“Structural or airframe icing, the focus of this video, is a major cold-weather hazard, especially for instrument-rated pilots who fly in instrument meteorological conditions. This type of icing causes about five accidents a year with nearly half being fatal,” said Air Safety Institute Senior Director Paul Deres.
Just what the doctor ordered
Dr. Ron Bingham’s hangar at at McKeller-Sipes Regional Airport (KMKL) in Jackson, Tennessee, has a 70-foot by 16-foot Schweiss Doors hydraulic door equipped with remote openers. He keeps a CJ1 and a Cirrus SR22 in the new hangar.
New tool for TBM pilots debuts
The Personal IPC Flight (P-IPC) allows TBM pilots to self assess their IFR proficiency using a software-based assessment tool.
Picture of the Day: Flying over Atlantic City
William Peters submitted this photo and note: “Flying over Atlantic City.”
Conquering the tailwheel
After a years-long break from aviation, Steve Quinn returns with a determination to learn how to fly a tailwheel airplane.
Registration opens for Air Race Classic
This year’s Air Race Classic celebrates the 95th anniversary of that historic competition, which marked the beginning of women’s air racing in the United States.
2023 public benefit flying award winners named
Created by the National Aeronautic Association in partnership with the Air Care Alliance (ACA), a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations, the Public Benefit Flying Awards recognize volunteer pilots and organizations engaged in flying to help others.
FAA to study air traffic controller fatigue
The three-person panel will begin its work in early January and provide a final report to the FAA about six weeks later, according to agency officials.
Picture of the Day: Into clear air
Victor Vogel, MD, CFI, CFI-I submitted this photo and note: “In a Cirrus SR22 on an IFR flight plan from Norfolk, Virginia, to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvana. We just descended out of icing conditions at 7,000 feet MSL to clear air at 6,000 feet MSL over Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna River. A smooth ride.”