This accident is a good reminder that while loose lips sink ships, it’s loose items in the cockpit that can wreak havoc with flight controls.
Opinion
So, how do we fix you?
That line, “So, how do we fix you?” came from long-time General Aviation News subscriber Tom Jensen. He was alluding to a line in a recent Touch & Go column: “While I am proud to be a certificated pilot, the entire year of 2022 passed without my operating any aircraft as pilot in command.” That’s what he wanted to fix. Getting me airborne.
Success is a team sport
It takes a team to get things done. It may take years, but big things can happen if you try, and try, and try again.
FAA’s new rule will create mLSA
Light aircraft builders in the USA, Europe, Australia, Brazil, and South Africa are preparing aircraft I choose to call Mosaic LSA or mLSA in preparation for the FAA’s update of the LSA regulations.
A simple check to see if your aircraft engine is manufacturing metal
If the engine is manufacturing metal, this simple check will give you enough information to make a decision as to whether the engine actually does have a serious problem.
New math and the unleaded future of general aviation
The search for an unleaded avgas continues, with four fuels still in the running and being evaluated by the FAA. Will all four make it to market? Who will the FAA and the industry get behind as the future of general aviation?
There’s an acronym for that
Aviation is awash in acronyms and abbreviations. Thankfully so. To spell out the entire word, term, or phrase the acronym or abbreviation symbolizes would be unwieldy. But some pilots, and even CFIs, think we use too many acronyms.
If you find them, I don’t want them back
Today, I weigh about what I did when I started my senior year in high school. Better yet, I am down about 70 pounds from my unhealthy peak before Deb and I had our first kid. Thankfully.
Baby, it’s cold outside
In aviation, things are absolutely, without a doubt, getting cleaner, quieter, and more efficient.