Paper or Plastic: how do you like your regulations?

Having access to the aviation regulations is fundamental for all aviation businesses.  They not only provide the guidance for the performance of tasks but in many cases the regulations provide guidance on the organization and operation of aviation businesses.  Knowing the regulations and having access to the Federal Aviation Regulations are essential for every aviation business.

The question is: do you want to keep them in paper or plastic?  The aviation regulations are available in traditional paper format or electronic format: in either CD/DVD format or internet format.

Following a survey of business owners, managers and regulators it is clear that each format offers advantages and disadvantages.  This article describes the benefits of each format.

The scope of the aviation regulations you need will be based on the scope of your business.  Before you can decide which format is desirable, an understanding of the regulations themselves may be in order.

If you are interested in the freebies, you can access the Federal Aviation Regulations for free in the library of Aviation Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Have you ever wondered who makes airplanes fly?

Some would immediately focus on the pilot, others might say the mechanics, and others might offer the flight attendants, without whom commercial aviation could not exist.  When one looks beyond flight, there are hundreds of specialty trades that support aviation in all areas and without each and every one of them, airplanes, airlines, and the traveling public simply could not fly.  The headline grabbing airlines, with their layoffs, restructuring and huge losses, represents only a fraction of the aviation industries.  There are literally hundreds of trades and specialties that represent successful, profit making endeavors.  This magazine is dedicated to them: the entrepreneurs that make up the aviation industry – beyond flight.