Burt Compton landing his Open Class Schempp-Hirth Cirrus sailplane with drag chute deployed at Marfa Gliders Soaring Center Airport (KMRF) in southwest Texas. The chute allows for shorter landing distances on an off-airport field landing, occasionally necessary in cross-country glider flying when the thermal (or ridge or wave) lift might fade at the end of the day.”
The Maule family reunion
The ninth annual Maule and All Fly-In brought a record number of airplanes to Maule Aircraft’s factory at Georgia’s Spence Airport.
Volunteer pilots fly nearly 1,000 endangered birds to new home
Volunteer pilots transported captive-bred masked bobwhite quail chicks to a wildlife refuge in Arizona in hopes that the endangered species can thrive once again.
NASA taps university students to research eliminating aircraft emissions
“Aviation of the future has to be climate friendly to keep the world flying, and a great way to do that is to allow tomorrow’s top minds to begin making contributions to these goals while still in school.”
Aviation Career Day planned at 3AU
The inaugural event is designed to showcase aviation and aviation careers to the next generation “and anyone else who may be interested,” according to airport officials.
Picture of the Day: Camping with my plane
David Montgomery submitted this photo and note: “This is my Cessna Cardinal, a 1976 C177B, at Bowstring Airport (9Y0) in northern Minnesota. Camping on my way to Brainerd, Minnesota, for the annual Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Safety Weekend.”
FAA: 5G and aviation can ‘safely co-exist’
The FAA has released a Safety Alert showing examples of NOTAMs that will be released to identify areas were a radar altimeter may be unreliable because of 5G interference.
Helping those in need
The toy drive is just one example of the philanthropy of the Columbia Aviation Association, which is one of the “best-kept secrets” about the organization, according to officials.
Applications open for tailwheel scholarship
The $2,000 scholarship is for a tailwheel endorsement for a female pilot. Applications are due April 15, 2022.