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Ultralights: An Economic Casualty?

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh showcases every facet of aviation, making it an excellent indicator of aviation’s emotional and economic health. As a whole the industry has weathered a number of ups and downs since I first started wandering through its many...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2009 8:49 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, EAA AirVenture, Ultralights, Valley Engineering, Windsok, Hirth Engines, Butterfly Gyro, Safari Helicopter, Quicksilver Aircraft, Challenger Aircraft, Yuunec International, Titan Aircraft, Personal Rotorcraft

Aviation’s Spirit, Heart Lives at EAA Museum

Trekking west from EAA AirVenture’s AeroShell Square, past the Nature Center and around KidVenture, my destination was the new Founder’s Wing at the EAA AirVenture Museum . Savoring the cool quiet and subdued light, a line of exquisite 16...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2009 8:55 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, EAA AirVenture, homebuilding, EAA Museum, Galt Airport, Audrey Poberezny, Founders’ Wing, EAA Chapters, Greenville Illinois, recreatioal aviation, Paul Poberezny

Social Media Gets Serious at AirVenture

Broadcasting from high atop the massive MyTransponder mobile HQ the other night on the grounds at AirVenture 2009, I managed to add my two cents to a pretty nice Episode 58 of the Airplane Geeks podcast that I now co-host with Max Flight and Dan Webb...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2009 5:47 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Blogging, Flight Training, sport aviation, Podcast

Replica DH-2: Modern Military Magnet

Nestled in a corner of homebuilt parking across from the EAA AirVenture forums campus is the small Replica Fighters Association compound. It’s where I annually visit with friends *** and Sharon Starks of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol . As usual, they...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2009 10:49 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Kansas City Dawn Patrol, Valley Engineering, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, de Havilland DH-2, Aerodrome Airplanes, Replica Fighters Association

AirVenture Plans: An Overdose of Happiness

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is an overdose of aviation happiness. To avoid the pain (sunburn, swollen feet, and locked-up brain caused by information overload) of trying to do and see it all, a week before I make plans, keeping track of everything in Outlook...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2009 5:34 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, aerial firefighting, Airbus A380, White Knight II, Icon A-5, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Erikson Skycrane, Stone Cellar Brewpub

July 20, 1969: Where Were you?

I was a teenager in the 60’s which for me translates into a few key trigger points etched in my mind. The day President Kennedy was shot I was in shop class. When Martin Luther King was assassinated, I was off on active duty with the U.S. Air Force...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2009 7:35 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz

AvWeek’s Biz Av Lady on Vacation

My thanks to AvWeek’s Benet Wilson for allowing me a little space on her blog while she was out on vacation. I’ll try and coax her to write something for Jetwhine. Rob GUEST POST: Business Aviation Is Still a Secret Posted by Benet Wilson...

Published Sat, Jul 18 2009 5:18 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, air travel, Aviation Marketing, Barry LaBov, NBAA, Labov and Beyond Marketing, Benet Wilson, Aviation Now, AvWeekBenet, Ed Bolen

Students Control Flight Training’s Costs

Several days ago a JetWhine reader, James, emailed this question: How much does recreational flight school cost in Michigan? What things should I be considering before going ahead? No matter where you live, calculating the cost of learning to fly with...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2009 5:29 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, Recreational Aviation, Flight Instructor, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Learning to fly, Flight Schools, Becoming a Pilot, Cost of Flying

Cute as a Button for AirVenture 2009

Some folks really believe that the hit of this month’s AirVenture is going to be the arrival of the Airbus A380 at AeroShell Square. And no, the big deal this year is not going to be EAA’s director of public relations *** Knapinski dancing...

Published Mon, Jul 13 2009 3:49 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, dick knapinski, MyTransponder, AirVenture 2009, artistmac, Ryan Keough, Ken Smith Illustration, Cutter Aviation, airplanegeeks

As Obesity Grows, FAA Sticks to 170 Pounds

Living in the land of beer and cheese, I expect Wisconsin to be up there on the list of states with the most obese populations. After hearing reports on TV and in the papers about a new report from Trust for America’s Health, F as in Fat 2009: How...

Published Wed, Jul 8 2009 9:25 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz

And the Survey Says: Do Airports Waste Economic Impact Data?

For reasons unimportant here, I look at a lot of airport websites because they are a primary communication channel for anyone who uses or is interested in learning more about them. So I’m on the Airport Information page of the Centennial Airport...

Published Thu, Jul 2 2009 2:10 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Centennial Airport, airport economic impact survey, airport communication, Leesburg Executive Airport, airport marketing, state aviation departments, airport website

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Published Thu, Jul 2 2009 4:12 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz

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Ultralights: An Economic Casualty?

Aviation’s Spirit, Heart Lives at EAA Museum

Social Media Gets Serious at AirVenture

Replica DH-2: Modern Military Magnet

AirVenture Plans: An Overdose of Happiness

July 20, 1969: Where Were you?

AvWeek’s Biz Av Lady on Vacation

Students Control Flight Training’s Costs

Cute as a Button for AirVenture 2009

As Obesity Grows, FAA Sticks to 170 Pounds

And the Survey Says: Do Airports Waste Economic Impact Data?

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