Excellent observations! (The mysterious weight problem, Headwinds, August 2005). My PA 30B has become unmanageable over the last 25 years and now I know why! Mike Coligny via email
First name basis
Dear Deborah and Tom, Yes, I do feel like I am on a first-name basis from reading your contributions to The Southern Aviator. I have just renewed for two years, even though I moved from Florida to SOUTHERN Wisconsin, so I think I am still qualified to be a subscriber. I have wanted to write […]
Killing fields
I picked up the September issue of The Southern Aviator while awaiting fuel at the Rowan County Airport only to find a special section on killing for sport. I looked to make sure I wasn”t reading Southern Redneck instead. The article on page 18 “One bad apple can ruin an airport” was indeed an appropriate […]
Sport Pilot, not Sport Killer
I enjoy your magazine a lot. But what were you thinking when you included the recent article about hunting wild pigs (Special section: Hunting, September issue)? And another on hunting game in the same issue? When I was 15, my Dad showed me an article about a man who had just received one of the […]
FAA fines Chicago for Meigs Field destruction
The FAA has demanded that the city of Chicago pay a $33,000 civil penalty for destruction of Merrill C. Meigs Field (CGX). The agency also is investigating an allegation that Chicago officials illegally diverted $1.5 million in funds from O”Hare (ORD) to pay for the destruction of Meigs. Such money is supposed to be used […]
Coming Soon: ATG’s hot VLJ/Military Trainer
The twin jet, fighter-like Javelin very light business jet is ready for its first flight — to take place in late September or early October — as this is written. The Javelin Mk. 20 military trainer version is expected to fly soon afterward. First deliveries are scheduled for late 2007. Aviation Technology Group Chairman George […]
A liability shield for Katrina volunteers
In mid-September, the House of Representatives passed a bill to protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina from any liability arising from injury and property damage. HR 3736 shields volunteers providing aid, medical treatment and rescue assistance. In the aftermath of Katrina, some relief organizations chose not to use aircraft and other assets offered […]
Fantasy of Flight hosts the B-17 ‘Liberty Belle’
Kermit Weeks” Fantasy of Flight in Florida will play host to the restored B-17 Flying Fortress “Liberty Belle” over the winter months. She will be on display there from late November through early February. “Liberty Belle” is the most recently restored World War II B-17 and one of only 14 currently flying. Fantasy of Flight […]
William Hawkins dies
William W. “Bill” Hawkins of Camden, S.C., died Aug. 25 after a brief illness. He was 76. Hawkins was manager of Woodward Field, Kershaw County Airport (CDN) and was inducted into the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1946, he joined the Army and was sent to Japan, returning home in December […]