John Wright - Hello and welcome to my blog. I am a Colorado Aviation Attorney and this is my perspective on aviation, tax and the law. Visit my firm at www.FlyingLegal.comTumblr (3.0; @flyinglegal)http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ijp99ZN11rn4ma3o1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Hughes H-1 Racer, the “Winged Bullet”</strong></p> <p>In it, Howard Hughes set the speed record in 1935 (352 mph) and several cross-country time records in 1936 (Burbank-Newark, Miami-New York, and Chicago-Los Angeles)</p> <h4 align="center"><a href="http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Hughes/EX28.htm" title="Howard Hughes - Record Setter" target="_blank">Howard R. Hughes, Jr.—The Record Setter</a></h4><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/jVf1_V6Fu2k" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/jVf1_V6Fu2k/19974094921http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19974094921Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:27:00 -0600airplaneaircraftaviationairplaneshttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19974094921(Excerpts from a recent article by Thompson Reuters) IRS has issued its annual data book, which...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/Dn6MhYiX6dY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/Dn6MhYiX6dY/19954652936http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19954652936Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600taxlawattorneyhttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19954652936<object id="prezi_jspmyd8blt2l" name="prezi_jspmyd8blt2l" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="290"><param name="movie" value="http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="prezi_id=jspmyd8blt2l&lock_to_path=1&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0" /><embed id="preziEmbed_jspmyd8blt2l" name="preziEmbed_jspmyd8blt2l" src="http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="290" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="prezi_id=jspmyd8blt2l&lock_to_path=1&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This was a recent presentation I was invited to make at a major aircraft manufacturer’s sales team meeting.  Just click the grey right arrow to load. Then keep clicking the grey arrow or select “More” and “Auto Play”</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/GoaaJTfFh9U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/GoaaJTfFh9U/18580767542http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18580767542Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:13:00 -0700Aviationlegaltaxaircraftpilotslawhttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18580767542A client of mine recently asked me if the FAA restricted the use of iPads and iPhones in the cockpit...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/z5EZKCkKE-o" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/z5EZKCkKE-o/19633930214http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19633930214Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0700Aviationlawaircraftlegalpilothttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19633930214“The trouble with my life is that I do not think I am cut out to sit behind a desk.” -...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/0LKRd9EuqAA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/0LKRd9EuqAA/18484952636http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18484952636Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:24:00 -0700aviationpilotsflyinghttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18484952636<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m055qdxlRS1rn4ma3o1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Justice Billings Learned Hand</strong> in <a href="http://designmodo.com/the-art-of-jumpology/" title="The Art of Jumpology" target="_blank">The Jump Book by Phillippe Halsman</a></p> <p>Judge Hand was a U.S. Appellate Court Justice and one of the most influential judges in U.S. history never to sit on the Supreme Court.  Former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter commented <span>“Hand’s many decisions will stand the test of time because of their insights, the morality of the mind which respects these insights, and the beauty with which they are expressed.”</span></p> <p><span>-</span></p> <p><span>Even Judge Hand had to jump out from behind his desk once in awhile.</span></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/3TC9Cl7YngU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/3TC9Cl7YngU/18484911776http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18484911776Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:23:00 -0700taxlawhttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18484911776If you are in the market to purchase an aircraft, there are many considerations: the purchase...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/Dp01Px1-Ha0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/Dp01Px1-Ha0/18448412709http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18448412709Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:59:00 -0700Aviationlegalsalestaxaircraftlawhttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/18448412709“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.” - Oscar...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/VvPy_GrXHmQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/VvPy_GrXHmQ/16588415612http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/16588415612Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:06:00 -0700lawgovernmentpoliticshttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/16588415612Like a weed that reappears every spring, aviation&#8217;s age-old foe has appeared again: a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/sixIkGdD95g" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/sixIkGdD95g/16585882955http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/16585882955Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:06:00 -0700Aviationtaxlegallawuser feeshttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/16585882955<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxo4zoBTQv1rn4ma3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/ZIBooW1GqjM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/ZIBooW1GqjM/15709699016http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/15709699016Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:40:00 -0700http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/15709699016“Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price” - Amelia...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/cmoxtQHnM50" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/cmoxtQHnM50/15673510400http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/15673510400Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:15:14 -0700aviationhttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/15673510400Our mission is to provide you a view from our unique perspective on the aviation industry.  We will...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/c4INPBP8ORE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/c4INPBP8ORE/15709884074http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/15709884074Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:00:00 -0700aviationlegalflyingpilothttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/15709884074The recently enacted Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 extends the loss...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~4/SO01PipVYzw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlyingLegal/~3/SO01PipVYzw/19649023401http://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19649023401Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0700aviationtaxlawlegalaircrafthttp://www.coloradoaviationlaw.com/post/19649023401