AOPA Ditches Summit: The Right Move at the Right Time »
For those of us who cover Summit, it has recently felt like an expensive distraction. In canceling it, AOPA may be signaling this: no more business as usual. That's a good thing. More
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Airline Travel as GA's Savior »
I know, it's the ultimate futile fantasy. But as airlines continue to cut back on routes, overbook, shorten seat pitch and charge for everything from a decent seat to a bottle of water, maybe some people will say damn the cost and take a Mooney or a Cessna instead. More
Does the Cost of Avgas Really Matter? »
Surely it must, but perhaps not as much as many of us think. Aircraft owners and operators confront a wall of high costs and $6 avgas is just another one. Redbird's fuel experiment next month may shed some light on what pilots really think. More
ECI Cylinder AD: The More You Look, the Worse It Is »
Even a casual sweep of the numbers reveals a tiny risk that hardly amounts to a nail worthy of an $83 million hammer. It should be up to owners to assess the risk and decide to mitigate it--or not. More
Not Bullish on AoA Indicators (Yet) »
The latest wave of group think in aviation is washing over angle of attack indicators. Several companies are producing them. But unless the industry gets serious about training to use these gadgets, they may not have much effect. More
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AOPA Summit Field Notes »
Although AOPA’s Summit show in Fort Worth this week may mark the end of an era, it didn’t necessarily feel like that in the exhibit hall on Friday. Foot traffic was up and down throughout the show and vendors we're mulling their next moves for show attendance. More
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