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It would be anybody’s problem to solve if other countries adopted BasicMed, if somebody wanted to fly there using BasicMed, and if they couldn’t fly where they wanted due to Class A airspace at low altitude. If one is dreaming of worldwide BasicMed I think it would be better to dream that FAA...

Bear in mind that there are ICAO signatory counties that have Class A airspace down to the ground, not 18,000 ft.

Still in play, indeed. If you deal with airports and their fees in e.g. Europe you will find that playing games with omission of fees is not the exception there, it is the general rule. Tricking the buyer is their livelihood. Making a fuss individually, always, is the most effective way of...

Yep, and we rely on people making a fuss to prevent it becoming a widespread practice. The vendor decides whether he wants to agitate people with lack of transparency, and in our free market he usually gets what he asks for. I’m all for it.

Hangars at popular airports in So Cal regularly change hands but you usually have to be on the inside track to even know of one coming available before it’s gone. They are often sublet so their availability isn’t on any list. FWIW he might look in the rural desert, places like Mojave and...

The obvious first question is whether the overhaul facility needs to be a Canadian government certified repair station, in order to satisfy the maintenance requirements for a Canadian registered aircraft? For an N-registered aircraft a propeller overhaul would need to be performed by an FAA...

My plane is the only one of its type in the entire world that is approved for non-alcohol premium auto fuel, it was done by a previous owner under a field approval, but I haven’t seen eligible non-alcohol fuel at the pump in many years. I know it’s out there somewhere in the US but nowhere I...

Is it correct that due to engine/gearbox/prop vibration issues the engine cannot use an aluminum prop, only wood core and some composite props?

The difference is that market forces, not authoritarian government, have created the current situation. And its a good thing that contrary to your earlier point includes demand from a segment of car people who want sustainable simplicity and choose to spend a lot of money on it instead of...

Having been around a lot of low volume power and control electronics, that is not my conclusion. How will you feel about owning certified aircraft power train electronics designed today, made obsolete by their manufacturer 15 years from now, in 30 years? I’d suggest checking Bring-a-Trailer...

That’s true, due to cost as much as anything. Whoever came up with the concept of standardized aerospace quality fasteners in 1930s America was doing the right thing. And along those lines, cars and motorcycles everywhere come with inch sized diameter wheels and tires.

But only one of them has the world's largest and most successful economy.

A recent thread elsewhere highlighted that a C172 was twice the price of a Porsche 911 in 1971. They were never cheap and their panel capabilities were crude. The reason why new planes are still expensive now, or even more so, is low production volume. The reason for low product volume? US...

Apparently you didn’t look at the website for the all composite newly FAA-certified GameBird that I provided? Contrast that with the status of Pipistrel Panthera. What’s happening in Europe is the slow eradication of GA in any sense except local 100 HP or less ultralight flying, desperate...

I’m guessing you’re only dreaming not buying but assuming you’re ready to buy would you rather have a 100 HP ultralight for $286K or a new 300HP US-built and FAA certified highly aerobatic carbon fiber composite Gamebird for $400K? Or the nicest low time two seat RV you could find for let’s say...

Until we buy one of 11,000 RVs built and flying, or perhaps buy a new, certified 300 HP Gamebird https://gamecomposites.com/gb1/ instead of a 100 HP putt-putt?

What have you heard said about the phrase 'red herring'?

All that in the eyes of some, and still in only one word so very accurately descriptive of a large number of people's chosen behavior. So much so that virtually everybody knows exactly what you mean and resonates with it based on their own life experiences. I think its quite a useful term for...

It’s a clipped wing Luscombe with a Solar turbine engine, built up by a guy with a colorful reputation. He called it Speedbird, and crashed it in around 1999. It was subsequently rebuilt.

When I was learning to fly in my 65 HP Luscombe, with instructor on board, a scenic ride giving Travel Air biplane did something similar, probably with paying passengers on board. When he got behind us (and it was much closer than 1/2 mile) my instructor said “my airplane, game on”, pitched up...