Unless practiced, crosswind landings can bite a pilot. A look through NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) details some of those pilot’s bites.
Opinion
Because the impossible became practical
Flying hasn’t always been practical, but today, it can be. And oftentimes is.
Stand up
“It costs no more to offer excellent customer service than it does to offer lousy customer service.”
Why general aviation liability insurance is so high
A lack of knowledge of general aviation, as well as aircraft technology, often leads to juries awarding huge sums to plaintiffs, even when a plane crash isn’t the fault of the manufacturer.
Tips to get the best answers from experts at air shows
Many of you from around the world will soon be heading to EAA AirVenture 2018. There’s no better place than Oshkosh and other air shows to speak directly to the experts to get answers to your technical questions about your aircraft and your engines. But you have to be armed with some information to get […]
Never too late to share a lesson learned
More than 11 years later, “A Lesson Learned” is just as applicable today as it was in 2007.
Like a six year old with a new toy
Maybe there is something to putting a decal on your plane.
Back to the Future: InnovAviation’s FX-1
In the late 1990s, the Italian JetFox 97 flew as an evolved ultralight-style aircraft. The two-seat design resembled the American FlightStar, which sold around 1,000 units in all configurations. Unlike Flightstar, JetFox 97 fully enclosed the engine and cabin, giving it a more finished look. Instead of the simple tail boom on Flightstar, the European […]
Vintage and vanishing military helicopters
The use of helicopters in the U.S. Air Force predates the Air Force as a separate service. In World War II, limited numbers of Sikorsky R-4s flew for the Army Air Forces. But with the separation of the Air Force from the Army in 1947, both branches of the military coveted helicopters to do certain […]