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10/29/2009 When Airbus decided to configure its A320 with sidesticks, one of the benefits was that the crew would have ample workroom without a control column in front of them. Northwest captain Timothy Cheney and... read more 10/29/2009 Attendance at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando last week was down by 25 percent compared with last year. The 23,000 figure is the second lowest since... read more 10/29/2009 Greenville, South Carolina-based SATSair has quit flying. The company used a fleet of Cirrus SR22s in what had been an apparently successful air-taxi model. But last week... read more 10/29/2009 NBAA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association to coordinate Light Business Aviation (LBA) conferences. There will be LBA conferences at... read more 10/29/2009 Long before Eclipse, Cirrus or even Lear Jet, the Morane-Saulnier MS-760 brought jet performance to personal aircraft. In production from 1959 to 1966, the four-place twinjet was... read more 10/29/2009 While NBAA exhibitors were downsizing and fewer attendees were traveling to the show, the spirit of giving was not sacrificed on the altar of frugality. The Corporate Angel Network... read more 10/29/2009 Bill Garvey, former Flying editor and current editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine, received this year's Dave Ewald Platinum Lifetime Achievement Award... read more 10/22/2009 With typical Midwest pragmatism, Cessna addressed the clear problems it faces while also outlining its reasons for optimism. At his press conference during the NBAA... read more

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Is Wichita Obama's Post-Katrina New Orleans? Immediately following Hurricane Katrina, President Bush took a lot of heat for his tepid response—both personally and nationally—to the disaster. His airborne photo-op observation of the site of the catastrophe struck many Americans as being an insensitive and wholly insufficient... read more On the Mythical Pilot Shortage, Airline Pilots on Food Stamps, and Jumping to Conclusions about Buffalo Last week's blog about the controversial crisis in pilot hiring and flight training elicited some of the most emotional, most strongly worded, and articulate responses to any piece I've written in my nearly-15 years at Flying. To refresh your memory,... read more

Shared Ownership by Robert Goyer Sharing airplanes remains a bright spot in economic slowdown. Sporty's Academy by Lane Wallace Known for its famous mail-order pilot supply business, Sporty's is also a place where aspiring pilots can learn to fly. I Learned About Flying From That by Alan Fraizer Emergency Practice Pays Off

Would you advise a young person to choose airline flying as a career? Yes. The chance of flying for the majors is well worth the sacrifice.   18%   Reluctantly and with the caveat that jobs and decent salaries are hard to find.   38%   No. The costs and sacrifices for new pro pilots are too high.   19%   No. The job of airline pilot just isn't what it used to be.   25%   TOTAL ENTRIES: 199 Would you advise a young person to choose airline flying as a career? Yes. The chance of flying for the majors is well worth the sacrifice.  Reluctantly and with the caveat that jobs and decent salaries are hard to find.  No. The costs and sacrifices for new pro pilots are too high.  No. The job of airline pilot just isn't what it used to be.

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