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Going Direct: BasicMed: A Huge Disappointment

As the details of the new third class FAA medical came to light, I made the mistake of letting my enthusiasm for the overall concept color my reaction to the actual rule. The new regs, BasicMed, were supposed to represent the FAA’s regulatory translation of what we really wanted: to get rid of the Third […]

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Why One Pilot Changed Plans And Bought A Mooney

What would cause a pilot who had a deposit down on a different high-performance plane to abruptly cancel his plans and buy a Mooney? Well, according to Mooney International CEO Vivek Saxena, it was pretty much love at first sight. The customer made an impromptu visit to the Mooney factory and, according to Saxena’s telling […]

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