Readback: May 2017

Im not sure why you think general aviation is dying as you state in your Remarks in March. Kit aircraft are flying off the shelves and many are backordered. Deposits are even flying in for aircraft kits that arent in production yet. We have so much business instructing that we have to turn some away due to not enough pilots and aircraft in the fleet.

Editorial Staff

Monday, April 10, 2017 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The health of general aviation is debated, with official data indicating long-term declines in new student starts and piston aircraft sales, despite anecdotal reports of growth in specific segments like kit aircraft.
High Minimum Safe Altitudes (MSAs) on RNAV approaches, such as the 15,000 ft at KMTH, are attributed to tall obstacles (e.g., a tethered radar balloon in restricted airspace) and the uniform nature of RNAV MSAs compared to segmentable NDB approaches.
A forgotten NTSB recommendation from a 1991 runway collision advises pilots to line up slightly off-center when holding on a runway to enhance aircraft conspicuity and prevent future incidents.
Instrument approach procedures can contain complex or seemingly erroneous navigation instructions, requiring meticulous attention to detail from pilots, with such issues sometimes being corrected in subsequent amendments.

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I’m not sure why you think general aviation is dying as you state in your Remarks in March. Kit aircraft are flying off the shelves and many are backordered. Deposits are even flying in for aircraft kits that aren’t in production yet. We have so much business instructing that we have to turn some away due to not enough pilots and aircraft in the fleet.

George, Tamayo
Llano, CA