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Most Efficient Plane? What is it?

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:34:41 +0000

Well to quote from a great article What Is the Most Fuel-Efficient Airplane? By J. Mac McClellan of Flying Magazine “It’s the one that delivers the most speed, comfort and range that you demand with the highest specific range. A pilot’s life remains one of tradeoffs, and fuel efficiency is now a big item on [...]

Possible GA Support in the Whitehouse

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:10:38 +0000

Well it couldn’t hurt! If the McCain-Palin ticket makes it to Washington at least General Aviation will have someone in our corner who has a personal vested interest in us. Hopefully if elected she will make sure user fees and other “Chicago “like activites (reference other blog posts) are not constantly directed at us…we hope! See AOPA article

Adam A500 - what’s an owner to do?

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:07:59 +0000

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 [...]

Want to bring the plane home…?

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:42:00 +0000

Looking to fill that ‘keep your plane in your garage’ urge, will if you live in Australia or your “little plane” will make the hop then the Whitsunday Aviation Village in Australia maybe you ticket, but you better hurry. After several years of planning and red tape the Airport/Community is planned for May 2009 and the [...]

Cessna is doing their part to get you to Fly!

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:05:48 +0000

With piston airplane sales down 28% in the first quarter of 2008 Cessna decided they would do their part to get you in the air! With the strain of high fuel prices, most ‘weekend pilots’ have parked their planes or close to it, but Cessna wants to make sure you can fly… From now until September 30, 2008 [...]

Eclipse 500 grounded by FAA

admin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:38:35 +0000

The FAA issued an emergency order for all Eclipse Aircraft today! Thanks to a quick acting pilot a possible crash with disasterous effects was avoided today at Chicago’s Midway Airport when the throttle of the Eclipse 500 he was flying got jammed at full power. As a result of the incident that ended with a safe, [...]

Chicago Hates General Aviation? Say it isn’t so…

admin — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:29:22 +0000

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

admin — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:06:11 +0000

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 [...]

Berlin Airshow Open for Business

admin — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:41:29 +0000

Halfway through the week at one of the oldest airshows things are flying (May 27-June 1, 2008). The Berlin airshow began in 1909 and moved from being the Frankfurt airshow to Berlin in 1992. Considering it is mainly a governmental and military event and open to the public on Friday only it is expected to [...]

Sydney Pollack dies Actor, Producer, Director, Pilot

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:30:44 +0000

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 [...]