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Does Parochialism Hinder Aviation’s Future

Last weekend I had the honor of being a guest on Airplane Geeks , thanks to my JetWhine.com co-conspirator Rob Mark, who is one of the quartet of regulars. It was my inaugural podcast (Episode 101), and I greatly enjoyed the wide ranging aviation conversation...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 6:37 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Military, General Aviation, Podcast, Aviation Industry, powered parachutes, homebuilt aircraft, Airplane Geeks Podcast, Airport Access, Weight-shift Trikes
FAA Tweaks Sport Pilot Ticket for the Better

The FAA published the final rule on 22 proposed improvements to sport pilot certification and operation in the February 1, 2010 Federal Register . It’s taken me a month to brew the courage to read it because I felt that a number of them would take...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 4:47 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, trikes, light-sport aircraft, SkyCatcher, Pilot Certification, powered parachutes, hood time, weight-shift aircraft, Part-141 flight schools
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...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 5:09 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
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...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2009 2:34 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
LSA Sales Down, but Fleet Still Growing

Manufacturers of light-sport aircraft have not escaped the recession. According to several reports, this segment of the aviation industry has not been hit as hard as the manufacturers of heavier general aviation airplanes and the LSA fleet grew by 35...

Published Mon, Jan 26 2009 1:59 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, light-sport aircraft, Remos GX, Jabiru, Hansen Air Group, Czech Aircraft Works, Flight Design, Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, Tecnam, American Legend Cessna Aircraft Company, Peregine FA-04, U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
Gemini Engine Moving Toward Production

Designing, testing, certifying, and producing a new aircraft engine is never an easy process. A sour economy that sends investors into hiding just makes the process that more challenging. But the three-cylinder, six piston diesel/Jet A Gemini 100 (see...

Published Mon, Jan 12 2009 1:33 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, light-sport aircraft, Powerplant Developments, Tecnam P92 Eaglet, Gemini Diesel Engine
LSA Surpasses Expectations at Oshkosh FBO

In no uncertain terms, Toby Kamark and Jeff Gentz see light-sport aircraft as the future of general aviation. It’s time for a new generation to succeed the old, and this change is happening now, they said. Sport pilot is the key to getting people...

Published Wed, Oct 8 2008 9:30 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, aircraft sales, Orion Sport Aircraft, Orion Flight Services, light-sport aicraft, Remos GX
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...

Published Fri, Aug 1 2008 1:12 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
LSA Trainers Can Cut Flight School Fuel Costs, Increase Student Pool

On the ground and in the air, ever increasing fuel costs are eviscerating the disposable income of wannabe pilots and the profit margins of flight schools who teach them to fly. Looking forward, many schools are wringing their hands and searching for...

Published Thu, May 8 2008 3:50 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Flight School, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Avgas, Fuel Costs
LSA or Part 23, Category Means Little to Operating Costs

Commenting on my recent post, LSA Pilots Could Spoil a Good Thing , a JetWhine reader said operating costs were missing from the mix. While LSAs might be pricier than hoped, “they still run at far lower operating costs–making plane ownership far...

Published Wed, Apr 2 2008 8:22 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, Insurance, Pilot Experience, Aircraft Operating Expenses
Ercoupe is Affordable Solution to School’s Sport Pilot Needs

News that a flight school now offers sport pilot training is quick to catch my eye. The March 2008 the Oklahoma Aviator reported that Oklahoma’s Chickasha Wings Inc. had added an Ercoupe 415-C to its fleet, which also includes two Cessna 150s, a...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2008 1:18 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, Checkride, Oklahoma Aviator, Chickasha Wings, Learn to Fly, Ercoupe
LSA Pilots Could Spoil a Good Thing

Pilots are a contentious bunch, but if there’s one thing they agree on it is that flying is too expensive. Naturally, they blame the companies that sell them the stuff they want. Affordability was a primary selling point of sport pilot/light-sport...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2008 12:41 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Glass Cockpit, Sport Pilot, Sport Hornet, SportCruiser, A-Air, EuroFoz, Technology
Is Technology Killing Sport Pilot’s Future?

Simplicity and affordable flying for fun were the driving forces that sustained the sport pilot/light-sport aircraft effort during its 10-year path to reality. In short, it was supposed to be flying unplugged — stick and rudder, look out the window...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2008 1:46 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, EAA AirVenture, Autopilot, Glass Cockpit, Sport Pilot, Aviation Technology
Flying as Sport: What Would Wilbur Write Now?

In the February 1908 Scientific American , Wilbur Wright wrote in Flying as Sport that up to that time “men have taken up flying partly from scientific interest, partly from sport, and partly from business reasons….” But recreational...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2008 1:44 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Recreational Aviation, Technologically Advanced Aircraft, TAA, Aviation Future, Wilbur Wright, Sport Flying, Airport Congestion, LSA, Pilot Population

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