I'm in New York City for a few days for a funeral, but was fortunate to be included in the quarterly tri-state area Master CFI teleconference organized by my friend David Dempsey. Carl Dietrich, CEO of Terrafugia, was on the call and he gave us a great rundown on the Transition, a new Light Sport … Read more
The pilot dies at the controls and the passenger lands the airplane. It’s every passenger’s nightmare, the subject of countless movie, but almost never really happens. But it happened for real on Easter Sunday over the skies of Florida. You can hear the 20 minute ATC conversation with the passenger/pilot that led to a successful … Read more
While the general public has a fascination with aviation, their exposure to it is usually limited to the airlines. General Aviation generally flies under the radar of both the media and our elected officials. But when USA Today thinks it’s important enough to write not one, but two articles on the issues facing GA, it’s … Read more