Archive for July, 2009

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Lauren Siegel asked: The saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" holds true in life as well as in private air travel. A good pilot will prepare for unexpected events by planning alternate options prior to every flight. They will take into account many factors including ...

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Lauren Siegel asked: It's a bird, it's a plane...no, its a VLJ. Well, technically VLJs are planes, but they are in a class all their own. VLJ's - aka: very light jets, microjets, personal jets, minijets - are a hot topic these days. Looking like something out of "The Jetsons", ...

Advice on starting a non-profit organization to operate a small FAA part 135 operation in Alaska?

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Born2flyAK asked: I have the opportunity to go into business with my cousin/colleague by buying out a small FAA Part 135 non-scheduled air charter business in Interior Alaska that we are both employed as pilots for. The company has a fuel truck, a Cessna U206F Stationair 6 on wheels, and ...