Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distractions and his failure to conduct the Before Landing checklist.
Picture of the Day: Idaho Backcountry Visit
Tom Gresham submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 182 sits on Bernard Airstrip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area. This stop was part of a multi-day training session in backcountry flying. Many of the airstrips in the backcountry are long enough for a Skylane, but density altitude remains a constant factor.”
Why the Learn-Do-Fly Training Standard Improves Pilot Safety
General aviation faces critical challenges with high student dropout rates and fatal loss of control accidents. The new free, evidence-based Learn-Do-Fly Training Standard aims to solve these issues by shifting flight instruction from rote memorization to true correlation and lasting pilot proficiency.
Sporty’s Launches Aviation eBook Store
The new store features publications from Sporty’s, Jeppesen ForeFlight, PilotWorkshops, and the FAA, covering topics ranging from primary flight training and instrument flying to avionics, communications, aircraft systems, and flight procedures.
Vintage Airplanes Collide During Air Show
Probable Cause: The Great Lakes pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the Bucker Jungmann while maneuvering during an air show, which resulted in a midair collision, the inability of the Bucker Jungmann to maintain altitude, and its subsequent forced landing.
Picture of the Day: Hoover Dam
Experience a bucket-list flight over the Hoover Dam from a Cessna 421, capturing a stunning aerial perspective of Lake Mead’s declining water levels.
Pilot Donates Cessna 310 To High School Aviation Program
Students at Westfield Technical Academy’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program in Massachusetts will receive hands-on training on a multi-engine aircraft thanks the donation of an airworthy Cessna 310 by a local pilot.
Strike Fighter Air Combat League Takes Off
The Strike Fighter League will hold its second online tournament, showing how this immersive digital sport tests real-world pilot precision, tactical strategy, and extreme mental fortitude during high-stakes virtual dogfights.
Terminal Shield Debuts
Whitetail Windows has launched the Terminal Shield, a weather-resistant cover designed to protect outdoor fuel terminal card readers and keypads.