“Balloon launch during the evening portion of the air show at the SUN ‘n FUN Flying Festival and Car Show, held Dec. 4-5, 2020, at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL). My plane, a Grumman AA5 Traveler, was on display and was in the right place at the right time when I took this picture.”
Ask Paul: Should I buy a plane that hasn’t been flown in two years?
What should I be concerned with when buying an airplane that hasn’t been flown in two years?
NTSB Advisory: Loss of engine power linked to oil filter adapters
NTSB officials identified 11 accidents between 2004 and 2019 in which airplanes equipped with an F&M or Stratus oil filter adapter suffered a loss of engine power following an oil leak.
Piper opens applications for 2021 Apprenticeship Program
The 2021 apprentices will start in August in their two-year training program.
New England aviation insurance brokers combine forces
The combination has created the largest independent aviation insurance brokerage business owned and operated in New England.
Plane hits fence after student fails to relinquish controls to CFI
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and the student’s failure to relinquish control, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with a fence.
Picture of the Day: Heaven
Jim Goodspeed submitted this photo and note: “3,660 foot elevation, 220 foot landing strip = Heaven.”
The gift of flight
What if your significant other, your child, or your best friend found they’d been gifted with an opportunity to fly?
CFI: Can’t Fully Instruct
Certificated flight instructors aren’t always quality flight instructors. The industry wants to change that.