Zeb Palmer Writes…

The following is an excerpt from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association webpage, writen by Phil Boyer, President.
AOPA Online - Enough is enough
OK, for all of those ranting about “threats” from GA aircraft, we’ll believe that you’re really serious about controlling “threats” when you call for:* Banning all vans within cities. A small panel van [...]

I’ve been looking around at some of the cool planes coming out that qualify under the FAA’s new Light Sport rules. I was surprised to find this Press Release from Cessna.
Here’s an except for you:
The newly-emerging Light Sport Aircraft category is the highest growth sector of general aviation. Light Sport Aircraft are defined as having [...]

How were your holidays? mine were fine, thanks for asking.
As many have noticed I was on my usual holiday sabatical. I apologise for those close readers, and for those that emailed me, you probably noticed I haven’t been on email for a while either.
This brings me to my first topic of note.
I can [...]

NTSB Identification: SEA05FA025
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Monday, December 06, 2004 in Bellevue, ID
Aircraft: Cessna 208B, registration: N25SA
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On December 6, 2004, about [...]

AOPA Online - Powerful senator calls Meigs destruction an “abomination”
If the City of Chicago thought lawmakers and the aviation community would quietly accept its claims that Meigs Field was an “abandoned” airport that had to be bulldozed, it’s in for a surprise.
In a December 8 letter to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), [...]