The pilot was attempting a wheel landing in the tailwheel Aviat Aircraft A-1C-180 at his private grass air strip in Comanche, Oklahoma. During the landing touchdown, the airplane bounced once, settled back to the runway, and then suddenly nosed forward and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that he did not know why the airplane nosed […]
Celebrating July 4
Mike Kincaid sent us photo of pilot Bill Padilla waving the flag as he flies over Lake Coeur d’ Alene during the July 4th weekend.
High flying over the high desert
The sounds of high performance jet aircraft are commonplace in the high desert of California, home of Edwards Air Force Base and the civilian activities at nearby Mojave. With the cancellation of the popular Edwards AFB Open House events however, local airshow fans were left wanting. After several years of concerted effort, and the lead […]
Photo gallery: High school students complete plane
The winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and Build A Plane’s Aviation Design Challenge, students from Olney High School in Olney, Texas, spent the last few weeks in Arlington, Washington, at the Glasair factory building a Sportsman. A local TV station, Q13 Fox, did a story on the build, which included a photo gallery […]
Video: From jungle to sky
The population of flyable Japanese Zeros has grown by one. Plucked from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies pic.twitter.com/R6IJ9D9871 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 27, 2017
Ford F-22 Raptor F-150 truck to be auctioned at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Ford Motor Company is again supporting the Experimental Aircraft Association’s youth aviation programs by auctioning a one-of-a-kind vehicle — a specially built “F-22 Raptor” F-150 Raptor — at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The truck will be put up for bid during the annual EAA Gathering of Eagles on Thursday, July 27, 2017. […]
Latest FAA Safety Briefing answers questions about BasicMed
Still have questions about BasicMed? The July/August 2017 issue of FAA Safety Briefing explores several key facets of the new rule, which offers pilots an alternative to the FAA’s medical qualification process for third class medical certificates. Under BasicMed, a pilot will be required to complete a medical education course every two years, undergo a […]
Hartzell aluminum prop approved as replacement for Cardinal RGs
Hartzell Propeller has received an STC for its two-blade aluminum scimitar propeller to replace the factory standard prop for Cessna 177RG Cardinal and Reims F177RG aircraft powered by IO-360-A1B6(D) 200-hp engines. Offered through Hartzell’s Top Prop performance conversion program, introductory pricing is $10,500 for the new 78-inch diameter Scimitar propeller, composite spinner and STC documentation. […]
Malfunctioning landing gear contributes to accident
During an instructional flight in the Piper PA 24-250 near Newton, Kansas, the flight instructor reported that while on final approach at their destination airport, the landing gear did not illuminate down and locked. He tried to cycle the gear with the electric landing gear handle, but the down and locked green light would not […]