Chicago Hates General Aviation? Say it isn’t so…
Well Chicago is at it again, several years after Mayor Daley lost his fight to close Meigs Field (2001) and he came in the middle of the night and destroyed it (along with Senator Obamas wife) in 2003, then got sued by the FAA and the city had to pay up, Chicago is now showing [...]
Eclipse to offer new jet Eclipse 400
Eclipse Aviation now a 10 year old company announced today that they will be offering the new, ‘V’ tail jet they previewed at Airventure 2007 as the Eclipse 400. They plan to have the jet in production and make deliveries by 2011. (Read Press Release)
Eclipse has now delivered over 200 of it’s 500 model jet [...]
New Cure Coming for Hanger Rash…
Ever bumped a wing or a tail section while putting the plane up? Ever leave your coffee cup sitting on a wing during preflight only to realize it when you heard the “thud” on the elevator during start?
Dumb mistakes that can ground you…well the Brits are trying to help us out a bit with our [...]
Look out below High vs Low Wing…
It is a small strip not too wide and not too long (Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, TX) and yes you are supposed to look, announce and keep your freaking radio’s on…you know who you are!
There really is no excuse.
Picture from nbc5i.com
The reality is currency and staying ahead of the airplane usually prevents these kind of mistakes, legal to [...]
