skin lesions of various kinds. Most are inconsequential, but we sometimes find cancerous growths. Any time the word “cancer” comes up, it is a scary situation. The cancerous lesions we see most frequently are basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas. […]
A story worth telling
Just wanted to say thanks to Tom Norton for the nice book review you ran on “Things My Flight Instructor Never Told Me” (Need to know info, Feb. 25 issue). I see you ran my good friend Jim Gardner’s seaplane story as well (Buying an amphibian? How about some tips from someone who’s been there, […]
The real reality
As per the letter to the editor, “Filmmakers need to get it right,” (March 11 issue), I’m one aviation buff (I presume this goes for many others too) who also has been disappointed by the special effects that have been produced lately. I haven’t seen “The Aviator,” or the other two films he mentioned yet, […]
Could we be regulated out of all airspace?
Several recent letters were critical of the National Rifle Association (To create a powerhouse GA, model the NRA, Jan. 28 issue). Well rest assured, if it wasn’t for the NRA, the Second Amendment Foundation, The Gun Owners of America, and The Citizen’s Committee to Keep & Bear Arms, their rights to own a gun of […]
Knowledge equals understanding
I disagree with Lohren Applegate’s letter regarding the NRA and the Second Amendment. I would call his attention to a 103-page memorandum put out in December 2004 by top lawyers of the U.S. Justice Department: “The text of the Second Amendment points to a personal right of individuals: A right of the people is ordinarily […]
We must defend all our freedoms
I applaud your articles suggesting that general aviation can learn something from NRA concerning how to be more effective in protecting our freedoms. I cannot leave unanswered Lohren Applegate’s letter printed in the Feb. 25 edition (Don’t bond GA with the NRA), in which he takes issue with your suggestion, primarily because he does not […]
But that’s not news
A lot of your Jan. 28 issue is devoted to getting the public to understand GA. On page 41, Charles Spence’s piece, “Activism: Where we went wrong and how to correct it,” mentions how the media panics when there is a mid-air. I always think one should make a BIG POINT to remind people that […]