The fallout from several recent incursions into the Washington, D.C., ADIZ, as well as the thefts of airplanes by unlicensed young people — one of whom was drunk — has begun. Knee-jerk reactions have resulted in two amendments to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill in the U.S. Senate. The most severe, sponsored by […]
To save our airports
We are losing an average of two airports a month in the United States, according to the most believable numbers, while substantial growth of general aviation is being predicted for the next 10 years. General Aviation News wants you to get involved in stopping — indeed, reversing — that disturbing loss rate. We should be […]
Flying at 14
Come on Meg! Are you so focused on flying planes that you’ve completely forgotten about gliders, ultralights and lighter-than-air aircraft (Teaching the next generation, June 17 issue)? A 14 year old can solo these. Perhaps you truly believe that if you don’t have a stack of radios to twiddle with, you’re not really flying? The average pilot acquires more […]
It is worth it to recover a P-38?
Your article concerning the exploration of the remains of the B-29 on the bottom of the lake (Interest grows in B-29 at bottom of Lake Mead, June 17 issue) was of particular interest to me since back in the summer of 1945 I was involved in RTU gunnery training in P-38s out of Santa Rosa, […]
Get your medical back after a heart attack
I was interested in the article on getting your medical back after a heart attack (The Doctor is In, June 17 issue). On Feb. 10,1978, at the age of 44, I had a myocardial infarction. I had triple by-pass surgery on June 1, 1978. In checking with the FAA at that time to get my […]
Lindbergh’s secret
As an avid champion of Charles Lindbergh, I was quick to notice a serious error in Larry Bledsoe’s very good article in the June 17 issue about my personal hero. His many firsts and revolutionary records in aviation are without a doubt enough to place him in the “inner sanctum” of any aviation enthusiast, but […]
Not by the book
I just read your article on low cruise speed on an O-320 powered 172 (What causes engines to develop less-than-rated power? June 17 issue). I’ve been flying over 30 years (5,000-plus hours) and have rarely found a plane that does book numbers. They will, however, do closer to the book if the power is set […]
Not enough fuel
I read with interest your response to the question “What causes engines to develop less than rated power?” (June 17 issue). May I add one more component? I once had a 180 hp Lycoming in a Piper Cherokee. No matter what I did, this engine refused to burn more than 10 gph. I always flew […]
My airplane
I was reading the latest GAN in bed last night and flipped to page 59 because of the A-26 picture on the Table of Contents page. I always loved the A-26, but that wasn’t what tickled me on page 59 (North to Alaska, June 3 issue). “My airplane!” We had protective custody of Do-27 (partially […]