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Aviation: It’s ALWAYS About The Passengers

Last Saturday was not a good day for transportation, but for once the bad news was not about aviation. An immense cruise ship — the Costa Concordia — capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the west coast of Italy where rocks near the shore...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 3:51 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Flight Training, aviation safety, Light sport aircraft, Continental Airlines, 2012, captain schettino, Concorde, costa, costa concordia, owe, pilot in command responsibility, responsibility, ship
Looking Bach at the Joy of Simple Flight

An old-school reader, annually I must winnow my collected ink-on-paper titles to make shelf room for Christmas newcomers. As they have for decades, the works of Richard Bach survive every purge. Like many others, I met Richard through the pages of Jonathan...

Published Tue, Dec 20 2011 4:00 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, General, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Pilot Population, Richard Bach, richard, bach, jonathan, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, joy, livingston, newcomers—seeks, seagull, titles
Fear of Flying: How GA Pilots can Lessen the Impact

By Douglas Boyd Ph.D One of every six adult Americans is afraid to fly according to the Journal of Travel Research. Frightened folks – who BTW cross all socio-economic lines – take 66% fewer commercial airline trips than those who enjoy time aloft. Interestingly...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 2:48 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, anxiety, douglas, boyd, fear, flyingphobiahelp, impact
Autumn Peace & Aviation Inspiration

Photoguy73 over southeastern Minnesota in 2008. Here in Wisconsin the maples are beginning their fall fashion season. Their shimmering coats in shades of reds and yellows blaze in the afternoon’s low, saturated light. It is a quiet refuge of peace in...

Published Wed, Oct 5 2011 10:30 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, autumn, Autumn Color Flight, minnesota, parachute, peace, photoguy, photoguy73, Powered Parachute, refuge, southeastern
AirVenture 2011: Memorable Waypoints

Sitting on the front porch with my battered feet bared to a healing breeze, I celebrated the end of my 34th EAA AirVenture Oshkosh marathon. Delivering my second round of rehydration elixir, my wife joined me. Having made the trek herself, she knows that...

Published Wed, Aug 3 2011 2:00 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, EAA AirVenture, CAFE Green Flight Challenge, Dominican Republic Tourism, Frasca International, HondaJet, Pipistrel Electric Airplane, Valley Engineering Backyard Flyer, Vintage Wings of Canada
Who Knew: 60-Month Student Pilot Ticket?

Am I the only one who missed the news in July 2010 that the FAA nearly doubled the life of a student pilot certificate (and the third-class medical certificate) for those 40 and younger, from 36 months to 60 months? This discovery came with a question...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 5:00 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, flight instructors, Flight Schools, issued, lifespan, medical, student, Student Pilot Certificate, studentpilot, telling—number , Third-Class Airman Medical Certificate, ticket’s, younger
Coming Soon: General Aviation in China

Every time I hear someone use the words general aviation and China in the same sentence, I can’t help but think back a few years ago to the early days of the Cessna 162 Skycatcher. Remember the bombshell announcement, when Cessna told the world the only...

Published Mon, Mar 14 2011 2:16 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, Business Aviation, Flight Training, Cessna, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Cirrus, announcement, caiga, cash, china, chinese, purchase
2010 Updates Pilot Population Highs & Lows

Using FAA data provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s annual Statistical Databook , I’ve built a spreadsheet of pilot population data back to 1964. Updating it for 2010 revealed a new highpoint in pilot certification: 96,473 active...

Published Thu, Mar 10 2011 2:00 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Pilot Population, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, General Aviation Manufacturers Association: GA Statistics & Data, 1964, active, Pilot Demographics, Student Pilot
Onex Makes 1st Flight; Fits 99% Size Pilots

Stopping by Sonex Aircraft the morning of January 28, Mark Schaible greeted me with the news that its single-seater, the Onex, had made its first flight the day before. It passed its FAA inspection just after noon, added Sonex Founder John Monnett, and...

Published Thu, Feb 3 2011 2:00 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Sport Pilot, Wittman Regional Airport, Onex, sonex, wittman, “it, clodhoppers, jeremy, monnetts, peddles
Capt. Babbitt: The FAA’s Safety Hotline Needs Attention

The FAA Safety Hotline is a no-brainer of a customer-service tool built to offer users and aviation industry employees a chance to spill the beans about issues that affect all areas of flying safety. People can leave a name and phone number or tell the...

Published Sun, Jan 30 2011 11:44 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, air safety, AOPA, Randy Babbitt, FAAC, ADO, air carrier district office, Chicago DPA Airport, FAA Safety Hotline, Flight Standards District Office, FSDO, GA safety
Scary? Only for REAL Pilots

That title is what we call a grabber, intended only to make you read the rest of this short post. Without this disclaimer, some might believe that I think landing at any of these airports is a piece of cake … and I surely do not. My thanks to Sophie Middleton...

Published Sun, Oct 24 2010 11:36 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, pilots, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Military, Airplane Geeks, 25 scariest airports, carhire.org, david vanderhoof
FAA Should Serve Training Safety & Reality

Not long ago the FAA brought the number of fatal accidents in amateur-built experimental aircraft to the attention of the aviation community. It got more specific about the problem—and its solutions—in its Aviation Safety business plan for fiscal year...

Published Thu, Oct 7 2010 3:16 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, aviation safety, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Amateur-built experimental aircraft, Experimental Light-sport Aircraft, Letter of Deviation Authority, Pilot Certificates and Ratings, Transition Training
Individual Effort: Principal Key to New Pilots

Subbing for the middle school gym teacher the other day, I reported for lunch duty at the conjoined cafeteria it shares with Omro High School . There I saw OHS Principal Brett Steffen, who acted on his aviation interest and earned his private pilot certificate...

Published Sun, Sep 26 2010 8:54 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Pilot Population, Aviation Club, foxes, ohs, omro, Omro High School, recreational pilot ground school, Sporty's Pilot Shop, Young Eagles
LEAP Could Inspire Pilot Population Growth

Many, including yours truly, have been talking about the challenges facing aviation and the declining pilot population in the 21st century. Among them is the public perception that flying is mundane, as exciting as taking the bus or driving a car. In...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 2:30 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, 20e, electric, field—today, friedrichshafen, leap, lindbergh, prize, yuneec
Cessna’s Skycatcher … Caught!

Cessna’s new 162 Skycatcher has begun rolling out of the assembly hangar at Wichita’s Yingling Aviation across the ramp from Cessna’s mothership factory complex. Cessna expects to deliver about 50 of the Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) aircraft by...

Published Mon, Sep 13 2010 2:48 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Business Aviation, General, Flight Training, NASAO, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Cessna Aircraft Company, sport aviation, SkyCatcher, Cessna 150, Yingling Aviation

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