Adam A500 - what’s an owner to do?

What do you do when the company that built your plane goes bankrupt and no one really seems to care?  Well the 5 owners of Adam A500 airplanes are finding out.  Although bankruptcy of aircraft manufacturers is not new the approach due to liability issues and the way they are handled is not always very “owner [...]

Sydney Pollack dies Actor, Producer, Director, Pilot

Sydney Pollack died at his home in Pacific Palisades yesterday surrounded by family.  We will miss his movies and his usually humorous guest appearances.  (LA Times Article outlining his work and Life People Magazine Article) 
He was also one of our well known pilots who liked to fly his Citation X to his various shooting locations and [...]

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 [...]

SID’s, STAR’s Airspace Redesign & You

How well do you know your SID’s & your STARS?  Leave it to the FAA to change that!  Do you use a couple of different airports on those common business or personal trips?  Are you used to depart using the runway heading and then at x thousand feet turn left…well you get the picture.  You [...]

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