Bill Bennett submitted this photo and note: “We recently took a trip from Texas to California in our SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad. When landing at Redding Regional Airport (KRDD) in California it was a very clear day. You can clearly see Mt. Shasta about 54 nm north of the airport as we prepare to land on Runway 34. Redding is at 505 MSL while Mt. Shasta tops out at 14,162 MSL.”
The #1 reason people quit flight training
To no one’s surprise, money tops the list in the top reasons people drop out of pilot training.
Grant awarded to repair backcountry cabin in Alaska
Crews will repair the front porch, outhouse, chimney system, entryway, and rear window. They will brush out around the cabin and stairs, install an RAF fire ring and a fire extinguisher. If time permits, they will reconstruct trails using lakeshore on-site gravel and repurposed lumber from demolition work, and repair the existing skiff haul out winch, according to RAF officials.
New agreement earns students college credit
Under the new agreement, students who complete the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Curriculum will earn up to 10 credits at Community College of Beaver County in Pennsylvania.
King Schools partners with Four Forces
Flight schools often struggle with the requirement for double or triple entry of flight training data between flight lesson tracking systems and scheduling and billing systems. That led to a new partnership between King Schools and Four Forces.
Flustered pilot questions his decisions in the pattern
As I was about to touch down, I heard one airplane say to another airplane, “Did you see that? That guy was crazy! He was only a couple hundred feet from me!”
Picture of the Day: Brunch mission
Larry Nemecek submitted this photo and note: “My Skybolt, Juliet Juliet, on a brunch mission beside the 1936 hangar at Brice Canyon Airport (KBCE) in Utah.”
Questions from the Cockpit: When ATC goes dark
David, an airplane owner in Iowa, writes: Given the recent reported radio outage at Newark, I’m sure we could all use a refresher and perspective on lost comms. It’s one thing to have an on-board failure, but seems much different if ATC goes down, especially in busy airspace. It would be great to hear and learn about scenarios that appear more likely than we thought.
What’s it like to be a helicopter aerobatic pilot?
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released its latest mini-documentary, “Wiiings Not Required,” featuring Aaron Fitzgerald, one of the world’s only helicopter aerobatic pilots and a performer with the Red Bull Air Force team.