A flight to impress a girl quickly goes wrong when the “calm, collected young aviator soon turned into a screaming little man filled with panic.” The good news? He saved the day and even got a second date.
New Piper service center at KAPA
KCAC Aviation, which has been a Piper dealer since 1966, has appointed Arapahoe Aero in Englewood, Colorado, as a Piper Factory Authorized Satellite Service Center for Colorado and western Kansas.
$10,000 in scholarships offered
Deadline is April 17, 2021, to apply for one of three scholarships.
Picture of the Day: 47 years and still flying high
Mats Fehrm submitted this photo and note: “With new paint and an overhauled engine, the members of the Landskrona Flying Club in Sweden will enjoy flying this 1974 C172M for a long time.”
Airline History Museum fighting for its life
The museum, which has been at the airport since 1986, has filed a lawsuit against Signature Flight Support, which is trying to close the museum. A petition at Change.org is asking supporters to help increase awareness of the situation.
How will having COVID-19 affect your next medical?
If you are fully recovered and weren’t admitted to the Intensive Care Unit while you were sick, all should go smoothly at your next visit to the AME. That changes if you did spend some time in the ICU or have ongoing symptoms from the virus.
Hartzell Navigator prop approved for Bonanza fleet
The new STC applies to most Bonanza 35-C33A, E33A, E33C, F33A, F33C, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, 36 and A36 aircraft.
Picture of the Day: In control
Gary Jones submitted this photo and note: “My granddaughter, Adrianne Fazio, at the controls of a Piper Warrior.”
Are you prepared to encounter a mountain wave?
Many general aviation pilots don’t think they have to worry about mountain waves — those are for King Air drivers. But Margaret Lamb, an expert on mountain weather, says “Just because you are flying a single-engine piston aircraft at a lower altitude, don’t think for a minute that you will be less exposed to severe turbulence and downdrafts under mountain wave conditions.”