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May 17, 2012
Piper J-3 Cub Float Plane Discovery Flights & That "Thing" About Flying 1
Connie Sue White
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A two thumbs up from this Piper J-3 Cub float plane
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Recently, I was reminded about that “thing” about flying when Bonnier Corp.’s Flying magazine and Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Winter Haven, Florida, hosted 12 folks visiting from the Bonnier parent company’s headquarters in Sweden as part of a Live the Brand event. Flying offered up two choices: discovery flights in Cessnas or discovery flights in seaplanes. No one signed up for the more “traditional” option.

May 17, 2012
FAA, FBI Step Up Laser Incident Enforcement 3
Stephen Pope
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Warn the neighbors and anybody else who will listen: The FAA and FBI are cracking down on people who intentionally point laser lights at aircraft in flight, launching dozens of investigations and charging nearly 30 alleged perpetrators since stepping up enforcement last summer. A new law enacted in February makes doing so a federal crime punishable by up to five years in prison.

May 15, 2012
EBACE 2012: Going Global
Robert Goyer
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EBACE 2012

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I’m at EBACE in Geneva this week. Geneva, Switzerland, not Geneva, New York. This is the 12th annual EBACE, and it was an idea that was greeted with a huge collective yawn when the idea was broached two decades ago. The first shows were cozy affairs, small gatherings of parochial bizav concerns coming together as much out of convenience as anything.

May 09, 2012
Deciding to Have an Accident 6
Robert Goyer
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Most pilots that I know have decided at one point in their flying careers to make a huge smoking crater in the earth. Although I don’t typically advertise the fact, the truth is, I’ve done it a few times, myself, though not for many years. Who knows, maybe you have too. After all, what could be more exciting than ending the day in a smoking heap of wreckage? What fun.  

May 08, 2012
An Update on the Future of SMO 7
Pia Bergqvist
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As I have reported before, the City of Santa Monica is going through a three-step airport community process, also called the visioning process, to help determine what the future holds for the Santa Monica Airport (SMO). Phase II of the process, in which community members were given an opportunity to put in their vision for the airport property, has concluded and a report has been submitted to the City Council by Moore Icanofano Goltsman, Inc. (MIG), which conducted the study.

May 01, 2012
Part 23: Desert of Innovation 7
Robert Goyer
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In the May issue of Flying I argued that it was high time for revisions to Part 23 certification standards for light airplanes, a piece that, based on our email response, resonated with our readership. You agreed that it was time for the FAA to get real with Part 23. The amazing thing is that it’s happening. As we speak some of the best and brightest minds in aviation are working together to re-imagine Part 23 with the goal to slash the price of admission. Godspeed.

May 01, 2012
Worried About Fuel Costs? Buy a Refinery! 2
Stephen Pope
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A few months ago I wrote a feature story that took an in-depth look at the future of aviation biofuel, an area of scientific research that is still very much in its infancy but appears poised for major breakthroughs. In the article, I noted that oil price instability is the chief worry of most every airline CFO around the world, and a big reason why Boeing, Airbus and the Pentagon strongly back biofuel production investment.

April 26, 2012
When Should a Pilot Lawyer Up? 10
Stephen Pope
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I attended a meeting last night at Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) in New Jersey, where officials from the tower and the FAA were on hand to discuss with local pilots the new Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) system that many have likened to an ATC snitching program.

April 23, 2012
The Wandering Hearts of Pilots 2
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I’ve been lucky to have flown a lot of airplanes over the past 20 years, almost all of them belonging to other people. Some were high wings; some were low. Some were taildraggers; some were nose pushers. Some were brand new; some were downright decrepit. Some were fast; some were painfully slow. Some were pleasantly roomy; others were tiny. Some were technologically advanced; others were technologically challenged.

April 18, 2012
What Jet Pilots Don't Get about the Cirrus Jet 9
Robert Goyer
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With Cirrus Aircraft’s announcement that it has gotten funding — nearly $150 million, by some accounts — for its single-engine jet, there’s great joy in Duluth, and rightly so. I’ve spoken with a couple of Cirrus reps on the subject, and they’re absolutely thrilled by the prospect, and that’s not because they’re supposed to be acting thrilled. They’re excited because their prospects are excited by the jet, so much so that they get asked by a high percentage of their customers when they can get a jet; a lesser percentage puts money down on the jet, flight unseen.

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