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Opinion

Motor and engine aren’t interchangeable. Or are they?

By Ben Sclair · August 19, 2018 ·

Words are important. But they often mean different things to different people. Making sure what we say is what people hear is a key to being understood.

Kid stuff

By Jamie Beckett · August 14, 2018 ·

By design, and with ambition, EAA Chapter 1240 in Sebring, Florida makes it possible for kids to truly connect with aviation.

Pilot Perspectives: Alaskan bush pilot Don Lee

By General Aviation News Staff · August 13, 2018 ·

Don Lee is living the dream of many a pilot as an Alaskan bush pilot.

The Lighter-Than-Air Army

By Frederick Johnsen · August 12, 2018 ·

The U.S. Army experimented with the use of lighter-than-air blimps for a variety of needs.

Ask Paul: Why isn’t this engine producing enough power?

By Paul McBride · August 8, 2018 ·

Why is the engine on this AMD Alarus producing such low power?

Be a team player

By Jamie Beckett · August 7, 2018 ·

Success is much more common when we work together.

What it takes to build an ELT tester

By Ben Sclair · August 2, 2018 ·

Creative Electronics ELT Tester.

An IA meeting discussion led Neil Stone on a quest to design and produce an affordable ELT tester. He succeeded.

Learn is a verb

By Jamie Beckett · July 31, 2018 ·

What does learning to tune a piano have to do with aviation?

Crosswind landings: Worth the price to practice

By Jeffrey Madison · July 25, 2018 ·

Unless practiced, crosswind landings can bite a pilot. A look through NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) details some of those pilot’s bites.

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