Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of a retaining circlip in one of the No. 2 crankshaft cheek counterweights, which resulted in liberation of the counterweight.
Picture of the Day: Sunrise
Cenk Ozer submitted this photo and note: “I was on a cross-country flight with my Van’s RV-4, which I named after Phoenix the bird, from Dallas, Texas, to Seattle, Washington. I stopped overnight in Redding, California, and captured this picture before taxiing out. She has been a wonderful airplane for me and we have been on many states and adventures together.”
New Global War on Terror wing opens at Warhawk Air Museum
The new wing is a clear acknowledgement that history does not belong to a receding past alone, but is as current as those who served, and continue to serve, the armed forces of the United States in its efforts to counter terrorist activity.
Young Eagles unveils Mission 2.5
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program is asking pilots to help it reach 2.5 million Young Eagles flown by July 2026 with the “Mission 2.5” campaign.
Piedmont Airlines donates aircraft and engines to university
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, one of the few Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation with an FAA-certified Airframe and Powerplant program, welcomed its first class of 15 students in August 2025.
Michelin collaborates with Beringer on new general aviation tire
The new tire size is specifically designed to meet the needs of a large variety of aircraft, including ultralight, light, light sport, and experimental aircraft, according to Frederic Behm, Global Segment Lead, General Aviation, Michelin.
Instructional flight ends in field due to fuel starvation
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during an approach for landing.
Picture of the Day: Cadet O-Rides
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 takes off from Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia, with two cadets aboard on their first orientation rides.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Reno reboot
Question from pretty much every pilot I know, in pretty much every state: What did you think of the National Championship Air Races in its new location?