Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
Picture of the Day: Campfires and cockpits
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A fire illuminates the evening at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia, during a multi-pilot campout gathering. Pilots from North Carolina, West Virginia, and Maryland met at W99 for their annual catch up.
Unlimited Class withdraws from championship air races
This follows on the withdrawal of the Sport Class from the 2025 races.
Wings on Display WWII Airport Day returns to 2A0
The free event on Sept. 6, 2025, will feature more than 20 warbirds and a host of other activities.
New flight school opens at KTVY
Nightline Air, a flight training provider in Northern Utah, has opened a new training center at Bolinder Field/Tooele Valley Airport (KTVY) in Utah.
Controller invents new ‘confounding’ procedure
The controller seemed to have invented a new and confounding, unpublished and unsafe procedure. This is a perfect example of normalization of deviance and if not addressed will result in another fatal midair.
Picture of the Day: A special moment for Harvard 422
Larry Milberry submitted this photo and note: “In July 2025, two ex-Royal Canadian Air Force Harvard Mk.4s from the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association of Tillsonburg, Ontario, made the 800-mile flight to Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario for the Wings of Time community event. After the last of their 42 passenger hops of the weekend, they enjoyed an honorary ‘water arching’ courtesy of Thunder Bay Airport fire services. Seen clearing the arch on July 20 is Harvard C-FRZW, ex-RCAF 20422.”
Warthog for Warhawk
Fred Johnsen, the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel and General Aviation News Of Wings & Things columnist, recently posted a video chronicling the last flight, and arrival, of an Idaho Air National Guard (ANG) 124th Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho.
Applications open for King School’s CFI scholarships
The scholarships, given in partnership with Women in Aviation International (WAI) and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), are valued at more than $20,000 each, which includes lifetime access to the King School library and $5,000 in cash.