Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
Picture of the Day: Moonrise at KHVE
Gordon Lester submitted this photo and note: “EAA Chapter 1601 out of Houston enjoying some spectacular scenery and powered parachute flying in Hanksville, Utah (KHVE). Photo by Leon Murphy with iPhone camera. Dean Rayburn in yellow birdie laying out his chute for takeoff, while Wayne and Lisa Dewey fly by.”
Smokehouse Pilots Club: A social club for pilots around the world
“There’s a lot of people who want to be connected to something and if we can do that for pilots, that’s a job well done.”
DeLand postpones Sport Aviation Showcase until Nov. 2021
Specific dates have not be announced.
Sporty’s celebrates 15 years on YouTube with even more videos
Sporty’s has uploaded more than 150 new videos so far this year.
Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms updated
New terms and definitions for weather products, drones, human factors, and aerodynamics have been added.
Student pilot crashes after Cessna 172’s engine loses all power
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Picture of the Day: Yank and bank!
David St. George submitted this photo and note: “Training with a multi-engine instructor candidate in the Upstate New York fall foliage.”
One Pilot’s View: The perfect combination
Flying Is the perfect combination of everything I love: Freedom, this great state and nation, technology, beauty, photography, practical and speedy travel, and socializing.