With Rising Aviation Fuel Prices - Electric Planes may fly!
The newest attempt to go green in aviation as well as provide cost effective flying is by a company based in Ajdovscina, Slovenia Pipistrel who is trying to bring an electric plane to market. Read Article
User Fees stayed out of the FAA Reauthorization Bill
Well if you use Jet-A you still get to pay more! Thanks to the current issues the FAA is facing it helped keep User fees and further cost out of our pockets some of general aviation. Although a 65% rise in fuel tax per gallon from 21.8 cents to 36 cents that still seems kinda steep [...]
FAA & Santa Monica Airport will fight it in court
Santa Monica airport passed a city ordinance under the “protect the safety of our citizens” montra not allowing larger jets to take off or land at it’s airport. The FAA is now taking the city to court stating they do not have the authority to make nor inforce the ban limiting planes with an approach [...]
Fuel Prices keeping you grounded?
Well the unfortunate rising cost of oil prices affects not only your morning commute, but possibly your wings too! Here is a story (link to Story - see video) about a Connecticut Flying school feeling the crunch of fuel price hikes.
The otherside to the story is I crunched the numbers last summer on driving my [...]
