In my last column I talked about the use of the preservative oil, Aeroshell 2F, to prevent rust in idle engines. I have since learned that Shell is phasing 2F out and in the future will only offer Aeroshell 2XN. Before you panic, let me explain. 2XN is just the additive system out of 2F. To […]
Expect the unexpected
Expected the unexpected — that’s the latest message released by the FAA in its Fly Safe: Prevent Loss of Control Accidents campaign. The FlySafe campaign is designed to educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations, FAA officials say. It focuses on Loss […]
FBO-Hotel combination opens at KSSI
A combined FBO and on-site hotel has opened at McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (KSSI) on Georgia’s St. Simons Island. FBO Golden Isles Aviation joined forces with MMI Hospitality Group as they built a new Home2 Suites by Hilton just steps away from the airport’s new terminal. The complex is the first of its kind in the […]
Electric car charging station added to KLHZ
Flight instructor Steve Merritt reports there is now free electric car charging at Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) in Louisburg, North Carolina. “Wake Electric Membership Cooperative has generously installed the charging station and provides car charges for free,” he said. “The equipment installation was completed Friday, but the meter head has not been set. We expect that Wake […]
Reno Air Races chairman resigns
Micheal Crowell, president and CEO of the Reno Air Racing Association, has resigned, effective immediately. Crowell, who held the position for the last two and a half years, told the board of directors he is stepping down to focus on his wife’s health. “While we conduct a search for a new CEO, Joey Scolari, CEO of […]
Sporty’s updates online FIRC
Sporty’s has updated its online Flight Instructor Refresher Course, adding the option for Sporty’s to process CFI renewal paperwork and issue a temporary certificate. Additionally, hundreds of content updates have been made to meet the latest FAA guidance, as well as include the latest general aviation technology. The updated FIRC also provides links to Sporty’s and […]
Distracted pilot hits Beechcraft
While taxiing as a flight of two at the airport in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the pilot of a red Beechcraft D17S stopped his airplane so that he could conduct a run-up of the engine. The pilot of a blue Beechcraft lost visual contact with the red Beechcraft while changing frequencies on his radio and hit the left aft […]
A low pass
Luiz Antonio Dal Magro sent us this photo, explaining: “A glider makes a low pass over the runway at São Miguel do Oeste (SSOE) in Brazil.”
Unstable approaches
Three and a half years into writing this column, I finally found where all the general aviation reports to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System have been hiding. Usually, when I query the ASRS database, I get at least six reports from airline pilots for every one report submitted by a GA pilot. Not true for the […]