Aaron Lade submitted this photo and note: “Great Pawnee for towing with 235-hp in the nose. Looks kinda naked without all the spray bars.”
Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport under fire
The future of Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL), including the possibility of closing the city-owned facility that occupies a prime piece of waterfront real estate in downtown Cleveland, has been thrown in doubt, according to a new report from Cleveland.com.
Win a new Carbon Cub
You don’t have to be in Alaska to win the experimental aircraft. All proceeds from the raffle go to support general aviation in Alaska.
Straight Talk about airspace modernization
The free book covers the FAA’s airspace modernization initiatives, including mandates in the U.S. and throughout the world, and covers what types of equipment are necessary to take advantage of the new technologies, such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS).
Picture of the Day: Welcoming dawn
Walt Snyder submitted this photo and note: “My Zenith 750 STOL welcoming cooler temperatures at dawn in Gallup, New Mexico, to continue to Oshkosh from California in 2021.”
Video: The 5 most common checkride mistakes
A new video on the Free Pilot Training YouTube channel includes an interview with DPE Seth Lake, who reveals the biggest mistakes he sees during private pilot checkrides.
Flights still available in B-25 at KISM
Reservations are still being accepted for rides in the B-25 Mitchell bomber, “Panchito,” which will be at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Florida on April 10, 2022.
New tri-axial accelerometer introduced
The TXA201 utilizes next generation micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies to convert gravitational and inertial forces into a DC voltage output for each of the three axis requirements — lateral, longitudinal, and vertical — for flight data recorders and flight data acquisition units, according to company officials.
Picture of the Day: A gathering of Wagons
Ben Carlson submitted this photo and note: “A gathering of Skywagons in Morton, Washington. Ben Carlson’s 1955 Cessna 180 (left), Matt Stewart’s 1953 180, and Dale Schramm’s 1967 180H.”