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• Going My Way: Jeppesen’s VFR+GPS Charts

  It’s always bugged me that I need two sectional charts–Green Bay and Chicago–to get from my home in OSH to my family growing-up grounds west of the commercial Class B airspace plug stuck in the ground at ORD. It’s more than the... Posted Sep 02 2008, 04:51 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, charts, jeppesen, chart, terminal, navigation, sectional, shading

• New FAA Wings Program Stresses Proficiency, Not Award

  During the late 1990s I participated in the FAA Pilot Proficiency Award Program. Each year, in return for attending one safety seminar and logging three hours with an instructor (one each for airwork, patternwork, and hoodwork) I met the biennial flight... Posted Aug 25 2008, 02:43 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, aviation safety, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Wings Program, Pilot Safety, Pilot Training, Recurrent Training, FAA Pilot Proficiency Program

• Flying Snoopy’s New Airship

  Finally, a topic I know almost nothing about … flying a blimp, or as it is more commonly known in FAA language, an airship. This well-produced short video tour and introductory flying lesson of the newest of the MetLife airships , the Snoopy 3,... Posted Aug 22 2008, 03:19 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, air travel, Light sport aircraft, Learn to Fly, Snoopy, MetLife, blimp

• Fun Flyer Lands Roll in new Amelia Earhart Film

  If time is short, never ask *** and Sharon Starks what they’ve been up to lately. Both pilots, these retired schoolteachers have a full flying life that any pilot would envy. Anxious to see Sharon’s new airplane, a Morane Model L parasol,... Posted Aug 13 2008, 07:35 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Kansas City Dawn Patrol, movie making, Airdrome Aeroplanes, Bleriot, Morane, Amelia Earhart, Flyboys

• August 3, 1981 - PATCO Strike Remembered

  I remember the morning of August 3, 1981 vividly as I turned on the TV to find news stories of air traffic controller members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization-PATCO -marching with picket signs at the base of the tower at Chicago... Posted Aug 03 2008, 06:40 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, pilots, air travel, ATC, NATCA, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, FAA Public Affairs, unions, PATCO, government leadership

• Ken Scott: Multitasking at Van’s Aircraft

  Van’s Aircraft is a small company that’s put a big smile on faces who’ve taken to the sky in the company’s line of RVs. The handful of employees also wear big smiles, even after standing in the hot Oshkosh sun all day, because... Posted Aug 01 2008, 01:12 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, EAA AirVenture, Van’s Aircraft, Rotax 912S, RV-12, light-sport aircraft

• Backyard Flyer Fits Pilots of All Sizes

  As promised in a recent post ( Backyard Flying: Fun & Cheap ), I ambled down to the lightplane area at the south end of the EAA AirVenture site to try on Valley Engineering’s Backyard Flyer. It fit! To most people that may not be a big deal... Posted Jul 31 2008, 01:20 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Recreational Aviation, EAA AirVenture, Ultralights, Backyard Flyer, Valley Engineering

• Flight Instructors: There’s Always More to Learn

  If I say that most CFIs make lousy business people, I’m unlikely to offend too many people … some for sure, just not too many I’ll wager. The reason is simple. Most CFIs do make lousy business people because teaching is often secondary... Posted Jul 31 2008, 03:12 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Bobby Sturgell, Max Trescott, CFI of the Year, Learning to fly, Jetwhine.com

• On The Record: Making Aviation More Social

  There’s nothing quite like meeting up with a bunch of pilot buddies on a Saturday morning for a great breakfast. The social aspect of flying, in fact, is one of the best ways for newer pilots to learn from more experienced aviators. In PR lingo... Posted Jul 28 2008, 05:49 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, pilots, air travel, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Learning to fly, AirVenture 2008, social networking, MyTransponder.com

• More AirVenture Blogging Buzz

  And just when you think almost no one notices anything you write comes a great article like this one from FlightGlobal’s Runway Girl, Mary Kirby . She interviewed me a few days ago when she realized she wouldn’t be able to make it to Oshkosh... Posted Jul 23 2008, 12:07 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, air travel, flight training magazine, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, General Aviation, AirVenture 2008, social media, Blog Fest, FlightGlobal, Mary Kirby, Runway Girl

• AirVenture Blogger Fest Next Week

  It doesn’t seem possible that it’s been nearly a year in the making, but it has. When I suggested a get together for aviation bloggers last fall I never thought I’d see much interest. But was I wrong. By Thanksgiving I’d had messages... Posted Jul 21 2008, 06:56 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, air travel, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, General Aviation, AirVenture 2008, social media, Jetwhine.com, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Web 2.0, Twitter

• Make FAAST Your FAA Connection

  Am I the last airman in America to totally ignore the free and invaluable gift that is FAAST, the FAA Safety Team at www.FAASafety.gov ? Sometime during the past two years I gave the FAA my email address. When and how doesn’t matter. What’s... Posted Jul 17 2008, 02:26 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Pilot Proficiency Program, FAASTeam, Wings Program, avionics technician, airmen, maintenance technician, FAA Safety Team, FAA Handbooks

• Fuel Prices & Aviation Safety: Are They Related?

  Talking to friends, flight schools, and FBOs it is clear that I’m not the only one who isn’t flying as much as I used to. With avgas going for roughly $6 a gallon or more, depending where you live, direct operating costs are climbing faster... Posted Jul 10 2008, 01:23 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, aviation safety, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Pilot Population, Fuel Costs, GAMA, Oil Embargo, Accident Rate, NAFI

• Skywriting: Who Says a Flying Job Can’t be Fun?

  I walked out in the alley on Saturday near my home just north of Chicago and was surprised to see a bunch of kids all staring up at the azure-blue sky to the north. “Hey guys. What’s going on?” I asked. One small boy said nothing and... Posted Jun 23 2008, 05:59 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, pilots, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Skywriting, Chicago Tribune, andy stinis, aerial advertising, Jon Hilkevitch, integrated marketing, flying jobs

• Where is the Best Aviation Blog?

  As much as stay awake at night wondering how many people around the globe are clicking through the stories here at Jetwhine, I know we are only one small fish in the sea of people who think they know just about everything when it comes to air travel.... Posted Jun 20 2008, 04:00 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Military