“For however much automation has helped the airline passenger by increasing safety it has had some negative consequences,” said interviewee and author William Langewiesche. “In this case it’s quite clear that these pilots had had experience stripped away from them for years.”
Touch & Go
RAF asks for $2.50 per pilot for USFS, BLM budgets
Few of us truly know how the federal budgetary sausage is made. The five-minute video clip (above) sheds a bit of light on the process. Thank you to both Chuck and John for your ongoing efforts.
Build a better mouse trap
There’s a lot going on in general aviation — that was evident at the Northwest Aviation Conference.
Freedom to Fly tells much more than the story of AOPA
Events large and not-so-large dot the calendar. Putting those events into the larger context of the development of general aviation can be a challenge for anyone who has a busy life.
A perfect day of flying
Want to go flying? It’s not a trick question.
Godspeed Peter Anderson
At the end of January, the skies of the Pacific Northwest darkened just a bit with the loss of longtime owner Peter Galvin Anderson.
If you can’t say something nice…
Is Shana’s path easy? Hardly. Few, if any people, enjoy an easy path in life. Regardless, I fail to understand the need for people to tear into her.
Happy Birthday RAF
Today, the RAF boasts 9,000 members. The successes are far beyond member numbers and impacted airstrips.
FAA is walking its talk in STC process
And here’s where the FAA exhibited a willingness to walk the talk when it comes to encouraging the industry to deliver improvements to the aviation marketplace. You know, that whole Part 23 rewrite thing…