Probable cause: The pilot under instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended.
Picture of the Day: Alaskan sunset
Craig Bixby submitted this photo and note: “Maule at sunset, Kotzebue, Alaska.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered for our new Page 4 photo feature in the print issue […]
Do you share your aircraft?
I provide my own renter’s insurance, of course, and split the cost of the annual with Jeff. That allows me access to fly the Cub. When I’m done with a flight, I top up the fuel tank and put it back in the hangar just as I found it.
Video: What it’s like to fly the Planes of Fame Stearman
Since you can’t come to Planes of Fame, they are bringing some of their airplanes to you, via YouTube.
The Museum of Flight at Home debuts
3-D tours, videos, and online activities are featured on the new site.
Sporty’s offers free online Flight Instructor Refresher Course
Access to Sporty’s eFIRC is available for one year free
Attempted takeoff in gusty winds bends homebuilt
Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Picture of the Day: A learning experience at 2GC
Regular General Aviation News contributor Bill Walker notes that local pilots and students at the Cape Fear Aviation Flight School at Grays Creek Airport (2GC) in North Carolina, near Fayetteville, know that the approach for Runway 35 offers some interesting challenges. The considerations are tall pines at the approach end, a displaced threshold of nearly […]
Learning to fly, by the numbers
What’s the best way to get started flying?