During the FAA’s Runway Safety Town Hall for general aviation pilots, FAA officials, air traffic controllers and runway safety experts offered tips on how the reduce the risk of airfield errors and lower the potential for accidents.
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General aviation saves the day
“GA was much more significant in our business in 2020,” says Shön Taylor of Red Rock Reef. “It has proven to be a lifesaver for some of our clients.”
One man’s unfinished history with a Pietenpol
After a lifelong fascination with aviation, Ted Luebbers finds a connection with a long-forgotten Pietenpol project.
Alaska remains FAA’s proving ground for aviation safety innovations
With its challenging weather and environment, Alaska is where so many of general aviation’s safety innovations are born, including weather cameras, ADS-B, and a new technology called VWOS.
Caught on camera: A near disaster
“A summer thunderstorm in Tennessee quickly turned a very nice sunset flight into a landing nightmare,” says Jon Humberd, who captured the whole thing on video and is sharing it in the hopes that all pilots can learn something from it.
Behind the scenes with Mike Patey and Scrappy
In the 19-minute video, Mike Patey, who has built some of the most interesting experimental aircraft around, talks about his newest creation, the Scrappy Cub.
Memorial Day fly-over kicks off summer
Summer in Idaho kicked off with a heartfelt salute on Memorial Day, as a six-ship formation of warbirds created a touch of patriotic magic in the skies.
An antique fair-weather flyer
Iowa’s Mark Lancaster owns just one of nine Fairchild Model 24-Js on the FAA registry. He reports the antique airplane is “just fun and simple flying!”
A super cross-country
After his high school graduation, Ben Templeton plans a solo cross county flying to the 48 states in the continental U.S. as a youth ambassador for Triple Tree Aerodrome in South Carolina.