Monthly Archives: April 2009

A Boeing 747 and an F16 Falcon were flying a photo mission over lower Manhattan on Monday Morning. This caused a panic and then uproar from onlookers reminded of low flying airliners of 9/11. What actions should be taken to Louis Caldera, the Director of White House Military Office, who approved the mission, if any and why?

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Hawker Warbirds: 1923 Biplanes to 1960 VTOL

Thought I would do a picture story this week, due to the large number of outstanding aircraft Hawker produced for so many years. From 1923 through the 1937, Hawker brought out, with the help of their outstanding design staff, over 25 different biplanes for the military. These were some of the most successful biplane bombers ever built. Pictured below is the Hawker Hart, a two-place fighter bomber. Continue reading

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Hawker Aircraft, From World War Is Sopwith Camel to the 2009 Premier 1A Jet.

Pedigree means everything in many sports, businesses and personal accomplishments. “It runs in the family” is an understatement when discussing the Raytheon Hawker Premier 1A, one of best small business jets currently available, and it has the famous Hawker imprint all over it. Continue reading

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The past three times Ive flown from my flight school, Ive encountered problems with the aircraft. Two times in which I’ve had to return the airport without completing my intended flight.

Problems include small things like the VOR being un-calibrated  and the whiskey compass not being full of water up to a gauge showing a drop in oil pressure and rising oil temperatures.  Have you stopped flying from a flight school … Continue reading

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Piper Apache Geronimo, Great Conversion

This Geronimo conversion was performed by Diamond Aire, current holder of the STCs. By:     Norm Goyer Before there was a Piper Seneca, even before the Piper Aztec, the Piper Apache was the only game in town when a light twin … Continue reading

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Piper Seneca, Your Personal Family Airliner

By:     Norm Goyer I had just purchased a new 1974 Piper Seneca I, light twin-engine for use in our commercial and multiengine courses. It was the first version of this long-lived Piper introduced in 1973. The ’74 version had twin … Continue reading

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There was an incident this past Sunday in which the pilot of a King Air Climbing through 10,000 feet was incapacitated.

One of the passengers on board was a single engine land rated private pilot. He took the controls of the King Air and with the help of air traffic controllers landed the aircraft without incident.  Since there were no other … Continue reading

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The Flying Step Brothers, Tommy and Skipper

The possibility of two companies bringing out an almost identical aircraft at the same time is a little far-fetched, but Piper and Beechcraft did just that. We received an official letter in 1978, informing us that our new Piper Tomahawk was ready for pickup at Vero Beach, Florida. And it would be real nice if we could also attend the Grand Announcement Party near Orlando’s major attraction, read Disneyworld. Don’t be mislead; when one was a Piper Dealer in 1978, it was an order, and not an invitation. Continue reading

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1970 to 1979, the Last Great Years for General Aviation

For the past few days, I have researching the years of the 1970 decade. I knew that the years early in this decade were simply outstanding for general aviation; student starts were way up, aircraft sales were skyrocketing; new models were being introduced and innovative new bottom dollar ultralights were in the news every day. Continue reading

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With the recent hijacking of the Cessna 172 in Canada, do you feel the TSA will impose even more stringent rules on obtaining aircraft training and airport security within the U.S.? What measures will they take?

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