At 85, non-pilot Larry Cole has a vintage hangar he’s sees becoming a one-of-a-kind Airbnb destination at some airport.
Touch & Go
A Comanche Returns Home
About 43 years after his great-grandfather sold his 1966 Piper Comanche 260B, Brenden Rowland was able to return it to the family.
Free hangar, one catch
Ryan Luetzow wants to give away his 100-foot by 120-foot hangar at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) in Wisconsin. But there’s a catch: Whoever accepts the offer has to take over his lease, which tops $3,000 a month.
It was an honor
14W popped into my head when I heard Textron Aviation, today’s owner of the venerable Beechcraft line, announced it will end production for both the Bonanza and Baron lines once current orders are fulfilled.
Blake Scholl has ideas
“You should put the terminals underground. Airside is above ground. Terminals are below ground,” says Blake Scholl. “Imagine a design with two runways. There’s an arrival runway, departure runway. Traffic flows from arrival runway to departure runway. You don’t need tugs. You can delete a whole bunch of airport infrastructure.”
Are larger tires in your future?
Backcountry Pilot put together a list of things to consider when increasing the size of the tires on your aircraft.
New app solves one person’s problem
“I even used the app while traveling, even when I wasn’t flying, to find local airports to visit,” said Michael. “But they stopped developing it.”
Will more flight schools start conducting their own testing?
Reading that someone at the FAA has proposed a solution for discussion is wonderful.
Unless GA is grounded
“Who knows, maybe general aviation will be grounded. And if that grounding sticks, that would be the end of General Aviation News.”