Piedmont Aircraft Co. has opened in Winston-Salem, N.C., representing previously owned Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft. Industry veteran Tom Mekis is leading the company as president and CEO. Piedmont Aircraft Co. was recently part of Landmark Aviation, acquired when the Carlyle Group purchased and combined the assets of Piedmont-Hawthorne Aviation, Garrett Aviation Services and Associated Air […]
Opinion
Sebring generates a solid start to 2009
By DAN JOHNSON Although marred by the fatal crash of a Remos LSA on its last day, the 2009 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo provided an optimistic start to the new year, posting the best opening day in the show’s five-year history. According to my visits with many airframe manufacturers or importers, a sense of improvement […]
Congress gets to work
WASHINGTON. D.C. – Congress has a plateful of aviation issues to work on and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has started to take bites into them. Committee Chairman Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) called a meeting of the full committee in the early days of the 111th Congress to set out the agenda. Then, […]
An airpark for everone: Upgrades to Liwing With Plane website highlight the variety of fly-in communities
We’ve been working for quite a while now developing an upgrade to the Living With Your Plane website. It’s not ready yet, but we’re getting a lot closer. One of the new primary features of the improved website is a map with pins showing airparks — or, as some people refer to them, fly-in communities. […]
GAN’S McFARLAND IS GA’S BEST AMBASSADOR
Regarding Deb McFarland: Very good choice, guys. She sees the magic in flying, where so many have put it away as no more than a means of travel. I can only assume that there are very few boring times in her family life. She is the best ambassador for GA I have seen in a […]
THE WOES OF A LOWLY PIPER CHEROKEE DRIVER
I, too, have flown into Winder, Georgia, with the main goal centered on feasting at the Spitfire Grill at the Jackson County Airport (Short Final: Diary of a mad Luscombe pilot, Jan. 25 issue). I had flown from Klamath Falls, Oregon, four days of salivating about their wondrous $100 hamburger. That particular day, I’d flown […]
I’VE FOUND A WINNER
To Deb McFarland: Regarding your column, Short Final, that ran in the Jan. 25 issue (Diary of a mad Luscombe pilot). This is the second article of yours I have read. With the first it was “WHAT? and grin.” The latest is “LOL, I’ve found a winner.” DENNIS RENZ via email
President’s 2009 budget includes user fees, drop in airport aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The President’s fiscal year 2009 budget request for the FAA has been met with harsh criticism from aviation groups, as well as doubts and questions from the House aviation subcommittee. Continued calls for user fees, coupled with a decline in airport aid, brought quick comments from general aviation leaders. “The White House […]
LIFE IS GOOD
To Deb McFarland: Great stuff (Diary of a mad Luscombe pilot). You’re right: Age and waistline are immaterial when your mind’s in the sky. Life is good. You got a purty airplane, too. JERRY PAINTER Arlington, Wash.