Sep 28, 2023
Max Trescott test flies the new single engine DA50RG aircraft that was recently certified in the U.S. by Diamond. Diamond has been working on different configurations of the DA50 for over ten years, and the 5-seat DA50RG with retractable landing gear is the first version to be certified and delivered in the U.S. It...
Sep 22, 2023
Max talks about an emergency that occurred earlier in the month as Endeavor flight 1516 departed LaGuardia enroute to Savannah, GA. The controllers and flight crew worked together remarkably well, and there’s a lot that general aviation pilots can learn from their interactions. We also replay an interview from the...
Sep 14, 2023
Max talks with Rob Mark about remote towers, a new technology similar to air traffic control towers, and we discuss why FAA has been so slow to certify them in the U.S., despite successful demonstrations in Virginia and Colorado. Remote towers are in successful operation in other countries. Max also talks...
Sep 8, 2023
Max Trescott talked with FAA Administrator nominee Mike Whitaker in 2019 about his former job as FAA Deputy Administrator. Mike talked about that job, about his activity as a Private pilot and his thoughts on NexGen and the future of General Aviation. Mike talked about factors that led to the decline of GA after the...
Sep 6, 2023
Max talks with Robert Schapiro about how pilots can add on a gyroplane rating to their certificate. It takes surprisingly few hours for a pilot to add-on a gyroplane rating. He also talks about the accident rates for small airplanes, cars, and motorcycles. And finally he shares four inspirational stories from pilots...