What if a technology designed to save lives quietly became a tool to collect money? Louisiana has just taken a stand—and the rest of the aviation world should be paying attention. For years, ADS-B has been promoted as one of the biggest advances in aviation safety. It allows aircraft to broadcast their precise position, altitude, speed, and direction, giving pilots and air traffic controllers far better situational awareness. It is a safety tool—not a luxury. Now, there is some encouraging news from the United States. Louisiana has officially become the third U.S. state to ban the use of ADS-B flight data for billing aircraft owners. The move follows similar legislation in North Dakota and Montana. The concern is simple: ADS-B was introduced to improve safety, but in some places the same data has started being used to generate landing or airport fees. Many pilots and aviation organizations, including the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), have argued that this creates the w...
I saw this advertisement of electroair electronic ignition systems on the website of EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2024. I clicked on this advert and decided to have a detailed look at it. Here is my observation of the surfing I did. The main page of the website details what this electronic ignition system is and here is what they said: The electronic ignition system has been designed to power piston experimental aircraft. An increase in useful power and lower fuel consumption is promised through this new ignition system. This system is developed by Jeff Rose who is himself an experimenter. Having electronic ignition system for aircraft has been thought of since many years, however, this man took the next step than just thinking of such a concept. Back in 1992, Jeff Rose decided to create something which at that time many thought was impossible. There is an explanation on how he came out with electronic ignition system. Since I am not an engineer or a technical person, it is difficult fo...