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Saying this is destined to die in committee is a bit of a reach. I used to work on the hill and still communicate with people there regularly. From what I am hearing this has a real shot of slipping through the House withoit any real opposition. Seems they are hearing very little about it, what...

As a law enforcement officer that spends far more time at the airport than most I am pretty comfortable in saying that unless the feds call and ask for some help with a particular case the cops aren't likely to show up at the airport and cause problems with anyone. Aircraft operations is just...

How do you know you have asthma if it has never been diagnosed? There are any number of things that could be causing the symptoms you relate to asthma. Some are minor and wouldn't cause you any problems in getting cleared medically for anything in the world. Some are more significant and getting...

Re: Any decent pay job or career that does not require a college degree or trade skil The police work thing is a tricky subject. My agency does not require a college education to be hired. There is a list of possible ways to meet the eligibility requirements. 60 hours of college is one way...

I am a reader of this forum and not an active participant. But I just can't get over how ridiculous this thread is. Dr. Bruce has, and continues to, provide a tremendous service to the aviation community. Thanks to his work there are countless people still enjoying flight that would have been...

Leave it to the helo driver to think the stupid things are safe. I've been on 46s that I would feel bad putting the enemy in- probably would be a violation of the laws of war. But hey, Marines are cheaper than new air frames!

As a Marine I didn't spend much time on Army Blackhawks. Of the handful of times that I was on one we hit the ground against the pilot's wishes twice. They are the reason I will not fly on a helo now. Thoughts and prayers go out to the man that lost his life and his friends and family.

When you see an "aviation analyst" on the news it is just someone that has experience in the aviation industry in some form or another- often a retired airline pilot- that someone at the network knows. They turn to them to get the "insider" information when an aviation story is making headlines...