Robbie Culver submitted the following photo and note: “I shot this at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska, at sunset. The red Cessna made for some dramatic color in the fading light.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All […]
Passport to fly
Minnesota pilot Russell Kinneberg has landed at more than 200 airports and is on his way to earning five leather flying jackets by participating in several programs that challenge pilots to land at all the airports in a state.
Video: Aviation Classics
If you can’t see them in person, this video is the next best thing.
New book details a barnstormer’s journey
A new book chronicles the life and times of a barnstorming pilot.
Grant awarded to help fund Girls in Aviation Day
Women in Aviation receives another grant from ISTAT that will allow it to boost production of its Aviation for Girls magazine, which will be given out Oct. 13, Girls in Aviation Day.
StandardAero expands Cincinnati facility
StandardAero has expanded its facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, with expectations of hiring up to 300 aviation maintenance technicians.
Excessive side loads breaks tailwheel
Probable cause: Excessive side loads imposed on the tailwheel A-frame during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a separation of the tailwheel and the subsequent loss of directional control.
Picture of the Day: Flying again after 60 years
Robert De Vries, the proud owner of this 1940 Ryan STM-2, submitted the following photo and note: “Recovered from the weeds in the Philippines in 1975, this World War II trainer flies again after 60 years. It was built by Ryan Aeronatical in San Diego and shipped to Java, now Indonesia, in December 1940. It […]
Sterile cockpit?
Human Factors columnist Jeffrey Madison explores the relationship between the sterile cockpit rule, flight instructing and PIC.