To hear my flight instructor tell it, I was the most inept student he ever had. I heard these words repeatedly: “Why, oh why, do I always draw the worst students? Can’t you remember anything? How the hell did you get a diploma from an engineering college? Use the damn rudder pedals when you make a turn! Can’t you feel the plane slipping? How will I ever make a pilot out of you?”
Where’s Jamail? Back in college
Jamail Larkins, the FAA Ambassador for Aviation & Space Education, brings the DreamLaunch tour to Hampton University in Virginia.
Wright Brothers monument added to Spirit of Flight Museum
“The Wright brothers taught us how to fly and we want to encourage future generations to get involved in aviation and aviation history,” said Gordon Page, President of the Spirit of Flight Foundation. “This monument is something we have wanted to add to the museum for years.”
Climb launches Training Management System for flight training
Partnering with ASA, the new company aims to change the way people learn to fly.
Improperly constructed tailwheel locking assembly leads to loss of control
Probable Cause: Loss of directional control during landing due to an improperly constructed and maintained tailwheel locking assembly.
Picture of the Day: Chicago at night
Nina Busch submitted this photo and note: “This photo was taken from my PA-28 on my way to pick up my daughter from college for Thanksgiving break. It was a beautiful, clear night with the city buildings lit up red and green. The photo was taken just north of Navy Pier.”
King Air lands itself at KBJC
The pilots lost communication with air traffic control, but the Garmin Autoland system automatically engaged “exactly as designed” when the cabin altitude exceeded safe levels.
New prop for ScaleWings Mustang
ScaleWings, which manufactures the SW-51, a 72% scale replica of the North American P-51 Mustang, has partnered with MT-Propeller to develop a 33% larger propeller for the airplane.
Cessna 172 pilot doesn’t want to wait to take off
My student broadcast on CTAF that we were departing with a departure to the northeast. By the time that we had advanced the throttle to full, the plane behind us, a Cessna 172, decided they were going to takeoff as well.