Main menu Home About Archive Popular Posts Photos Contact Subscribe The House of Rapp …on the Web since 1995! Category: Opinion Leaders Adventures in Flying: Crete to Capetown by Ron Rapp on January 8, 2019 in Opinion Leaders • 18 Comments I’m often told that my travels sound exotic and exciting — and sometimes they are. But if you’d like to know what true adventure looks like, let me tell you about a little trip a friend of mine took. Read more → Why Choose Business Aviation? by Ron Rapp on December 18, 2018 in Opinion Leaders • 16 Comments I’m often asked why one would choose business aviation over the airlines. It’s a good question. Read more → Paranoia Pays Off by Ron Rapp on October 29, 2018 in Opinion Leaders, Safety • 24 Comments Normally, paranoia is considered unhealthy. As it pertains to flying, however, in my experience a moderate dose can go a long way toward keeping trouble at bay. Read more → Radiation Exposure in Business Aviation by Ron Rapp on July 26, 2018 in Opinion Leaders, Safety • 4 Comments A recent Harvard study highlights the increased incidences of cancers among flight attendants and notes that flight crew are exposed to the highest ionizing radiation dose of all U.S. workers. Are business jet crews any better off? Read more → The Chicken or the Egg? by Ron Rapp on June 18, 2018 in Instructing, Opinion Leaders • 17 Comments The GA ecosystem is at a tipping point. There simply aren’t enough instructors to address the pilot shortage using the current system… but that doesn’t mean the problem can’t be solved. Read more → Uneven STARS by Ron Rapp on May 14, 2018 in IFR, Opinion Leaders • 6 Comments STARs are like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’ll get. Some arrival proedures are elegant and well-designed. Others? Not so much. Read more → A Pilot’s Best Friend by Ron Rapp on January 11, 2018 in Gulfstream, Opinion Leaders • 6 Comments A good flight attendant can be one of the most valuable features of a business aircraft, but they don’t always get the respect and recognition they deserve. Read more → Stupid Pilot Tricks by Ron Rapp on November 15, 2017 in Opinion Leaders, Safety • 27 Comments Stupid pilot tricks come in many shapes and sizes. Here’s one in the shape of Hawker 800 which was captured by at least one enterprising photographer at the recent NBAA convention in Las Vegas. Read more → The Big Lie: ATC Stuck in the 1960s by Ron Rapp on September 12, 2017 in Opinion Leaders • 13 Comments Proponents of ATC privitization claim that American air traffic control is “stuck in the 1960s”. When the hyperbole and sensationalism are set aside, the facts seem to tell another story. Read more → Know Thyself by Ron Rapp on August 24, 2017 in Opinion Leaders • 20 Comments Some pilots are so happy with their flying career while others seem truly miserable — even when they’re both doing the same job. Is the difference simply a matter of perspective? Or is there something else at work here? Read more → Posts navigation Older posts About the Author Ron Rapp is a Gulfstream G650 captain, instructor, and aviation writer specializing in tailwheel, aerobatic, experimental, formation, and glass-panel flying. He's also an aircraft owner, aerobatic competitor, and a National-level judge. Ron and his family reside in beautiful Orange County, California. (read more) Search Search for: Copyright © 2021 The House of Rapp. All Rights Reserved. Follow Get the latest posts delivered to your mailbox: