The pilot was relocating the recently-purchased Cessna 150J, departing on the three-hour flight with full fuel tanks, which provided an endurance of about five hours.
During the descent to the airport in Bixby, Oklahoma, he advanced the mixture control to full rich, applied carburetor heat, and began to retard the throttle. The engine then suddenly experienced a total loss of power. [Read more…]
CFI Matt Beyer took this photo of Pikes Peak in Colorado while doing mountain flying training with Geremy Kornreich in October, 2017.
“The Cessna 182Q is well below the mountain’s summit of 14,114 above sea level,” reports Kornreich. “The famous Pikes Peak Highway is clearly visible to the right.”
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“I thought your platform would help me figure out how introduce the following idea to my husband,” began the email that appeared in my email box on April 15.
“I’m just beginning in my quest to find flying lessons to give to him as a gift. He’s a semi-retired software engineer (I’ve got to tell you, the guy’s brilliant). He loves airplanes and helicopters, has sat in as a guest in a few co-pilot’s seats, has taken a few helicopter flights, and has done some hang-gliding. I know that learning to fly would enhance his/our retirement, and perhaps even lead to a new career for him. [Read more…]
The Dominican Republic and FltPlan.com signed a formal agreement at SUN ‘n FUN for the Dominican Republic to become the first country in the Caribbean to accept electronic flight plans.
Previously, outside the U.S and Canada, web-based flight plans only worked for flights from the Bahamas to the U.S.
Industry spokesmen said the expectation is that the Dominican Republic’s decision could revolutionize Caribbean flight planning, prompting other countries in the Caribbean Basin to also accept web-based flight plan platforms for departure flight plans. [Read more…]
Airshow star and Red Bull Air Race pilot Michael Goulian was presented SUN ‘n FUN’s 2018 Path of Fame Award during this year’s fly-in. [Read more…]
Sporty’s Pilot Shop has teamed up with the Recreational Aviation Foundation on Backcountry Cover Photo Contest.
Winning photos will appear on the cover of a Sporty’s Catalog, and the winner gets a $500 Sporty’s Pilot Shop gift card. [Read more…]
AeroVue Touch, the latest primary flight display from BendixKing, is now available for preorder with Supplemental Type Certification documents expected to be submitted to the FAA in July 2018.
AeroVue Touch is a low-cost display available on 353 aircraft types that offers touchscreen capabilities with the highest screen resolution available in the general aviation segment today, according to company officials. [Read more…]
The airline transport pilot and commercial copilot were conducting a mosquito abatement application flight near Slidell, Louisiana.
Although flight controls were installed in both positions, the pilot typically operated the Beech 65.
During a night, visual approach to landing at their home airfield, the airplane was on the left base leg and overshot the runway’s extended centerline and collided with 80′ power transmission towers and then hit terrain. Both men on board were killed in the crash. [Read more…]
Frequent contributor Arthur Billingsley sent in these three photos, taken during SUN ‘n FUN 2018 in Lakeland, Florida. Enjoy!
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Q: I pulled cylinders #1 and #2 to replace the base “O” rings due to oil leaks. The engine is a Lycoming O-360 A3B6D with 650 hours and is a factory reman from 1994 due to Chevron Oil fuel contamination.
I would like to know if it is acceptable to use a Flex-Hone to deglaze the cylinder (hone with the round abrasive balls). I will also replace the rings. The cylinders are nitride hardened (blue paint below spark plug). [Read more…]
