Another great article by Ken Ibold

[Diana]

The May issue of Sport Aviation finally arrived (Pony Express is getting even slower). As always, Ken’s writing is wonderful…informative, motivating and fun to read. Makes me want to get that ASES more than ever now.

Hmmm, I wonder if you can do aerobatics in an airplane on floats?

 

[Lawreston]

The May issue of Sport Aviation finally arrived (Pony Express is getting even slower). As always, Ken’s writing is wonderful…informative, motivating and fun to read. Makes me want to get that ASES more than ever now.

Hint: An extremely friendly organization to which people come from Europe to get the ASES rating. Note: I am not an employee of the organization; but they've done 5 Annuals for me on three planes.

http://www.mainecareers.com/seaplane.htm

HR

Hmmm, I wonder if you can do aerobatics in an airplane on floats?

Now, that would be interesting.

 

[Ken Ibold]

The May issue of Sport Aviation finally arrived (Pony Express is getting even slower). As always, Ken’s writing is wonderful…informative, motivating and fun to read. Makes me want to get that ASES more than ever now.

 

[judypilot]

I agree. Nice article, Ken. I got my ASES in Fairbanks in a 1946 Taylorcraft. I've also had the privilege of flying a C185 on floats on Alaska lakes and rivers. I LOVE flying seaplanes. Unfortunately, land planes are a tad more convenient for my overall mission profile, or I'd put Sherbet on floats in a heartbeat.

Judy

 

[Bill]

I, too, enjoyed your article. So, I see you're no longer on the masthead at SA either, so spill the beans, what's your new gig?

 

[Ken Ibold]

So, I see you're no longer on the masthead at SA either, so spill the beans, what's your new gig?

Well, as you may know EAA wanted me to move to Oshkosh back in 2004 when they hired me. That was a tough sell for the family, and after living up there and commuting back to the family for about 3 months in 04, I declined. Instead I worked remotely while they looked for someone who WOULD live in Osh. After a year and a half, they found a guy who already lived there who had qualifications and skills they could live with, and I bowed out.

I knew it was coming and Scott kept me abreast on the hiring process and all, and we parted friends. I will continue to do some work for them. As I was making some inquiries and networking for freelance work, I was approached by Village Press to be editor of Twin & Turbine magazine, which is a controlled circulation publication aimed at owner/pilots of cabin class airplanes, which they have defined as starting with Malibus and Barons and running up through Gulfstreams and BBJs. Most of the owners cluster in the Cessna 300/400 series/King Air/Citation neighborhood.

Quite a change from aerobatics and experimentals, but an interesting opportunity. And I have a couple other projects in the works as well.

 

[Bill]

Most of the owners cluster in the Cessna 300/400 series/King Air/Citation neighborhood.

Nice neighborhood.

Quite a change from aerobatics and experimentals, but an interesting opportunity. And I have a couple other projects in the works as well.

I wish you well, and hope to see more good articles from you every now and then.

 

[Ken Ibold]

Nice neighborhood.



I wish you well, and hope to see more good articles from you every now and then.

Yeah, I told my wife I had to sell the Pitts now and buy a King Air. She did not find it amusing.

My next article for EAA will likely be based in large part on the Gastons Fly In. Be there, and be photographed.

 

[gismo]

Well, as you may know EAA wanted me to move to Oshkosh back in 2004 when they hired me. That was a tough sell for the family, and after living up there and commuting back to the family for about 3 months in 04, I declined. Instead I worked remotely while they looked for someone who WOULD live in Osh. After a year and a half, they found a guy who already lived there who had qualifications and skills they could live with, and I bowed out.

I knew it was coming and Scott kept me abreast on the hiring process and all, and we parted friends. I will continue to do some work for them. As I was making some inquiries and networking for freelance work, I was approached by Village Press to be editor of Twin & Turbine magazine, which is a controlled circulation publication aimed at owner/pilots of cabin class airplanes, which they have defined as starting with Malibus and Barons and running up through Gulfstreams and BBJs. Most of the owners cluster in the Cessna 300/400 series/King Air/Citation neighborhood.

Quite a change from aerobatics and experimentals, but an interesting opportunity. And I have a couple other projects in the works as well.

I've been getting T&T on and off for several years and I think it could use your help.

 

[Joe B]

....a controlled circulation publication...

Congratulations on your move, it sounds like it'll be exciting. I'll miss reading your work.

I'm almost afraid to ask...what would "uncontrolled circulation" be?

Regards,
Joe

 

[Dave Krall CFII]

The May issue of Sport Aviation finally arrived (Pony Express is getting even slower). As always, Ken’s writing is wonderful…informative, motivating and fun to read. Makes me want to get that ASES more than ever now.

Hmmm, I wonder if you can do aerobatics in an airplane on floats?

They've been done in floatplanes at the lightest possible weights, with the predictably sluggish roll rates, etc.

 

[Ken Ibold]

I'm almost afraid to ask...what would "uncontrolled circulation" be?

A controlled circulation publication is one for which the publisher decides who to send it to, based on mailing lists or, in the case of T&T, aircraft ownership records. Typically they are free to recipients, with the costs paid by advertisers who see value in the fact that the readership is closely targeted. For example, I'm told Avidyne gets more sales per ad from T&T than from any other publication in which it advertises because the aircraft type is highly relevant, despite the smaller number of copies that go out compared to Flying or Pilot or what have you.

An uncontrolled circulation publication would be one that relied primarily on paid subscriptions and newsstand sales, though they generally are not called that.

 

[Steve]

Got my issue last Wednesday.

Darn it, Diana, I was going to be the first to congratulate Mr. I on the floatplane article (cover story!). But I was busy packing for the S. West regional fly-in at Hondo.

Fun weather coming home today.