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The article reports that the flying public has a lot of misconceptions about aviation and its safety in general and jobs. Topics discussed include business and commercial aviation; John and Martha King of King Schools Inc. have made it their business to educate general aviation pilots in everything from their initial private pilot's license to their Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Missed Opportunity," by Pierre Sparaco in the July 3, 2006 issue, "Only the Paranoid Survive" in the June 26, 2006 issue and "Skyhawk Soldiers On," by Edward H. Phillips in the June 26, 2006 issue.

Presents letters to the editor related to aeronautics. Discussion on the American Airlines Flight 587 accident; Appreciation on the suggestion for a 10-day trial program for the use of Washington National Airport by business and general aviation aircraft; Difficulties in the European and Italian systems for supporting critical science and technology.

Presents an extensive chart of business and general aviation aircraft according to name and specifications. Turbofans; Turboprops; Reciprocating engine-powered.

The article presents a previews of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture air show to be held July 26-August 1, 2010 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. EAA President Tom Poberezny states that the show has become a major attraction for air pilots in both commercial aeronautics and private flying. Several features of the 2010 show, including a display on electric-powered aircraft, are described. Almost 580,000 persons attended the 2009 show.

This article states that the introduction of a new breed of small jets into the global general aviation industry in the next two years promises to not only reinvigorate the entry-level segment of the market, but could revolutionize personal air travel. It offers a look at the chief contenders in this crowded market and at the status of their aggressive certification programs. It features the airplanes from Diamond Aircraft, Honda Aircraft Co. and Embraer.

The article reports on the potential of the light-sport aircraft rule of the FAA to significantly reduce the cost of learning to fly and buying a new aircraft by breaking down barriers that block access to entry-level aviation. Earl Lawrence, vice president of industry and regulatory affairs for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), says the infant LSA segment of the general aviation marketplace is transitioning from the start-up phase to creation of infrastructure that will support and promote expansion.

Presents different photographs that won in the general aviation category of the Annual Aviation Photo/Art Contest staged by the 'Aviation Weekly & Space Technology' magazine in 2000. Description of the photographs; Themes and settings of the photographs; Aircraft featured in the photographs.

Continues a series of articles focusing on aerospace industries in the 21st century. Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE) as yielding technologies aimed at revitalizing the United States general aviation industry; Effect of recession in 1980s; The application of three major initiatives; Flight testing of both mechanical and electronic single power lever controls; The AGATE Concept Demonstrator Cockpit; National average to obtain a private pilot license.

Reports on the state of private flying and corporate aviation. Advocacy measures to promote corporate aviation; Comments from business aviation industry leaders; Problems and criticisms of the industry; Government policy; Financial state of business jet manufacturers; Research on the use of aircraft by corporations.

The article profiles the 2022 Air Transport World (ATW) airline industry Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mark Dunkerly. Topics discussed include his early exposure to aviation, his airline business leadership background, his turnaround of Hawaiian Airlines from bankruptcy to a successful airline, and his board chairmanship of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Also noted are Dunkerly's competence as a pilot and ownership of three aircraft.

The article reports on U.S. rules governing the use of portable electronic devices (PED) in private or chartered airplanes. Topics discussed include the history of PED aviation policy in the U.S., the types of aircraft that are considered PED-tolerant and the major categories of electronic interference under the aviation document InFO 13010. Also discussed are the phases of flight when PED usage should be prohibited.

Highlights from the article: I use the narrow, sticky fly-trap papers in my small sheep barn, and usually go through three or four boxes of 10 a season. Imagine how many fly watters I would need to control flies in my small sheep barn this summer!.

I use the narrow, sticky fly-trap papers in my small sheep barn, and usually go through three or four boxes of 10 a season. Imagine how many fly watters I would need to control flies in my small sheep barn this summer!. [Extracted from the article]

Highlights from the article: I use the narrow, sticky fly-trap papers in my small sheep barn, and usually go through three or four boxes of 10 a season. Imagine how many fly watters I would need to control flies in my small sheep barn this summer!.

Highlights from the article: I use the narrow, sticky fly-trap papers in my small sheep barn, and usually go through three or four boxes of 10 a season. Imagine how many fly watters I would need to control flies in my small sheep barn this summer!.

Highlights from the article: It was 70 years ago this past winter that Nebraska Gov. Val Peterson set up a command post in the basement of the Capitol building to manage Operation Snowbound, which was aimed at providing relief to humans and livestock across a 29-county disaster area. Once again, the Nebraska National Guard was called in to help rural residents and livestock struck by massive flooding and blizzards across the state.

This section offers aviation news briefs. General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) presented its 2010 worldwide shipments and billings of general aviation airplanes at the National Press Club in Washington in February 2011. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be operating under temporary funding until May 31, 2011. The satellite-based European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) system was approved by the European Commission for aviation operations.

