I should have stopped with the first indication the brakes weren’t as I expected. I am super glad there was no equipment damage and that I didn’t just fly off somewhere.
Mooney pilot experiences spatial disorientation
I turned my head left to look out the side window hoping to make sense of what I was seeing but the pitch blackness with only a couple lights was of no help. I immediately looked at my attitude indicator and what I saw made my head spin!
Student causes near miss on first solo
A CFI reports his flight school gives his student the green light for his first solo — on the CFI’s day off. Things did not go well.
Lake engine catches on fire
Lake pilot recommends AD after engine stops in flight.
Close call between 182 and military fighters
Not long after our turn, we immediately saw two Hornet fighters blasting heads-on towards us on the left.
Neither pilot sees the other until the last minute in near-miss
While flying southbound at approximately 6,000 feet I passed just under another training aircraft that was traveling east-west in the practice area. I did not even see them until they had passed right in front of us.
Pilot regrets decision not to replace muffler
For the safety of aviation and other people, I will tell you how the problem arose from poor maintenance.
A near miss in the traffic pattern
Within 500 feet is a near miss air collision according to the FAA. This bozo needs to learn common sense on go-around procedures regardless if it’s at a towered or uncontrolled airport.
Assumptions lead to near miss
I was focused on the approach and touchdown point and didn’t hear any other radio transmissions, so I assumed she was waiting on our arrival. I looked immediately to the left, and saw a Cessna in a climb directly over our wingtip.