🖐️ Welcome, Aviators

Think flying small planes is all serene skies and polite wave‑offs? Buckle up.

We’ve corralled the most gloriously ridiculous moments from the GA universe—where CEOs whine about tariffs, inspectors hunt for microscopic cracks, teens build kitplanes like it’s an after‑school hobby, and a lone biplane claims someone’s carport for “parking.”

Welcome to the swamp of regulatory curveballs, patch‑job maintenance drama, and enough sun‑and‑fun hijinks to make you wonder if anyone’s checked the preflight checklist.

Tariff Tantrums: GE’s CEO Whines for a Free Ride

GE’s top dog Larry Culp begs Washington to scrap aviation tariffs—because who doesn’t love subsidized jet‑engine parts?

Read the story at Reuters

⚖️ Regulatory and Safety Updates

Rudder Rebellion: FAA Forces Piper Pilots to Upgrade Steel Posts

Your trusty Piper could snap its rudder post mid‑flight because 1025 carbon steel is so 1940s. The FAA now demands low‑alloy 4130N steel replacements on dozens of J‑series and PA‑models—embrace the retrofit or enjoy an unexpected dive.

Read the story at GovInfo.gov

🦺 Safety Initiatives

Defensive Flying 101: Don’t Crash, Genius

AOPA’s Air Safety Institute politely reminds pilots that knowing what’s around you might actually keep you airborne.

Read the story at AOPA

🔧 Maintenance and Technology

MRO Gossip: Who Bought Starbucks for Planes?

From Starlink Wi‑Fi installs to mysterious maintenance awards, here’s the MRO tea your mechanics barely have time to spill.

Read the story at Aviation Week

🛫 Airport Developments

FBO Royalty: Congrats, You’re Sort Of the Best

Paragon’s FBOs ranked in the top percentile—because being “just OK” in aviation apparently deserves a trophy.

Read the story at Paragon Aviation Group

🤯 Weird

Carport Carpentry: Biplane Upsells Parking Spot

When a biplane pilot’s emergency landing went off‑script, he ended up in the carport of a Phoenix woodshop across from Deer Valley Airport—because who doesn’t want reserved parking?

Read the story at AZCentral

That’s your briefing.

And with that, our wheels come off—figuratively, I promise. May your turbines stay crack‑free, your students not accidentally glue control sticks together, and your tariffs be as nonexistent as that Cessna‑in‑the‑carpark rumor. Now taxi off into the sunset—just don’t mistake the grocery store entrance for a runway!

Love ya, mean it!

Tony

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