The article reports on the conflict over the Opa-Locka Executive Airport, a general aviation airport and joint civil-military airfield located in Opa-Locka in Florida. Opa-Locka Flightline, an African-American fixed base operator (FBO), alleged that it was not being treated fairly. A background of the anger at the airport which was directed toward Miami Dade County's Aviation Department and its staff is presented.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Expansion Team" in the April 2009 issue, "Safety Management Systems for Business Aviation" in the April 2009 issue, and "Flight Risk: The Threat of Criminalization" in the March 2009 issue.

The article presents the results of a survey of operators on the performance of Embraer's EMB-135 Legacy Shuttle and Legacy 600 aircraft. Operators agreed that the aircraft are peerless when it comes to dispatch reliability, ease of maintenance and operating economy per passenger seat mile. It is noted that the engineers of Embraer bred the aircraft to survive and thrive in the high-cycle utilization regional airline world.

This section offers news briefs related to business and commercial aviation. Lufthansa and its partners has began to bring their combined massive resources to bear on the business aviation market. A decision was made by Lufthansa Technik to shift work from Hamburg, Germany to its newly opened BizJet International facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wayfarer Aviation has purchased all the assets of JetDirect Aviation on April 17, 2009.

The article reports on the state of China's privately run air carriers. It is reported that the privately run airlines face an uphill climb in the struggle for survival. The magnitude of the problem can be gauged from the fact that East Star Airlines recently announced the suspension of its operations. It is reported that the frequent ownership changes have exerted a negative impact on United Eagle Airline and contributed to its financial instability.

The article discusses issues related to the safety of operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the civilian sector. After the successful use of UAVs in the U.S. military, there were palpable pressure from UAV advocates to insert the aircraft into an array of civilian missions as well. However, the question lingers as to a UAV's comparative effectiveness and cost performing ordinary surveillance missions in the national airspace system (NAS).

The article offers information on a Electric EEL-a Cessna 337 Skymaster modified to parallel hybrid-electric propulsion-on a 341-mile flight from Camarillo to Hayward, California developed by the California-based Ampaire.

The article offers information on the on the increase in the advanced air mobility, along with embraces urban air mobility. It expanded to include suburban, rural and regional passenger and cargo services by both piloted and unmanned aircraft. It discusses the emergence of the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

The article highlights the CARES Act and its impact on the commercial aviation industry. Topics include its effect on the country's smaller carriers and ultra-LCCs and many have appealed to the Department of the Transportation; and that carriers like Alaska Airlines and Spirit Airlines have become creative to meet their flying commitments, operating empty planes on unusual triangle routes and multistop tag routes.

The article offers information on new cargo screening rules. Topics include views of Steve Alterman, president of the U.S. Cargo Airline Association on the same; Equipment like X-ray devices cannot screen large volumes rapidly and do not have large enough apertures to screen large items or pallets that bundle many smaller items.

The article reports that the new document called the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG), wants airport operators, airlines and slot coordinators to play equal roles in determining global slot allocation guidelines. Topics include impact of outbreak of the covid-19 on the industry; how 200 airports require slot coordination because they have insufficient capacity to meet demand throughout the day; and a panel discussing slots at the IATA Legal Symposium 2020 in New York in February 2020.

The article presents views of Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport in Great Britain, on expanding aviation and airport capacity in Great Britain. It mentions about Shapps' plans to assist the aviation industry in Great Britain toward achieving the country's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050; and leaving the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The article inform airline industry needing pilots over the next 10 years means that companies specializing in training flight deck and cabin crews are in the right business. Topic include growing importance of commercial flight training that CAE alone, operates 59 training centers and flight academies worldwide.

The article reports that with the National Business Aviation Association staffing the general aviation desk at the Federal Aviation Administration's Command Center, business aviation has a hand in air traffic management nationwide in the United States. Hidden behind the contours of the terrain, the federal facility is unseen by the thousands of northern Virginia commuters who speed past its access road every day. General Aviation Desk staff participate in planning sessions to make sure any airspace solutions make sense for all business aviation operators. Without the General Aviation Desk in place, authorities would probably resort to scrambling fighters, but now they first ask the business aviation person for help, and that person tries to get hold of the suspect aircraft's flight department.

The article reports that with large tracts of land becoming scarcer in urban areas, developers and politicians are turning their attention toward general aviation airports. Contra Costa County, California's director of airports, Keith Freitas admitted that there was no precedent for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowing a federal land-grant or AIP-funded airport to be closed and replaced by another field, which cuts to the heart of the discussion: If development interests can convince the FAA that the alternate-airport concept is sound and the agency buys off on the Buchanan proposal, then CCR becomes the precedent, and the developers have found the instrument by which they can finally circumvent federal regulations obligating airport managements to keep these fields open. In the final analysis, the subcommittee chairman said the proponents of the closure didn't make a strong enough case for closing the airport. INSET: A CCR Operator Speaks Out.

