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Aside from the medical process itself, how will medical reform help you, or change the way you do things? Will it allow you to fly your GA plane again? Will it prompt you to sell your light sport plane? Will you be introducing people to flying?

How does one go about buying a plane when it's not feesible to drive over to see it in person? Some that I've seen are halfway across the country. I know that ferry pilots are available to bring your new plane to you after you buy it, but how would you go about making an informed purchace...

What are some serious arguments against the DL medical bill that we may hear if this gets debated in more mainstream media? I've heard a lot of support for the DL medical bill, but very little against it. I know there are the "fear through ignorance" folks who think that think flaming planes...

So according to AOPA president talking on AOPA Live, the FAA may be taking some kind of action in the coming weeks on the DL medical front. No clues on what it may be though. 1. What do you think is the minimum the FAA would need to do to make a significant positive change? 2. What do you...

Ive been looking through a lot of threads regarding ground adjustable props and it seems that someone usually brings up in-flight adjusable options, which frequently brings up questions of LSA compatability and "Electrically Adjustable" workarounds. I couldn't find a thred that was specifically...

Is there more advantage to purchasing an airplane to train in, or is the advantage to get trained and have more knowledge when purchasing? If I purchace a plane and train in it, I'll be familiar with it when I'm let loose. I'll be better able to fly it since I've already spent some hours in...

Would a pilot operating under sport pilot rules be able to fly missions as a volunteer, such as Pilots n Paws? I know Angel Flight has a minimum requirement of Private, are any such missions available to sport pilots?

14 CFR 1.1 LSA definition states "Light-sport aircraft means an aircraft, other than a helicopter or powered-lift that, since its original certification, has continued to meet the following" then goes on to state the LSA specs. The AOPA has interpreted this to mean that if a light sport...

So if one of the stated reasons for the sport pilot category is to increase interest in general aviation by encouraging people to get into flying by costing less up front, taking roughly half the training time and not having to bother with a medical, why does it seem that instructors are always...