Scott Crane submitted these photos and note: “Our son Scotty Crane finishing his American Bonanza Society Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) check-out at our home airport in Poplar Grove, Illinois, following a seven-year restoration of our 1948 Bonanza. ABS Recognized CFI Craig Baily provided instruction in our Bonanza to a future ABS Recognized CFI. Photos by proud mom Beth Crane.”
I met my teenage doppelgänger
During a presentation to the Spokane chapter of the Washington Pilots Association, I met someone who had a childhood very similar to mine.
Carbon Cub UL soars to new heights
“We were outside the normal realm of operating parameters, so we were proceeding with caution. It was pretty dang cool to be in a tube-and-fabric bush plane that high, and it was surreal hearing airline pilots over ATC wondering what a Cub was doing up there.”
Portable weather stations to be placed at Utah backcountry airstrips
“Actual weather conditions at remote backcountry airstrips are often quite different from local airport weather reports, which might be many miles away,” noted Wendy Lessig, RAF’s Utah Liaison.
New book about a summer adventure in a Cub released
Octane Press has released “Landings in America — Two People, One Summer, and a Piper Cub” by Peter Egan.
Fuel exhaustion leads to crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Picture of the Day: Scary storm
Gary Lanthrum submitted this photo and note: “Flying home from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 back to the Seattle area I encountered lots of thunderstorms. Many required significant re-routing, but this one let me fly my intended track about 10 miles from the nasty bits. The storm had a well-defined edge that stayed to the north of me. I watched closely for any signs of expansion in my direction. It was my lucky day. I made it to Aberdeen, South Dakota, for the night without incident.”
VFR into IMC deadly for GA pilots in under three minutes
A new review of research into general aviation accidents unearthed a startling statistic: Pilots without an instrument rating lose control of their aircraft within 178 seconds of entering IMC.
The benefits of MOSAIC to homebuilt aircraft builders
A recent missive from Sebastien Heintz at Zenith Aircraft Company details how Zenith builders and owners can benefit from the new MOSAIC rule from the FAA.