FlightSafety International has completed the expansion of its Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. Phase one of the Center opened in 2014. With the new 63,000-square-foot expansion, the Columbus Center now has 14 simulator bays, 29 advanced technology equipped classrooms, 28 briefing and debriefing rooms, as well as facilities for Graphical Flight-Deck Simulators and other training […]
Spatial disorientation fatal for two
The private pilot was flying along a shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico in dark night conditions, with a tailwind, on an extended left base leg for landing at the airport in Destin, Florida. Witnesses reported the pilot announced a go-around on the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). Radar track data depicted the Piper […]
Picture of the day: Fall harvest Ercoupe style
Scott Turner submitted this photo for Picture of the day, noting it depicts “Fall harvest — Ercoupe style!” He adds the photo was taken in the fall of 2017 near Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Would you to like have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos […]
Human Factors: Ambiguity
GPS and air data computers make en route navigation the most precise it’s been in aviation history. In some ways, too precise. Transoceanic airliners began to suffer hours of sustained turbulence caused by dozens and dozens of wide-body aircraft flying on the same track, through each other’s wake vortices. Eventually, international airlines flying those routes […]
Legend Cub makes first flight in Germany
The first flight of a Legend Cub in Germany was made recently. The Legend Cub AL3 was purchased by a resident of Germany, shipped overseas via container, and will remain N-registered for leisure flights in the European Union. Jeffrey Huntoon of Trier, Germany, holds FAA and EASA issued ATP certificates. He’s flown professionally for the […]
Migratory Bird Fly-In postponed
The Migratory Bird Fly-In scheduled for this Saturday at Havana Regional Airport (9I0) in Indiana has been postponed until Saturday, March 3, due to weather. For more information please contact Bob Martin at 309-253-3300.
All-in-one engine stand and shipping container unveiled
S.A.F.E. Structure has unveiled a jet engine work stand and engine container, known as The Engine CAN. Company officials said they were recently approached by Zach Seaverson of Dallas Airmotive to design an all-in-one engine work stand and engine shipping container. The Engine CAN will universally fit the M250, PW200, and RR300 engines, which reduces wasted […]
The Museum of Flight to award scholarships
The Museum of Flight‘s Boeing Academy for STEM Learning will award scholarships in flight training and college education for high school age students. College scholarships for up to $29,500 will be awarded annually for four years. Flight training scholarships will be awarded for up to $10,000. “Thanks to the establishment of some new endowments, we […]
Failure to execute missed approach leads to accident
The pilot was conducting an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions to the airport in Sturgis, S.D. Upon reaching the decision altitude, the front seat passenger reported the runway was in front of the Piper PA-24. The pilot looked up from the instruments, but could not see the runway out the windscreen or the side […]