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Opinion

One Pilot’s View: Fuselage Envy

By General Aviation News Staff · July 12, 2020 ·

If someone gave me a plane that was twice as fancy and twice as expensive as my current plane, do you think I would be twice as happy the next day?

Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air…

By Ben Sclair · July 9, 2020 ·

None of us would start a flight knowing the aircraft has maintenance issues or was low on fuel or the weather was beyond our abilities.

Benefactor U

By Jamie Beckett · July 7, 2020 ·

I bought a Piper Cub specifically to put it to use in a flying club designed to serve high school and college students.

Ask Paul: Why is the temperature so high on my left engine?

By Paul McBride · July 6, 2020 ·

The secret to troubleshooting something like this is to be patient and only do one thing at a time.

The Wichita Fokker

By Frederick Johnsen · July 5, 2020 ·

Reminiscent of the World War I German Fokker D.VII fighter, the elephant ear Travel Air 2000 gained a nickname as the Wichita Fokker.

First IFR Seamax takes flight

By Dan Johnson · July 1, 2020 ·

Really? IFR in a LSA?

The fix is in for CFIs

By Jamie Beckett · June 30, 2020 ·

The CFI is a support mechanism for an individual who is trying to achieve a dream. A dream that may be difficult to realize for myriad reasons.

Five fascinating flyers just waiting to make their U.S. debuts

By Dan Johnson · June 28, 2020 ·

These five aircraft were supposed to make their U.S. debuts at SUN ‘n FUN.

Do you use GPS?

By Ben Sclair · June 25, 2020 ·

If you don’t use GPS, and I suppose there are a few who don’t, then this shouldn’t be a problem. But for the rest of us, this could be a big problem.

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