I very much enjoy GANews. Keep up the good work! In your Dec. 2, 2005, issue, you published a letter, “Could medical kill Sport Pilot?” in response to Amelia T. Reiheld’s article titled, “Pilots still frustrated by Sport Pilot medical,” which appeared in the Oct. 21, 2005, issue. I would like to counter several points […]
Missing the point
I believe that JT Helms is missing the point that the medical standards for the Sport Pilot license are LESS than for the third class aviation medical just as the standards for third class are less than the second class (which is less than for a first class) (Could medical kill Sport Pilot? Dec. 2 […]
Survival came with a price
Your write-up on page 39 in the Dec. 16 issue (Endangered no more: Threatened airports survived 2005) could lead one to believe that all’s well that ends well. The Flying Y Airport in Livingston, Mont., did survive and that is good. Problem is that this came with a price. It took over $50,000 in legal fees out […]
Sweets from the Smithsonian
Part of the fun of visiting an aviation museum is bringing home a keepsake – or two. At the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C., an M&M candy dispenser is the big item this year, according to spokesman Mike Marcus. “We partnered with Mars Candy and have a limited edition collectors M&M dispenser,” he […]
Pilots speak out against Washington ADIZ
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “”Don’t take a bad idea and make it permanent.”” — Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). “”This is an idiot’s game. All we are doing is punishing law-abiding citizens.”” — Jim Coyne, president, National Air Transportation Association (NATA). “”Do rules or little lines on a chart really […]
Can you use synthetic oil in a piston engine?
QUESTION: I am in the process of building a Zodiac 601 XL and intend on using an 0-235 Lycoming engine. My question: Can you use the Amsoil synthetic engine oil in this, or any other piston aircraft engine, without any problems? Steve Dunn Elwood, Ind. ANSWER: Steve, congratulations on your Zodiac 601 project. It’s good […]
German FK series LSAs coming to U.S.
FK Lightplanes of Speyer, Germany, has appointed FK Lightplanes USA as its American agent. The Florida company will import the FK9 Mark IV high wing Light Sport Aircraft, which recently won approval as a Special LSA. FK Lightplanes also will introduce to the U.S. the German manufacturer’s other models, which are the folding bi-wing FK12 […]
Historic warbird week in Miami
A visit by World War II bombers and a weekend air show are highlights of the Wings Over Miami Air Museum’s Warbird Week, Feb. 15-19. The Collings Foundation B-17 “Nine-O-Nine” and B-25 “Tondelayo” will be on static display and will do a fly-over of Miami during their arrival on the 15th. Flights aboard the B-17 […]
Feds get an ADIZ earful
The federal government has proposed making permanent the huge restricted airspace over and around the capital, Washington, D.C., and its adjoining states of Maryland and Virginia. Stated purpose is to reduce the number of “careless and inadvertent” violations – the only kind that have occurred – and to reduce the risk of terrorist attack. An […]