Haven’t posted here in a while due to the enjoyment of relaxing and fatting around during the holidays. I took five days off from retail hell to sit around the fire, drink some red wine and relish the time with my finance and family. Its been nice but back to reality later today. Time to [...]

I felt it was necessary to post something X-mas related so here you go:
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.
The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care,
In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.
The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their [...]

Last week I wrote a letter to Maine’s Governor Baldacchi asking to explain the states GA ‘use tax’ and this was the response I got on Friday from the Deputy Commissioner from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services:
“Thank you for your recent correspondence to Governor Baldacci regarding the imposition of Maine’s use tax [...]

The video below features some background history of a very nicely restored British WWI Sopwith Camel. As the video progresses the Camel is shown flying next to a Spitfire, a famous WWII plane. Pretty cool to see two of the most famous warbirds flying right next to each other. I found it fascinating how the [...]

I have no idea until today that the Aero-News Network launched a beta site called AeroNews TV. Looks pretty cool. I just started going to the site last week and I love the daily briefing. Its nice to hear a voice reporting aviation news once in a while rather than reading everything.

I have to admit that I have kind of a fond weakness for conspiracy theories, UFOs, unexplained phenomena and just plain weird stuff. I’m a huge fan of X-files, I want but have yet to buy the ‘I Want to Believe’ poster that Mulder has hanging in his basement FBI office and my green [...]

Today I discovered a really great non-profit organization called Build A Plane headquartered in West Point, VA. Build A Plane is “dedicated to promoting aviation and aerospace careers by giving young people the opportunity to build real airplanes.” Really cool. Their website explains in detail how the program works and how to start a project [...]

I just sent an email to Maine’s Governor Baldacchi that says:
“Hi there Governor Baldacci how are you today? A popular aviation news site recently published this article. Could you explain to me how exactly this ‘use tax’ works and how it affects the general aviation community flying into your state? It seems to be upsetting [...]

Why on earth does the state of Maine charge general aviation pilots a ‘use tax’ for merely flying into the state? This article states that the use tax “is intended to discourage residents of the state from purchasing planes in states with lesser sales tax, then flying them back home to Maine.” So, anyone that [...]

Little did most people know that Frank Sinatra was an avid pilot. He wrote many many songs in reference to aviation and his love for flying found on the album Come Fly With Me. The song, “Strangers In The Night” was originally called “Strangers On My Flight”. The song is one of my personal favorites [...]