Underwing carriage of torpedoes, bombs, or depth charges made the Kawanishi H8K1 and H8K2 lethal sub and shipping hunters. But their debut as land bombers the night of March 4, 1942, proved inauspicious when cloud cover obscured the prized target of Honolulu. The largely unheralded second attack by the Japanese on Oahu was a bust.
Opinion
Ask Paul: My engine sounds like it has an exhaust leak
A reader has two questions for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert, about the Lycoming O-235-C1B engine in an amateur-built Wag-Areo Cub.
The basics of transitioning
The FAA provides us with minimum standards for our aeronautical endeavors, which we would be wise to remember are literally minimum standards. These should not be the end point of our training and currency goals. The wise pilot seeks proficiency, not merely a willingness to fly.
Questions from the Cockpit: Color me confused
Sammi, a student pilot in Arizona, writes: Next door to my flight school is a ritzy FBO (where I score my morning coffee) that has one of those electric maps in the lobby with colored lights that show the flight conditions across the nation – green for VFR, blue for MVFR, red for IFR, and magenta for LIFR. So cool and so beautiful! But…also so confusing. Uncle Google gave me the ceilings and vis’es for the various flight conditions, but I can’t seem to find them in the regs. What’s the story here?
Something we all have
I have my own perspective. So do you. Whose perspective is the right one?
Playing in the key of A, B, C, D, E, and G
Flying is an awful lot like playing a musical instrument. In both cases, when you do it well, your heart just sings.
Is it OK to cruise with an oil temperature of 245°?
I like this question because I can give a definite answer: No.
NORDO no more
I absolutely, without reservation, love the Piper Cub. I do not love NORDO aircraft, however. In fact, I will go so far as to say I believe flying without benefit of a radio is irresponsible, dangerous, and completely unnecessary.
Can I use oil that’s 15 years old?
As with so many other things in aviation — and in life — the answer is not a simple yes or no.