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• 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... Posted Nov 17 2009, 04:48 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... Posted Nov 10 2009, 01:34 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

• 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... Posted Nov 03 2009, 04:35 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

• Who Will Fly for America Tomorrow?

  So, you wanna be a professional pilot, huh? Despite the economy, there will be a good number of vacant cockpit seats in the next decade or so as the last of the baby boomer bulge reaches 65, the airline pilot retirement age. If you are a Wall Street bonus... Posted Oct 20 2009, 01:01 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, pilot shortage, Pilot Population, Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009, Sallie Mae, Student pilot loans

• Chance of Better Aviation Future is 51%

  In the grand scheme of American aviation, at least as the FAA sees it, amateur-built aircraft aren’t even on the radar sweeping through regulated skies. Created in home workshops and comparatively unfettered by the bureaucracy, these flying machines have... Posted Oct 13 2009, 04:36 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, sport aviation, Kit Aircraft, Amateur-built Aircraft, 51-percent rule, homebuilding, EAA, aviation innovation

• Visual Distractions Still Affect Flight Safety

  When I learned to fly back in the mid 1970s, the airspace over the LA Basin was pretty crowded. Because of the smog that then reduced the visibility to some degree every day, most aviators were usually quite serious about seeing and avoiding each other... Posted Oct 06 2009, 06:06 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, aviation safety, Aviation Marketing, Aviation Safety Reporting System, NASA Form, Callback, see-and-avoid traffic avoidance, situational awareness

• Brennand Airport: A Work in Perpetuity

  Owning and operating an airport was never one of Ted Vander Wielen’s life goals. But in 1995, Ted says, he learned that Bill Brennand was retiring and selling the airport he built 10 miles north of Oshkosh in 1968. The only party interested in buying... Posted Sep 30 2009, 04:32 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, private airport, Brennand Airport, country airport, airport survival

• NPRM Points to Flight Training’s Future

  In the August 31, 2009 Federal Register, the FAA published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 09-08, Pilot in Command Proficiency Check and Other Changes to the Pilot and Pilot School Certification Rules . Its seemingly disparate proposals regarding flight... Posted Sep 16 2009, 04:45 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airlines, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, VLJ, Flight School, Private Pilot, Pilot Training, very light jets, instrument rating, PIC proficiency checks, FAA NPRM, pilot checkrides

• Sonex Onex Overshadowed by R&D Stars

  Unveiling the projects gestating in the Sonex R&D department, the Hornet’s Nest , during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the SubSonex jet and E-Flight Power System (covered last week in Jet & ESA Fly From Sonex Hornet’s Nest) got all the attention... Posted Sep 10 2009, 05:09 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Homebuilt Airplane, Sport Pilot, light-sport aircraft, Electric Airplanes, Sonex Aircraft, E-Flight Power System, SubSonex Jet, Onex, folding wings, Sensinich Propeller, electronic ignition

• Stuck on an Airport Ramp? – "You Can’t Fix Stupid!"

  For some time, I have stood firmly on the side of the people who believe a law is needed to keep airline passengers from ending up trapped on the ramp inside an airplane for hours at a time. But I think I’m starting to be swayed. Part of my ambivalence... Posted Sep 03 2009, 05:42 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Aviation Marketing

• Jet & ESA Fly From Sonex Hornet’s Nest

  At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Sonex Aircraft pulled back the curtain on its research and development department, called the Hornet’s Nest , and unveiled three projects it’s been working on for the past handful of years. One of them the E-Flight Power System... Posted Aug 31 2009, 02:34 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, light-sport aircraft, Electric Airplanes, Sonex Aircraft, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, E-Flight Power System, SubSonex Jet, Onex

• Pilot Journey: Turning Targeted Prospects Into Pilots With Emotional Statistics

  Every industry effort to increase the pilot population, from Learn-to-Fly and Be-A-Pilot to the upcoming International Learn to Fly Day , has the same weak link that keeps a program from reaching its full potential: the flight schools, and their instructors... Posted Aug 19 2009, 04:32 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Flight Instructor, Be A Pilot, Remos GX, Flight Schools, International Learn to Fly Day, Discovery Flight, Remos Pilot Center, Learn-to-Fly, Pilot Journey

• Pilots: Who Needs Them?

  Qualified professionals to operate the world’s fleet of new, high-technology aircraft are more necessary than ever before, despite a growing proliferation of UAVs. Unfortunately, airline management and their pilots are not always on the same page... Posted Aug 03 2009, 10:55 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Airlines, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, NATCA, Aviation Marketing, air traffic controllers, ALPA, airline pilot, business aviation pilots

• 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... Posted Jul 18 2009, 05:18 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

• 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... Posted Jul 13 2009, 03:49 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