The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in impact with a knoll and a subsequent ground-loop.
Picture of the Day: Hope for Heights
Wayne Keegstra submitted this photo and note: “Before COVID, a group of neighborhood churches combined efforts and organized a 10-week program to reach out to the area kids. It offered a variety of activities, one being a “build it“ class. This particular class built rockets. One of the high lights was to do a tour of West Michigan Regional Airport (KBIV) in Holland Michigan. The kids really enjoyed the tour!”
The Age of Discovery never ends
All of us who fly have been verbally battered by those who are too constrained in their own thinking to see a bigger, better life for themselves.
Minnesota airport saved
A grant from the Recreational Aviation Foundation will remove trees encroaching on the runway, stirring threats to close the airport.
Toys for Tots at KDWH
Toys will be accepted through Dec. 12.
Aithre introduces small refillable oxygen bottles
“This bottle is designed to fit in your flight bag or backpack and be ready for use anytime you need it.”
Plane noses over after passenger hits brakes accidentally
The passenger’s inadvertent application of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Picture of the Day: The ground really gets around
John Carroll submitted this photo and note: “I was out doing some aerobatics while my friend took pictures. This is a 100-hp Sonex, normally aspirated and without inverted fuel and oil. An aircraft engine will never know which way gravity is pulling when the pilot keeps a positive g-load while maneuvering.”
Pilots flock to South Carolina grassroots fly-in
A South Carolina family was pleasantly surprised when pilots flocked to their grassroots fly-in.