The Upwind Foundation has revealed the Upwind Summer Scholarship Class of 2018: Alessandro Franco of Burlingame, California, Daniel Levin of Belmont, and Aditya Munshi of Saratoga. The three aspiring young aviators have been awarded a complete primary flight training program including ground school that began in April and flight training during the summer. “This scholarship rejuvenates […]
Pinched fuel line leads to forced landing
The student pilot reported that, during cruise flight in the experimental light-sport airplane, a Rans S5, he encountered moderate turbulence. The engine then experienced a total loss of power. Following an uneventful landing in an open field near Lodi, California, he found that a fuel line was pinched between his seat and the fuselage. After […]
Picture of the Day: A dream realized
New airplane owner Austin Levin sent this late afternoon photo of his 1970 Cessna 180 while it was parked at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) in Fort Collins, Colorado. Although the plane is older than he is, Levin notes he’s coveted one of these for more than half his lifetime. Would you like to have […]
MZeroA offers free Private Pilot Blueprint book
MZeroA’s Jason Schappert was just 8 years old when he attended his first SUN ’n FUN. “This is my hometown airshow,” he says. “My parents would take me when I was little and now I do that with my kids. It’s a family tradition. SUN ’n FUN has a lot of meaning for us.” Of […]
one-G simulation launches youth program
SEATTLE — one-G simulation has launched it one-G Youth Access program with the donation of an FAA approved flight training device to East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT), a career and college prep school in the Phoenix area. The donated one-G Foundation is a model specific, FAA approved AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device) based on […]
WomenVenture returns to Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — For the 11th straight year, the opportunity for women who love aviation to build camaraderie and open doors to mentorship and participation comes to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018, as WomenVenture activities will take place during the week. The 66th annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention will be held […]
Warbirds Over the Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Virginia Beach skies will once again be alive with the sight of flying vintage aircraft for the Military Aviation Museum’s Annual Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show, slated for Friday, May 18, through Sunday, May 20, at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. The museum’s large collection of World War […]
Westchester Aviation Association slates Safety Day
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Westchester Aviation Association, a non-profit organization representing general aviation at Westchester County Airport, will host its third annual safety day conference at the Doral Arrowwood, June 19-20. The conference will feature two sessions. The free evening session on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, is for non-professional pilots and aviation enthusiasts. The […]
Sightseeing flight goes awry
The pilot was conducting a local sightseeing flight near Warner, N.H., in visual meteorological conditions when the American Champion 7GCBC inadvertently entered instrument meteorological conditions. While maneuvering, he lost visual reference with the ground. The airplane entered a steep descending turn, and hit trees. Both wings separated from the airframe and the fuselage was crushed. […]