You got drunk and puked on New Year’s Eve. I went to Hawaii. Let’s call it even. Read more →
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A Week in St. Thomas
St. Maarten was so much fun that after returning to Los Angeles, I flew right back to the Caribbean for a week’s vacation on the island of St. Thomas. Read more →
St. Maarten
It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it! A photographic tour of my trip to St. Maarten. Read more →
Gulfstream G650 Accident Report
The Gulfstream G650 accident report has been published by the NTSB. While they strongly point the finger at Gulfstream, after reading the full accident docket, the takeaway for me is that given the kind of testing required by the FAA, it’s a wonder accidents don’t happen more often. Read more →
AOPA Summit
I recently spent three days as an exhibitor at the AOPA Summit convention in Palm Springs, and the perspective was a bit different from the other side of the booth. Read more →
Those Fat Cats
If anyone should understand the importance of “the rich” to the aviation sector, you’d think it would be someone who’s involved in business aviation. Sadly, it seems those with money are a target for just about everyone these days. Read more →
How Low Can You Go?
SoCal airports are seeing huge declines in activity. Is there any hope for the future of general aviation? Perhaps, but it might have to come from a place you might not expect: your neighbor’s garage. Read more →
The Hello Kitty Jet
Hello Kitty, goodbye dignity. It may be fun for Sanrio fans, but I’ll be avoiding the new fleet of EVA Air jets like the plague, thank you very much. Read more →
We Pay, They Don’t
When any President travels, it causes major heartburn for aviation businesses in his path. But when the government literally takes over an FBO, is it asking too much for Uncle Sam to pay even a fraction of the normal fees any one of us would be charged at that same facility? Apparently so. Read more →
Insanely Great
I spent the better part of an afternoon playing with a new social networking profile site called About.me. It’s as simple and elegant as an Apple product — high praise indeed. Read more →