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Should Business Aviation Just Say No?

After reading “ Fly the Sleazy Skies ,” an editorial in the November 26 New York Times, my first reaction was to say unkind things about politicians. In public they say bad things about business aviation, and then they get to eat their cake when the Federal...

Published Sun, Nov 29 2009 10:29 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Aviation Marketing
DOT Aviation Advisors Missing the Point

In a recent Fast Lane post, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood wrote about the first meeting of the new aviation advisory committee that reports directly to him. Its members hail from airports, air carriers, management, labor, manufacturers, general...

Published Mon, Nov 23 2009 5:34 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Department of Transportation, NexGen, Aviation Industry, Aviation Infrastructure, Aviation Advisory Committee, Aviation Reform
PBI ATC: One Bad Apple Won’t Spoil the Bunch

One of t he truly enjoyable parts of life – for me at least – is the chance to travel often aboard a business airplane. If I’m not in the left seat, I’m usually pretty close as I was last week on board an Embraer Lineage enroute from West Palm Beach Florida...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 2:56 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation
FAA & Test Takers a Step Closer to Learning

Tests are an important part of the learning process because they assess the knowledge students have acquired—and retained. This measurement is as important for students as it is for teacher. As anyone who’s taught any subject for the past century or so...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 4:48 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, flight instructors, FAA Test Reports, FAA Knowledge Tests, student pilots, Subject Matter Codes, CATS, LaserGrade
Proverbs for Powered Flight’s Second Century

Aviation is all about change, and it makes rapid advances in short spurts of time. World War I was once such spurt, and World War II was another. Capabilities soared and crew size shrank as progress took the place of navigators and radio operators. The...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 1:34 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, aviation safety, Aviation Marketing, situational awareness, GPS navigation, avionics technology, powered flight, Pilot in Command, pilot logbooks
When the Feds Revoke Your Pilot’s Certificate

You NEVER, EVER want to receive a letter like this one from the FAA telling you that all your months or years of hard work and effort to win your pilot’s certificate have just gone up in smoke. After flying past Minneapolis a few weeks back, the...

Published Thu, Nov 5 2009 1:18 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, FAA, Flight Training, airline pilots, air safety, GA pilots, Pilot privleges, pilot license revocation, Northwest Flight 1588
Warning! Read Technology’s Fine Print

Preparing for my first encounter with a new (to me) integrated avionics system, I dove into the system’s reference guide with eager anticipation. With a PFD, MFD, and FMS keypad this baby had all the bells, whistles, and databases that qualify it as a...

Published Tue, Nov 3 2009 4:35 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Pilot Training, terrain avoidance, Integrated avionics system, GPS navigation, avionics technology

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Should Business Aviation Just Say No?

DOT Aviation Advisors Missing the Point

PBI ATC: One Bad Apple Won’t Spoil the Bunch

FAA & Test Takers a Step Closer to Learning

Proverbs for Powered Flight’s Second Century

When the Feds Revoke Your Pilot’s Certificate

Warning! Read Technology’s Fine Print