Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to relinquish flight controls and premature flap reduction during approach to land.
Picture of the Day: Flight training 27,000 hours and 55 years ago
Steve Purcell, now a CFI, submitted this photo and note: “Zahn’s Airport. Amityville Flying Service, Amityville, N.Y., Long Island. 1965. Going student pilot solo in this neat straight tail C-150. About $16 an hour. My CFI was the awesome Ralph Thomas of Pan American Airways.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture […]
FlyRight offers free landing currency, flight reviews during pandemic
The free training is open to professional pilots.
Socially Distant Air Show launches Tuesday
Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to help air show professionals who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
New report shows growing demand for expanded drone ops
First responders received about 20% of the 4,000 waivers granted to organizations by the FAA.
MWC-C600 provides hyper-local weather monitoring
The included ceilometer measures cloud height to 10,000′.
Pilot stalls on takeoff
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: Pit stop
Tom Strong submitted this photo and note: “A beautiful day of flying with a friend and his RV-7A and my RV-9A. A short pit stop in Craig, Colorado, before returning to Idaho.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent […]
Tips to protect your plane from bad fuel
Never — and I do mean never — refuel right after a fuel delivery.