The pilot of a Mooney M20J was attempting to land in Warsaw, Indiana. He told investigators that during the downwind leg of the traffic pattern he did not compensate for winds pushing the airplane toward the runway and, as a result, he overshot the turn to final. The Mooney was not aligned with the runway when it hit the ground hard and bounced. [Read more…]
Picture of the day: Home sweet home
Ronald Newburg, the force behind Niagara Air Parts, sent in this shot captured by a drone over Orillia, in Ontario, Canada. He captioned the photo: “Home is where the drone was.” [Read more…]
If it’s about who you know…
When I was a young man headed out into the world, trying to make a success of myself, there was an expression I heard over and over again: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”
The subtext was clear. No matter how smart or capable or driven you might be, it would not be possible to become a true success unless someone who was already established took your hand and guided you through the gates of what might best be described as a members only club. [Read more…]
WWII POW reunited with last B-26
Barney Wasowicz’s B-26 Marauder was shot down by a German Focke-Wulf 190 over occupied France in 1944. He then spent 16 months as a German prisoner of war. Watch as Wasowicz is reunited with “North American’s only intact B-26.” [Read more…]
FltPlan links with Angel Flight West
FltPlan has integrated with the Angel Flight Information Database System (AFIDS), enabling FltPlan users to combine their flights with an Angel Flight West mission.
Pilots join forces with Mozart for unique fly-in
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Mainly Mozart, a classical music organization, is joining forces with the Allen Airways Flying Museum at Gillespie Field (KSEE) in El Cajon, Calif., to present a concert of classical chamber music amidst one of the finest collections of historic aviation memorabilia in Southern California.
Jet Aviation hosts La Bella Macchina
PALM BEACH, Florida — Jet Aviation held its annual La Bella Macchina, a showcase of high-performance machinery Jan. 22, to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.
Air Orlando Maintenance now installing Kelly AC systems in C-206s
Air Orlando Maintenance at Florida’s Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) is now installing Kelly Thermacool air conditioning systems in Cessna’s 206/T206 series aircraft, including float-equipped 206s.
Carb ice blamed for off-airport landing
The student pilot was on his first solo cross-country flight in a Cessna 150 near Matlock, Wash., when the weather started to deteriorate. He descended to a lower altitude to avoid clouds and proceeded toward the nearest airport.
When he tried to level off at the lower altitude, the airplane continued to descend at a rate of about 700 feet per minute. He applied full engine power, but the engine did not respond and the airplane continued to descend. [Read more…]
Video: Cirrus ditches under chute in Pacific Ocean
According to DCNewsroom, on Sunday, January 25, 2015, “The Coast Guard launched crews aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point,” to intercept a Cirrus SR-22 enroute from California to Hawaii that would be ditching – fuel starvation – in the Pacific Ocean “230 miles north east of Maui.” Airailimages put together Coast Guard video of the ditching and subsequent recovery. [Read more…]