Partway through the year, as the economy continues to show signs of recovery, I wanted to look down the road and ask someone who keeps a keen eye on the LSA industry if there were significant trends to track for the rest of 2010. My crystal-ball gazer of choice was Jim Sweeney, a rated pilot since the early '60s, when he got all the ratings so he could fly for the airlines. He eventually won a report date from United Airlines...then got another report date that took precedence: a draft notice with subsequent shipment straight to Vietnam. Trained as an air traffic controller in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, Sweeney helped keep guns, ammo, water, diesel fuel-whatever was needed-moving to frontline firebases.
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