DAYTON, Ohio — The B-17 Movie Memphis Belle will join B-17G Yankee Lady and B-17G Aluminum Overcast, along with six P-51 Mustangs and three World War II-era trainer aircraft, in the skies over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on May 16, 2018, as part of the events surrounding the opening of the […]
Waco pilot loses control on takeoff
According to the pilot, he was taking off from a grass airstrip near Pace, Florida, which was outlined by trees, in a tailwheel-equipped Waco bi-plane. He increased the airspeed and pushed forward on the stick to raise the tailwheel off of the ground and the airplane began to veer left. The pilot recalled he applied […]
Picture of the Day: Texas Raiders fly-by
General Aviation News‘ Of Wings & Things columnist and warbird expert Frederick A. Johnsen sent us this photo he took at SUN ‘n FUN 2018. “The Commemorative Air Force B-17G ‘Texas Raiders’ made a low fly-by with one main gear retracted during the group’s ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’ reenactment,” he explains. “During the spectacle, pyrotechnics and […]
Should vision testing be required for city officials?
After a fire in the Apollo 1 capsule took the lives of Gus Grisson, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee, NASA undertook an investigation. Not so much to lay blame as to understand why the fire happened. With a clear understanding of why, it would be plausible to assume similar tragedies could be prevented in the […]
FAA removes requirement for complex aircraft on some practical tests
The FAA has published FAA Notice N8900.463, which addresses a change in policy in the Commercial Pilot and the CFI practical tests, no longer requiring demonstration of a complex aircraft on certain tests. The changes eliminate the requirement to fly a complex aircraft for a practical test for the commercial practical tests and the single-engine […]
1,500 students explore aviation careers at VNY
VAN NUYS, California — On April 27, 2018, 1,500 students had the opportunity to explore careers in aviation at the 13th Annual “The Sky’s the Limit: Aviation Career Day” (ACD) event at Van Nuys Airport (VNY), the nation’s busiest general aviation airport. Councilmember Nury Martinez, Clay Lacy Aviation, Van Nuys Airport, and The Valley Economic […]
Flight Outfitters releases new shirts and hats for summer flying adventures
Flight Outfitters’ has released a line of T-shirts and hats to outfit pilots for their summer flying adventures. The Sunset T-shirt was recently redesigned and is available in heather navy with a float plane landing at sunset; the Mountain Range T-shirt comes in heather royal blue and features a mountain range and a floatplane, while […]
Quest appoints new dealer for Northeastern United States
Quest Aircraft has appointed Clay Lacy Aviation an authorized dealer for the northeastern US. Based in Oxford, Connecticut, Clay Lacy Aviation will be the exclusive source of new Kodiak sales throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. As an authorized dealer, Clay Lacy Aviation will also serve as […]
Long cross-country ends in crash
The pilot was completing a cross-country flight from Florida to Wisconsin. He said he got a full night’s sleep before departing on the flight around 11 a.m. About 3:30 a.m., he was approaching the airport in Clintonville, Wisconsin, for the third and final fuel stop of the trip. Although the surface observation at the airport […]