Letters

William Helsell’s letter in the April 8 issue (Unabashed admiration needs to be tempered) in which he claims no rational person could believe the framers of the Constitution intended the right to bear arms to include weapons that had not yet been invented, was thought provoking. Using that line of reasoning, we must conclude that the […]

I was reading the March 25, 2005 issue (No. 6) Pilot’s Report about the XL-5 Velocity. I have a question about the speeds that were presented in the table. The Vne was at 200 kts IAS and the cruise speed (75% power) was at 205 ktas. Can you clarify why the cruise appears to be […]

Your editorial in the February 2005 issue shows how far we’ve moved toward having a police state in this country (They don’t know us: Why security agencies fear GA and what we can do about it). If people think it’s reasonable that we need to get permission from the government to do anything, then we […]

I was struck by the degree of naiveté you exhibited by suggesting the possibility of a unitary group combining those whose interests are opposed to GA (restricting the meaning of GA to individual ownership of the aircraft). The airlines despise GA. The airlines are run by financiers, not by the pilots. And I am suspicious […]

Re: “To save the South: We are gradually erasing reminders of our past,” (March issue): You are right, the politically correct are trying to revamp and remove history. Here in Louisville, Ky., there is a move to remove a very large monument that is over 110 years old dedicated to Confederate soldiers from Kentucky who […]

Nice story (Flying with the NASCAR Air Force, March 11) and very complete, except that one major fact is wrong. The recent accident involving the Hendrick Motorsports Team occurred in Stuart, Va., in the Martinsville, Va., area, not in Richmond. What is important here is that the flight originated in Concord, N.C., less than a 100 […]

Saw the recent issue with the Glastar 2+2 amphib on the cover…nice cover (March 11 issue)! Question: Why is there no mention at all that those are Montana Float Co. amphibs under that spectacular airplane? Bob Andrews via email

I am a pilot, member of AOPA, life member of the NRA and proud of it (To build a powerhouse GA, model the NRA, Jan. 28 issue). Yes the NRA has done some things that I don’t agree with, but if they were not there, we gun owners would be in a world of hurt. […]

Christian Holtz better look again (Filmmakers need to get it right, March 11 issue): It just happened that I watched “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” last night. His aircraft recognition skills need a little honing. That’s a P-40 that Jude Law is careening around the sky in, not a P-51. Remember the Flying […]