Wichita native Clay Lacy has at least one interesting story for every hour he has logged in the left seat of an airplane…and that would add up to more than 50,000 so far. He will tell at least a few of them to the Wichita Aero Club on Tuesday, March 22, at the organization’s monthly […]
Archives for 2011
Fatal Accident Analysis webinar slated
Bob Miller Flight Training Online kicks off a four-week live webinar series, “Fatal Accident Analysis – Critical Lessons Learned from the Mishaps of Others,” Tuesday March 15. The webinar, which will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday for four weeks, looking at the mistakes GA pilots who are in fatal accidents make, […]
First Landings adds Piper Cub to training fleet
First Landings Aviation, a sport pilot flight school at Orlando Apopka Airport (X04) in Florida, has added a Piper Cub to its fleet. The addition of the Cub allows First Landings Aviation to offer both conventional gear (taildragger) training, as well as tricycle-gear training in its Remos and PiperSport aircraft, according to company officials. The […]
‘My Enemy, My Friend’
Two Vietnam War fighter pilots who once flew combat against each other will lecture at The Museum of Flight in Seattle on March 19 at 2 p.m. While serving as a U.S. Air Force pilot in Vietnam during 1972, then-Maj. Dan Cherry shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-21, and saw the plane’s pilot, Nguyen Hong […]
Snow-covered runway makes for bad landing
This March 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Navajo. Injuries: None. Location: Buckland, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The commercial pilot was attempting to land on the snow-covered runway. […]
Third generation takes over at Wipaire
There’s a new boss at Wipaire, but he’s definitely not a stranger to the business or the GA community. Late last year Chuck Wiplinger was elected by the board of directors president of the company founded by his grandfather, Ben, in 1960. He takes over the reins from his father, Bob (known as Wip), making […]
Nall Report: Good news in some areas, concerns in others
The new edition of the Joseph T. Nall Report, the most comprehensive review of general aviation (GA) safety published by the Air Safety Institute (formerly the AOPA Air Safety Foundation), is now available online. It contains some surprisingly good news about commercial GA operations, but raises significant concerns in other areas, especially with homebuilts. “The […]
Proposed DOT rule invasion of privacy
A new rule that would allow anyone to access the flight plans of private aircraft would constitute an “unnecessary and undesirable invasion of privacy, hampering the mobility of citizens and companies,” according to officials with the Aerospace Industries Association. “The Block Aircraft Registration Request program functions much like a ‘Do Not Call’ list for private […]
Coalition to save GPS launched
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives from a wide variety of industries and companies have joined together to form the “Coalition to Save Our GPS” to resolve a serious threat to the Global Positioning System (GPS). The threat stems from a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to grant a conditional waiver allowing the expansion […]