Chris Bena submitted this photo and note: “It was a smooth, CAVU day at 8,500 feet over the Alaska Range. Twin Lakes in the Lake Clark National Park was home to famed Dick Proeneke of ‘One Man’s Wilderness.’ Redoubt Volcano, an active volcano, can be seen lording over this part of the mountain range.”
Getting up to speed
I wouldn’t say we’ve got a well-oiled mill cranking out future aviation industry participants just yet. But it does feel like the apparatus is coming together.
AIR’s eVTOL prototype receives FAA airworthiness certificate
The certification is “a key step in the company’s mission to bring electric aviation to everyday life,” said company officials, who note the certification accelerates AIR’s flight testing at its facility near West Palm Beach, Florida.
Bizjet, piston airplanes sales up
According to the report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, aircraft shipments through the second quarter of 2025, when compared to the same period in 2024, saw piston airplanes increase 5.1% to 810, turboprops decrease 4.3% to 268, and business jets increase 9.9% with 354.
Aviation-inspired picture frames debut
The latest addition to the company’s Aviation Gifts collection takes inspiration from the beauty and nostalgia of commercial airline travel, with the frames replicating the look of jet windows.
C150 crashes after student fails to relinquish the controls
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action and the student pilot’s failure to relinquish the flight controls as directed by the flight instructor, resulting in a loss of control and nose over.
Picture of the Day: Flying Oz
Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “On a recent Saturday morning, we flew the Cessna 170B around northwest Arkansas and landed to check out the grass strip at Richland Creek. About 1/2 hour later we heard a big radial fly over, and then saw a few more planes on approach. Our solitude was broken, it became a fly-in. It was fun to meet all the other weekend flyers, and then to see that beautiful T6 pull in next to me. I’m very grateful for the Fly Oz enthusiasts, and the Recreational Aviation Foundation keeping up these backcountry airstrips!”
Over the horizon, metaphorically speaking
The future may be unknowable, but I have complete faith that it will be wonderful. It will include a vibrant version of general aviation. We simply need to dream big and stop telling ourselves, “that will never work.” Rather, we should be asking ourselves, “how could we do that?”
Failure to see and avoid cause of 2023 fatal Reno accident
The NTSB has released its final report on a fatal accident at the 2023 Reno Air Races.