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Opinion
Could you have to pay $1,000 every time you land in Massachusetts?
The bill seeks to charge personal, corporate and charter rental aircraft $1,000 to land at publicly-owned airports in the Commonwealth.
Real adventure doesn’t require massive horsepower
Finally, after years of hoping, planning, and dreaming, Jorge Navarro is a pilot and an aircraft owner. I have no doubt he’ll eventually realize his dream of flying for a living, too.
The Catch-22 of unleaded avgas
Decisions about unleaded avgas for general aviation must be made on facts and data. What do those tell us right now: No change is needed.
Giant B-19 proved a point
At the time of its rollout, the B-19 was called the largest aircraft in the world. The XB-19’s wingspan of 212 feet was more than twice that of a B-17. With a range listed as greater than 5,000 miles and a ferry range of more than 7,000 miles, the XB-19 could use auxiliary bomb bay gas tanks to bring its fuel capacity to 11,000 gallons, which a Douglas publicist likened to the volume carried by a standard railroad tank car of the day.
One step at a time
It is true, a 500-nm range isn’t far compared to existing turbo-prop powered aircraft. I forget, how far was Orville and Wilbur’s first flight? Oh yeah, 120 feet.
An appreciation of the classics
“You’re going to meet some fascinating people at airports,” I told them. They nodded as one. I don’t think they have yet come to realize that they will be fascinating themselves.
SUN ‘n FUN 2021: A glorious return to normal
Electric aircraft, speedy new Light-Sport Aircraft, a “good” Tornado, and nightly STOL competitions were just some of the highlights at Paradise City, the LSA area of SUN ‘n FUN 2021.
The birds and the bees and any given airplane
Literally overnight, a bird of indeterminate breed had begun to set up shop in the engine compartment of my lovely little flivver. Just one night was all it took for a feathered fellow flier to begin to pile kindling onto the face of the oil cooler, in close proximity to a cylinder head, in an effort to establish a warm, safe, weather-protected shelter for herself and her soon-to-be offspring.