The Safety Spotlights cover a range of topics, from mountain flying to weather, to fuel management and spatial disorientation.
Picture of the Day: In the rainbow
Michael Zupan submitted this photo and note: “While flying my 140 to break in a replaced cylinder, my instructor, John Adams, captured this rainbow. The Mighty Ohio River is in the background.”
Sharing is the future of general aviation
If 10% of the estimated 200,000 private plane owners chose to share their planes with one of the estimated 400,000 pilots without planes, it could revitalize general aviation.
56 seconds to live
“U.S. accident statistics reveal that a helicopter pilot operating under Visual Flight Rules who unintentionally continues flight into IMC will very likely lose control of their aircraft and be dead within an average of 56 seconds.”
New solar panels help Clay Lacy work towards zero carbon footprint
The new solar array will offset the equivalent of 530 metric tons of CO2, the same amount of CO2 generated by driving more than 1.3 million passenger miles in an average car or burning over 584,000 pounds of coal, according to Clay Lacy officials.
Schweiss Doors introduces Superstructure, Triple-Leg Stand-Alone hydraulic door
The new design transfers the weight of the door to the footings that support the hydraulic door, eliminating the need for additional side columns from the building manufacturer, offering a “significant building cost reduction,” according to company officials.
Picture of the Day: Cool flying
Jon Humberd submitted this photo and note: “A bit nippy in the Tennessee hills on a winter day!”
Avionics sales plummet 26% in 2020
While 2020’s sales marked the lowest amount of sales in the Avionics Market Report’s nine-year history, officials with the Aircraft Electronics Association note that the industry experienced “healthy sales growth” during the last six months of the year as pandemic restrictions loosened.
Registration opens for FlightSimExpo
The expo offers both in person and virtual attendance to those interested in flight simulation. It will feature an exhibit hall, panel discussions, and two days of presentations from airline pilots, dispatchers, accident investigators, air traffic controllers, flight simulation developers, and an F-35 test pilot.