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Is the Sport Pilot NPRM Too Late?

When the FAA issued the sport pilot rules in September 2004, it was clear that the new certificate was a stepchild to the FAA family of “real” pilots, you know, the private, commercial, and ATP certificates. The clues? “Real” pilots...

Published Thu, May 29 2008 3:30 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, FAA, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Flight School, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, New Pilots, Pilot Certificates, Recreational Pilot

A Baby Dassault 7X

Having flown the brilliantly-engineered Dassault 7X last year in Paris, the thought of a model somewhere between the real thing and the one that sits on my desk was intriguing. Take a look and a listen as a Dassault engineer explains the intricacies of...

Published Tue, May 27 2008 4:51 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Jetwhine, radio-control aircraft, Dassault 7X, EBACE, AIN TV

Cessna Pilot Centers May be GA’s Last Hope for Reversing Pilot Population Decline

Reversing the decline of the pilot population “is the most important thing we are addressing,” says Cessna Pilot Center Manager Julie Boatman. “We have several things in development that I’m not quite ready to talk about yet,”...

Published Thu, May 22 2008 1:09 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Pilot Population, Sport Pilot, Learn to Fly, Cessna Pilot Center, General Aviation

Air Traffic Control: Nice and Easy or Nice and Rough?

As Tina Turner said when she and Ike produced their own version of the Credence Clearwater Revival classic, Proud Mary, “We never do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice … and rough.” So here’s your chance to take a look...

Published Tue, May 20 2008 9:08 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, FAA, Blogging, NATCA, Proud Mary, Tina Turner, Big Brother

Southwest is More Than Just a Money Maker

Evan Spark’s ran an interesting post the other day about Southwest Airlines and Herb Kelleher, the company’s chairman. Take a look if only to watch this great video of Herb starring in a Southwest commercial 30 years ago. It’s clear...

Published Mon, May 19 2008 3:36 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Aviation Marketing

General Aviation Won’t Find Future Pilots in Rear View Mirror

Pilots are a population in decline. We are getting old and resting our wings, and it saddens me no end to watch the industry trawl yesterday’s fishing grounds for tomorrow’s pilots, most of whom have moved on to places unknown. It’s...

Published Thu, May 15 2008 1:36 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, sport aviation, Pilot Population, Flight School, Learn to Fly, Pilot Recruiting, Student Starts, CFIs, Be A Pilot

DayJet’s Bruce Holmes Speaks to Service Pullback

Although this interview with DayJet’s Bruce Holmes gave the Atlantic.com’s James Fallows has the smell of fluff at a time when customers and industry pundits are clamoring for considerably more substance, it is the best out there about the...

Published Wed, May 14 2008 9:42 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Business Aviation, Aviation Marketing, DayJet, Bruce Holmes, James Fallows, Atlantic.com

FAA’s Bobby Sturgell Gets a Little Good PR

When a senior executive, especially one in the current Bush White House is in trouble, there’s nothing like a little good PR to help balance things out. Trouble is, it can be pretty tough to convince a reporter - especially one for a national newspaper...

Published Tue, May 13 2008 4:39 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, air travel, Jetwhine, ATC, NATCA, Bobby Sturgell, air traffic controllers, FAA Public Affairs, Christy Goodman, DOT Secretary Mary Peters, Washington Post

On the Record - Max Trescott … CFI, Entrepreneur

Are you serious about a flying career? Then you’ve probably already heard someone speak to the value of a Flight Instructor rating because it offers an opportunity to build flight time until you get hired by the airlines or with a corporation. Almost...

Published Mon, May 12 2008 4:06 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft

LSA Trainers Can Cut Flight School Fuel Costs, Increase Student Pool

On the ground and in the air, ever increasing fuel costs are eviscerating the disposable income of wannabe pilots and the profit margins of flight schools who teach them to fly. Looking forward, many schools are wringing their hands and searching for...

Published Thu, May 8 2008 3:50 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Flight School, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Avgas, Fuel Costs

United Airlines’ Collateral Damage

If I were a United Shareholder … Still trying to recover its corporate composure after a stinging slap in the face last week from Continental, United Airlines is now turning its focus on US Airways as a potential partner to reach the holy grail...

Published Tue, May 6 2008 5:25 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, General

Jetwhine Editor Kindled; Escapes Unharmed

I had a call from one of my graduate school professors a few weeks ago who wanted to know how my book was doing. You remember that book McGraw Hill published last summer … a Professional Pilot Career Guide? The book is a dandy volume for anyone...

Published Fri, May 2 2008 2:15 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, Jetwhine, airline flying, McGraw Hill, Professional Pilot Career Guide, Northwestern University, corporate flying, Clarke Caywood, Amazon, Kindle, pilot careers

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