http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates Gates's Blog en http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates I landed in Hong Kong this week representing Jeppesen/World Fuel Services’ Commercial International Trip Planning for the anticipated, bi-annual Asia Aerospace/Air Freight Asia Expo. After disembarking the plane, headed west from Colorado durin... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2011-03-25 07:39:44 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009, what a year! Last September, when PilotMag was in Reno for the National Air Race Championships and sponsoring the National Aviation Heritage Invitational, a newspaper was thrown on the breakfast table one morning in the Eldorado Hotel. On the ... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009-12-16 17:08:26 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates Since the beginning of the year, all of us in the general aviation community have noticed a “miracle” on the Hudson River, the devastating loss of 228 lives in the Air France Flight 447 accident of the coast of South America and some twenty-two o... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009-09-11 13:27:21 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates I have a love-hate relationship with aviation. At one moment, you’re soaring through the clouds in a state of supreme-being, and the next you’re drudging through a difficult economy and working twice as hard to get back in the air. PilotM... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009-06-30 15:32:58 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates I hear this description a lot as I make my way around to various aviation businesses and talk with folks that fly or sell aircraft. The discouraging part about it is, this descriptive reality is a manifestation of the general population’s misco... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009-04-21 14:32:09 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates Last weekend, PilotMag had the opportunity to visit one of the most sophisticated, computer based training facility in the United States; The United Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado. The only flight training center for United Airlines, the ... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009-03-18 17:10:02 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates PilotMag recently visited the 2009 Heli Expo in Anaheim, California. Hosted by the Helicopter Association International, North America’s largest helicopter organization, this year’s event broke attendance records with over 17,000 attendees and ov... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009-03-04 14:13:21 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates   “No Ordinary Sorty” Every November in the lower 48, contiguous United States, a movement erupts in the mountains above 8,000 feet. Over 10 million skiers and snowboarders look forward to another season of powder days and chairlif... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2009-01-23 15:58:01 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates It is estimated that there are 900 missing aircraft in the state of California, according to Macha, an aviation archeology expert and retired high school history teacher. Macha has dedicated his retirement to searching for vintage, World War II aircr... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2008-12-10 15:18:34 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates As I walked through the 2008 NBAA Convention in Orange County last October and the AOPA Expo in November, I noticed a reserved group of manufacturers, marketing managers, and business owners that seemed to carry a sense of realism. For years, these... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2008-12-05 17:02:26 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates Pheasant Hunting in South Dakota! I am always trying to find adventurous and exciting uses for aircraft. They are the ultimate transport from A to B, however it is the practicality of the aircraft that makes the difference. The Approach in Gregor... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2008-11-19 15:15:55 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates From the Ground Up! From the ground up, pilots who are currently entering this industry are trained in all aspects of aerial application, safe pesticide use and entomology, all the while minimizing the risk to the environment. Without pesticide use,... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2008-11-19 15:13:37 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates It was June 2007 and, as is customary in the Rocky Mountains, the weather was totally unpredictable. On the eve of what was to be an incredible flying adventure, the mountains of Wyoming received about six inches of fresh snow and my hopes of flying ... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2008-10-24 21:32:30 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates As we roll toward a new year, the community of aviation looks back on a topsy-turvy year for corporate insolvencies, a weaken economy, management departures, and an election to boot. As I walked through the Orange Country Convention Center for the 20... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2008-10-24 14:37:22 Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates People have often asked me over the last few months if we were crazy to start introduce a magazine into the already saturated, aviation market. I have consistently answered each one of those questions, yes, we are crazy, however we understand an edit... http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates http://pilotlounge.com/blog/Gates 2008-08-21 14:52:50 Gates