The Spokane Chapter of the Washington Pilot’s Association is making a difference. We started a move last fall through the Washington State Adopt an Airport program to improve a little known airstrip on the beautiful Snake River. The airstrip is “00W,” Lower Granite State Airport near Boyer Park Campground and Marina in southeast Washington State. […]
Opinion
Required reading
I have just finished reading “The Outsiders,” (April 22 issue) several times over. This well-done article should be required reading for every one in the GA industry. It is a well expressed point of view of a highly qualified expert that requires consideration, if GA is going to continue to grow. Let’s face it, the […]
Lost pilots hurt us all
While I certainly don’t have all the facts concerning the recent incursion into the Washington ADIZ — and within three miles of the White House — by Hayden Sheaffer, a certificated pilot, and Troy Martin, a student pilot, in a Cessna 150, I am upset with them for what they’ve probably done to all of […]
Is a reground cam as good as a new one?
QUESTION: My Lycoming IO-360-B1E engine will be majored sometime early next year and I am trying to educate myself. The facility I plan to use for the overhaul says that a reground cam is just as good as a new one. Could you please explain how a cam is reground. I don’t understand how if […]
How did two Cessna 150 pilots cause worldwide hysteria?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From January to mid-April of this year, Blackhawk helicopters patrolling the sky in the ADIZ around the Washington/Baltimore area have responded to more than 280 incursions. That averaged three a day. But one last month — when two persons in a Cessna 150 came close to the White House — generated worldwide […]
Curtiss Hawk
By PETER M. BOWERS. The Curtiss Hawk line of fighters for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and export was one of the best-known single-seat biplanes in the years between the two world wars and is still a favorite with model builders. The many configuration changes that the Hawk displayed over its very long — for […]
BBQ Mecca
I may be a bit late throwing in my 2 cents worth about barbecue, but feel constrained to do so inasmuch as no one, as far as I know, has mentioned the absolute Mecca for barbecued rib fanciers: Dreamland Rib of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Dreamland is a few miles out of town and when you get […]
Just Enough
The ground below hosted a thousand shades of green, and the previous day’s rain had washed away Atlanta’s yellow peril from the sky, leaving the air fresh and clear. The day was a welcome gift and I chose to ignore the responsibilities and obligations that clawed away at my time. Climb out was smooth and […]
Never been in a civil war
As a “repentant Yankee” and voluntary citizen of the South, I feel I would be remiss if I did not point out to you that there has never been a “Civil War” since the founding of the U.S. To my knowledge, the Confederate States of America never attempted to overthrow or remove the government of […]