The private pilot and the passenger were making a local personal flight in the Grumman AA1.
According to witnesses, the airplane was flying “low” in the vicinity of the runway at the airport in Portland, Tennessee, when it hit trees and terrain in a nose-down attitude. Both the pilot and passenger died in the crash.
[Read more…]Richard Brown submitted the following photo and note: “My wife and I had the opportunity to take a couple of the young women from her church group flying in our Mooney. Neither one had ever been in a small plane before, and one had only flown commercial once as a very young child. We took them to Camarillo to watch the air show. This is departing Fullerton. You can feel their excitement!”
[Read more…]EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The EAA Aviation Museum is displaying two new aircraft that made appearances during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019: The BlackFly from Opener and the AutoGyro MT-03 from AutoGyro GmbH.
[Read more…]DAYTON, Ohio — Scale versions of some of history’s well-known aircraft will take to the skies over Labor Day weekend during the Giant Scale Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Aircraft Air Show, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
More than 100 pilots from across the country will entertain audiences as they perform maneuvers with RC jets, warbirds, bombers, helicopters, and gliders from all eras of aviation history, museum officials said.
[Read more…]Just released is the sixth edition of “Say Again, Please: Guide to Radio Communications” by author Bob Gardner.
In the book, Gardner explains how the ATC system works and teaches pilots what to say, what to expect to hear, and how to interpret and react to clearances and instructions.
[Read more…]The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Piper PA-12 was transporting hunters to a remote cabin in Alaska.
The flight was a 146-mile multileg flight, which departed with about 20 gallons of fuel, which he believed was sufficient for the approximate two-hour flight with about 30 minutes for fuel reserve.
[Read more…]Andrew Lyons submitted the following photo and note: “Dropped into N41 in Waterbury, Connecticut, with my Cessna 172P on a beautiful August afternoon to stretch my legs and enjoy the weather for a bit. Great little airport with two grass runways in the hills north of Waterbury.”
[Read more…]Recently posted to YouTube by AirShowStuffVideos is a video shot at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. The video, shot during the Saturday air show, compares two legends of World War II: A North American P-51C Mustang “Lope’s Hope 3rd,” piloted by Bernie Vasquez, and a Supermarine Spitfire MkIXc, “Half Stork,” piloted by Warren Pietsch.
[Read more…]The Colorado Division of Aeronautics has been presented the Airport Consultants Council (ACC) Agency Best Practices Award for innovative programs, positive culture, and its commitment to supporting Colorado’s airports in ways that benefit the entire aviation industry.
Since 2005, the award has been presented to 22 federal officials and agencies. This is the first time a state aviation agency has won the award, according to officials.
[Read more…]Registration has opened for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 2020 Aviation Design Challenge.
The Aviation Design Challenge is an annual competition to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in U.S. high schools through an aviation-focused curriculum and a virtual fly-off.
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