Orville J. Winover submitted the following photo and note: “Classic little plane that loves to go flying!”
Runaway airplane
I’ve never hand propped an airplane, so I don’t know that thrill. I used to jump-start my manual transmission cars by popping the clutch. It’s not quite the same, but from that I think I can approximate the rush that comes from spinning life into a dead airplane.
In this day and age, should you hand prop an airplane if other conventional methods don’t work in getting the motor running? That’s a solid maybe in my book. The question isn’t can you. It’s should you?
It’s kind of like determining the difference between “legal to fly” and “safe to fly.” [Read more…]
Video: Fun flight to KHQZ
The folks behind FunPlacesToFly.com just posted a video of a recent trip to Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ) in Mesquite, Texas, including a tour of the new airport terminal. [Read more…]
ADS-B solution for twin turboprops STC’d
FreeFlight Systems has received certification of its Avail Performance Package, an ADS-B solution for twin turboprop aircraft.
The Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) allows for the installation of the package in more than 25 makes and models of twin turboprop aircraft from M7 Aerospace, Piper Aircraft, and Textron Aviation. [Read more…]
New Peel.Stick.Fly installation for Ice Shield boots
Using the newly approved Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA), Ice Shield de-icing boots can be inflated just two hours after installation. Rather than the traditional contact cement process (which is still available), Ice Shield is marketing PSA as a Peel.Stick.Fly application. [Read more…]
New Breitling watches commemorate the P-40 Warhawk
Three new Breitling aviator watches honor the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.
“Curtiss Wright produced the P-40 Warhawk at the same time Breitling and its Huit Aviation Department were making on-board instruments for planes used by the RAF and other air forces,” said Breitling CEO Georges Kern. [Read more…]
Two injured after connecting rod fails
The flight instructor reported that, after takeoff on the instructional flight, the Aerostar M20’s engine was running smoothly before it “missed” or “hesitated.”
He initiated a return to the airport, but shortly after the engine began to make loud noises and vibrate, ultimately experiencing a total loss of power. [Read more…]
Picture of the Day: Pilatus P3
Marco Guscio submitted the following photo and note: “A Pilatus P3 HB-RBP over the Swiss Alps.”
Unexpected Landing: The search for answers
My husband, Maury L. Fisher, and I were on an IFR flight from Bartow, Florida, to Asheville, North Carolina, for Labor Day weekend in a Cessna 210 when we had an engine problem.
“When we first took off from Bartow, I noticed on the engine analyzer, which is an EDM 700, that we were having some abnormal temperature readings,” Maury said. “I assumed that it was a loose probe connector on the engine analyzer. And after about 60 seconds everything totally normalized.”
We had just had a new oil temperature probe installed on the EDM 700.
While we were climbing from 10,000′ to 12,000′ over the Okefenokee Swamp, the engine shook hard and sputtered. Maury managed to aviate, navigate, and communicate for over 28 miles on three cylinders to the nearest airport, Lake City Gateway Airport. Emergency crews greeted us. (A full account of the unexpected landing is online at GeneralAviationNews.com and was published in the Jan. 10, 2019, print issue). [Read more…]
Airplane shipments up 4.7% in 2018
Airplane shipments increased globally 4.7% in 2018, up to 2,443 deliveries. Billings were up 1.5%, from $20.2 billion to $20.6 billion, according to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). [Read more…]