The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is by far Business Aviation's biggest advocate. As such, they do a good job of presenting the facts on how Business Aviation contributes to our local and national economy. On their website (NBAA.org), one [...]
"Wall street drop worried about a global slowdown..." European debt crisis could take two years to resolve..." these are quotes from the Economic Times news. Paying bills, saving, wealth management, how to invest, income, and expenses are all too familiar challenges [...]
Someone categorized time as our greatest resource. Everyone living has it. What we do with and how we manage time makes the difference. Time should be considered as life. To waste time is wasting life. Wasting time reveals the lack [...]
Special Services was recently given another opportunity to help expose a group of kids, their parents and grandparents to the fun, freedom and business of aviation. A local community has put together an annual summer camp for the visiting grandkids [...]
The altitude keeping ability of each aircraft operating in RVSM airspace is key to the safety of the system. Since the system was implemented in January 2005, there have been very few if any problems with the system. The manufacturer [...]
Next week when congress returns to Washington, its members will be met by NATA (National Air Transportation Association) members who will be pushing to get our Congressman and Senators to pass H.R. 1474/S. 785. The legislation is “To require that [...]
To determine that an engine fire is an emergency is very much rote for any pilot. How about the loss of the left generator? Most aircraft checklists identify malfunctions as ABNORMAL or EMERGENCY. Could an abnormal malfunction be determined as [...]
We recently had the opportunity to host the cast and crew from The Aviators TV show here at GMU and in our community. They were here to film several features for several well known network shows, but the highlight of [...]
On March 29, Special Services hosted Boy Scout Troop 715 of the Southbounder District, Blue Ridge Council. The troop visit was comprised of 40+ scouts and half as many adults. The tour began promptly at 1900 with introductions and explanations [...]
"For 28 years, the Northwest area of the United States has had an aviation conference and trade show that attracts over 10,000 people a year," according Eric Ramsdell, President of the South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA). "The SCAA wants to [...]