In “Real Pilot Story: Crossed Wires,” commercial pilot and CFI Greg Soter reflects on an emergency landing near Birdseye, Utah, in June 2013, after discovering an electrical fire in the back of the Cessna 172 he was flying.
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The Honeymoon Airplane
After 26 years on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum in California, the Fairchild 24 C8C known as “The Honeymoon Airplane” has a new owner and a new home at an airpark in North Carolina.
CAP West Virginia Wing holds Vacation Aerospace School
Civil Air Patrol’s Potomac Highlands Composite Squadron in Petersburg, West Virginia, recently hosted Vacation Aerospace Education Camp to help the community’s youth get involved in aviation and aerospace.
The last line of defense for general aviation pilots
Designed for his own use in his Lancair 360, Nidal Robb and his colleagues at Microkit Solutions developed the Landing Height System as an additional tool for pilots to fly — and land — safely. Now they’ve introduced another safety-enhancing product.
Preflight certainty: The removal of all doubt
A veteran aviator’s preflight routine is designed to remove any doubt and — whatever you do — don’t interrupt him in the middle of his routine.
You meet the nicest people at Oshkosh
When Mike and Jeannette Halstead arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 with smoke billowing out of their Cessna 206’s cowling, they discovered what it’s like to be part of the Oshkosh family.
Not thrilled about sharing the sky with drones? You’re not alone
A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: Birds.
A Hero’s Tribute at the 2024 Tahoe Truckee Air Show
The theme for the 2024 show was a memorial to Brig. Gen. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, who lived in nearby Auburn and was an enduring presence at the show for many years.
The Biggest Little Air Show 2024
Sunny skies and a sellout crowd were on hand for the 11th Biggest Little Air Show put on June 15, 2024, by the Hiller Aviation Museum in Northern California.