The pilot of the tundra tire- and tailwheel-equipped Cessna 180 reported that, while on the flight back to his home airport, he decided to land on a snow-covered airstrip in Tyonek, Alaska.
He flew over the landing area three times before deciding on the fourth pass to attempt a full-stop landing.
During the touchdown of the three-point landing, he realized the snow was deeper than he had expected, and the airplane decelerated rapidly. [Read more…]
Mike Martin submitted the following photo and note: “Flying home on a crisp winter evening in my Mooney M20J, somewhere over New York state. Enjoying a new panel and interior and rock and roll on the Sirius XM.”
From time to time I find myself in conversation with someone who finds it odd that I’m such a rabid aviation advocate. I take no offense, of course. They’re right. I am a rabid aviation advocate. In fact it’s my considered opinion that aviation and the technologies it produces are critical to the long-term survival of mankind.
Yes, you read that right. I’m in the camp that thinks aviation will ultimately prove to be the salvation of humanity. I’m a true believer.
Brace yourself, it’s gonna get weird. [Read more…]
Dmitry Kudryn of the Crave Life YouTube channel recently posted a video of a flight he and his brother took to the wilds of Alaska to deliver food to a friend who hiked in and is now stranded at a cabin with no electricity or water.
The video has stunning scenery, but Dmity himself raises questions about the mission: “Do you think we did the right thing? Should we have done it a different way? What would you do if you found yourself stranded in the middle of frozen mountains in Alaska?”
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Aireon reports a successful eighth and final launch and deployment of the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation hosting the space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads.
On Jan. 11, 2019, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and placed the final 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into low earth orbit.
This launch brought the total number of Aireon satellites in orbit to 75 — (66 operational payloads and nine spares). [Read more…]
Latitude Aviation will offer Multi-Engine Commercial Pilot Training based at Pappy Boyington Field (KCOE) in Idaho beginning Feb. 1, 2019.
The school has purchased a Cessna 310 multi-engine airplane that will be offered for instruction towards Multi-Engine Instrument and Commercial pilot certificates, as well as crew and solo rental after completion of the appropriate ground, simulator, and flight training curriculum. [Read more…]
VERO BEACH, Florida — Applications have opened for two scholarships from Piper Aircraft for the 2019-2020 academic year. [Read more…]
The pilot reported that, while on base to final at the airport in Denton, Texas, the engine “quit.”
He added the Cessna 150 could not reach the runway, so he conducted a forced landed in a small field 1/2 mile from the airport. The airplane hit a tree during landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. [Read more…]
Gene Gray sent in this photo, explaining: “Bob Casian and Paula Maynard in a 1941 Navy N3N-3 over Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, N.H.”
“Paula and I purchased the N3N-3 in California and flew it back to New Hampshire to give rides,” he continued. “She is building flight time in it with our friend and flight instructor, Bob Casian, to meet the required ‘time in make and model’ to be covered by our insurance. The shipyard is the oldest continuously run Naval Shipyard, established in 1800.”
Air traffic control (ATC) appears headed for a major change — a great big change.
This will certainly affect your flying, at least in some passage of time.
Why is this happening? One word: Drones. [Read more…]
