Oil refineries add 0.5 grams of Tetraethyllead (TEL) per gallon to 80/87 fuel. But why?
Opinion
Questions From The Cockpit: The top 10 causes of GA accidents
The list of the top 10 causes of GA accidents is shocking in that all of the items are basic pilot skills. Shouldn’t anyone with a pilot certificate have a handle on all of these?
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a problem.
While birds are fascinating to watch, they can be a big problem for pilots and aircraft owners.
Human Factors: A pilot’s last words
What can we learn from a sightseeing flight that proved fatal for a young pilot and his girlfriend’s brother?
Our heroes affect us
Having the pleasure of meeting one’s heroes…well that’s a special thing. As is the aviation game which Richard Bach so meaningfully encouraged me to pursue — even if he had no idea he’d done so.
Why is my engine backfiring?
Question for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert: I have an engine that will backfire between idle and 1200 rpm. It runs great after that with plenty of power.
From OSH with love
Publisher Ben Sclair shares just a few things he did, saw, and experienced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025.
Dauntless: From Northrop concept to Douglas production
The BT-1 might have been an anecdotal footnote in aviation history, but the modified XBT-2 showed promise. Now part of the Douglas portfolio for the Navy, the XBT-2 was redesignated the Douglas SBD-1.
The ugly truth
For all the affection we have for flight, for all the pride we feel for earning our mastery of the air, none of us is immune from the processes that will one day render us unable to fly safely. This ride will indeed end, for all of us. As sad as that may be, it is the truth of our situation.