The article presents information on the U.S. aviation industry. Among perennial topics in the discussion guaranteed to elicit an opinion from general aviation operators are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and temporary flight restrictions (TFRs). DCA continues to be barricaded against general aviation (a bad precedent, business aviation leaders protest, especially after Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's preemptive strike on the late, lamented Meigs Field), and TFRs persist in inhibiting FAR Part 91 operations throughout the United States. INSETS: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About TFRs;An Appeal for Database Coordination;Blouin on DCA.

Wire strikes involving general aviation fixed-and rotary-wing aircraft are on the rise again in various parts of the world. In addition to including transmission line locations, system designers are also adding a special power line alert. Onboard obstacle warning systems exist and others are under development to help pilots steer clear, but these can be expensive — too expensive for many operators. There are a number of active and passive obstacle warning systems on the market or moving toward certification. A sampling includes the EADS/Dornier Hellas, a laser and radar system, which can detect power lines with diameters as small as a quarter-inch at a distance of 3,281 feet INSET: Alerts, Affordably.

The article focuses on a display of electric propulsion technology to be presented at AirVenture 2010, an air show held by the Experiemental Aircraft Association (EAA). Prototypes of airplanes which use electric power for propulsion that will be exhibited at the air show are discussed. A symposium on electric aircraft to be held at the show sponsored by General Electric Aviation Systems is considered.

The article reports that fixed-wing general aviation (GA) might not be able to meet the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) deadline for equipping aircraft with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out avionics. Information on GA's assumptions about the number of aircraft that need to be equipped is also provided.

The article offers information related to beneficiaries of aeronautics research led by the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) under U.S. innovation and leadership in civil aviation.

The article presents the author's views on general aviation (GA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association's (GAMA) annual State of the Industry presentation. Topics discussed include opinion that the market has yet to recover from its collapse in the great recession; plummeting energy sector revenue, economic uncertainty and currency fluctuations in key GA markets such as Brazil, Europe and Russia; and the views of National Business Aviation Association president Ed Bolen.

The article reports on the decision of Chinese authorities to accept flight plans just 3 hours before takeoff as a standard policy. The move gives manufacturers the hope of selling large volumes of aircraft in a market that has always had great potential but little immediate value due to lack of flexibility. According to Morgan Stanley analyst Heidi Wood, five Gulfstream business jets were ordered in China in September 2009 after the easing of regulations.

The article reports that the U.S. sport flying industry is likely to grow stronger as more affordable aircraft promise to cut the cost of personal flying. Tom Poberezny, president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, says that the U.S. sport and recreational aviation industry is very healthy. The number of experimental aircraft under construction by amateur builders is constantly rising. The Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. has proposed that the users will have to pay for air traffic services.

This article reports that business aviation groups and congressional supporters, while hailing the return of general aviation flights to Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after a nearly four-year ban, are already planning ways to expand operations. General aviation operators may only fly into DCA from one of 12 "gateway" airport. At the time general aviation operations were suspended at DCA, there were approximately 660 GA and charter flights per week in and out of the airport, about twice as many as the new Transportation Security Administration plan would allow.

This article reports that general aviation couldn't have asked for a better comeback. In 2004, total shipments of 2,963 aircraft worldwide reflect a 10.3% increase, compared with 2003, which happened to be the worst year for industry billings since 1998, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Several factors bolstered shipments, including bonus depreciation. The tax incentive, with stipulations, allows for a 50 percent federal tax deduction of the cost of the new aircraft over and above available depreciation.

This article reports that although no aircraft using Reagan Washington National Airport were hijacked on September 11, 2001, the events of that day prompted U.S. security officials to close the airport indefinitely to business jets and turboprops. National Air Transportation Association President James K. Coyne asserts that what's happening regarding the security shutdown of business and general aviation at Reagan is alien to aviators who have had a good working relationship with U.S. government regulators in the past. While the industry would like Reagan Airport to reopen to all general aviation pilots, the majority of operators affected by the shutdown are in business aviation.

Presents market outlook for company airplanes. Benefit from the September 11 terrorist attacks; Changes for business jet operators and manufacturers; Perception of corporations on private aviation.

Reports on the United States National Transportation Safety Board's General Aviation Accident Prevention Symposium held in Washington on September 21 to 22, 2000. Focus on the need for upgrading of general aviation training to improve safety in the sector; Background on several aircraft accidents involving private flying pilots.

States that the major problem facing aviation businesses is the lack of airport access, due to the International Civil Aviation Organization's definition of business aviation as a part of general aviation. Comments from Fernand Francois, chief executive officer of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA); Recommendations of a specific definition of business aviation outside general aviation. INSET: Why Europe lags the United States in business aviation.

Reflects on the signing of an executive order on December 1, 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Reference to Japan's attack on the United States Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; Reason for the use of civil aviation by the United States military air forces; How much CAP pilots were paid; What CAP personnel were required to do.

Lists events in the general aviation industry in the United States for 1994 and 1995. Aviation & Aerospace '94 on June 16-17, 1994 in Hamilton, Ontario; United States Air and Trade Show on July 20-24, 1994 in Dayton, Ohio; Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition (AEROTECH) on October 4-6, 1994 in Los Angeles, California; More.