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• 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... Posted Oct 08 2008, 09:30 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

• Rare Fw-190 Part Found in Rural Kansas

  When I traveled recently to rural eastern Kansas to write and shoot a profile for Aviation for Women , the magazine of Women In Aviation International , holding the last surviving part of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was the last thing I expected to do. But here... Posted Sep 29 2008, 02:46 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, sport aviation, Military, warbird restoration, Aviation History, Focke-Wulf 190, Fantasy of Flight, Women in Aviation, McFarlane Aviation, White 1 Foundation

• Simple Airplanes + Modern Construction = Full-Scale Affordable Flight

  Like most pilots, I dreamed of one day owning an airplane. With the cost of groceries and gas, one son in college and his brother starting next year, I’d put the dream to bed. Given all the costs, I couldn’t justify it to myself, because I... Posted Sep 24 2008, 03:59 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, light-sport aircraft, Airdrome Aeroplanes, Flyboys, World War I airplanes, Sopwith Pup, Nieuport 17

• Proposed Policy Doesn’t Solve Homebuilt Problem

  If my homebuilding buddies are a typical sample of the amateur-built airplane community, there’s a lot of confusion about what led to the new policy the FAA has proposed. (See Homebuilt Aircraft: How Much is More than Half? ) My friends are solid... Posted Sep 15 2008, 04:15 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Amateur-built experimental aircraft, 51-percent rule, homebuilding, hired-gun airplane builders, FAA Policy, EAA

• Pilots Maintain Grassroots Aviation Growth at Liberty Landing Airport

  To most pilots who fly over it, Liberty Landing Airport (4MO4) isn’t anything special. On the sectional chart it’s just another private airport, an empty circle around an R that stands for restricted about 20 nm east, southeast of Kansas City... Posted Sep 10 2008, 08:27 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Sport Pilot, Kansas City Dawn Patrol, World War I airplanes, Liberty Landing Airport, Missouri River, Flood of 1993

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Pilots Flock to Stick & Rudder Safety Clinic

  It’s been awhile since I’ve attended an FAA safety seminar. With good intentions I read all e-mail invitations FAASafety.gov sends, but other weekend responsibilities too often take precedence. A tailwheel clinic, on the other hand, is more... Posted Jul 03 2008, 01:47 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, taildragger, sport aviation, Tailwheel, FAA Safety Clinic, American Champion Aircraft

• 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