As I write this column, the world is wrangling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Life has changed dramatically for a lot of industries and people. For example, in looking at commercial aviation, many borders in a lot of countries are closed. Quarantines are in place in many areas and assuming you can travel, you may have a 14-day stay in quarantine when you get there. Air travel has dropped by an enormous percent and airlines are mothballing existing aircraft, slashing routes as well as employees. … [Read more...] about Keeping Calm and Carrying On
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Comparing Costs for Private Pilot Training
Leighnor Aircraft spent Feb. 7-9, at the Copperstate Fly-in at the Buckeye Municipal Airport. This fly-in was a great time for general aviation. There were a lot of visitors and we stayed very busy on Friday and Saturday talking to people about flight training and our amazing Aeroprakt aircraft, for which we are now the Southwest dealer for sales and support. As is the case with most of these events, Sunday tapered off toward the afternoon and many people and vendors headed for home. If you’re … [Read more...] about Comparing Costs for Private Pilot Training
Supporting a Growing, High-Altitude Airport
As I write this column on May 15, it is one of those columns I really wish I didn’t have to write. Recently, we had the local operators’ safety meeting, which is a gathering of all airport operators that includes all the flight schools, rental agencies, airport management and air traffic control. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss operational issues that affect operations at the airport. There were several interesting and some distributing items reported. For example, airport … [Read more...] about Supporting a Growing, High-Altitude Airport