The Joy of Aviation

Following the August 8th plane and helicopter accident that claimed nine lives, the FAA developed new airspace rules for the Hudson Corridor, or as it’s officially known, the NYC Class B Hudson River exclusion zone, which become effective today.
First I want to say that these are decent rules that we can live with (pun [...]

I’m one of those fussy people who just hate to look through a dirty windshield. So, when I joined my local flying club, one of the biggest turnoffs was that both planes’ windshields had a LOT of spider web type scratches. In fact on one of my late afternoon Fall flights last year, I [...]