Kris Lake submitted this photo and note: “Looking southeast from the ramp at Wasilla Airport (PAWS), Pioneer and Gold Star Peaks and the Chugach Mountains still hold winter snow, while snow is gone here and GA flying is increasing by the day.”
A new lease on life for checklists
When Barry Munsterteiger reached out to Checkmate Aviation for help with a checklist, he never expected to become the new owner of the company.
FAA seeks information on issues related to unleaded fuel
Released March 28, 2025, the SAIB notes that the FAA has not identified an unsafe condition that would warrant an airworthiness directive. The bulletin also notes that it is for “information only.”
The Pilot Network hosts Minneapolis conference
According to officials, airlines and other aviation companies are sponsoring the event, which is part job fair, part networking event, and part hangar party.
Cirrus upgrades Cirrus IQ app
With the upgraded Cirrus IQ app, aircraft owners can pair their connected Cirrus aircraft to the IQ app to check aircraft status, such as fuel, fluids, battery health, and flight hours through their iPhone or the new My Hangar online portal, Cirrus officials said.
Failure to discontinue unstabilized approach leads to crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to discontinue an unstabilized approach, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
Picture of the Day: Ready to attack the morning sky
Carl Martin submitted this photo and note: “The prop is turning! A T-6 warming up at sunrise to attack the morning sky on April 4, 2025, at the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo. Start and run-up on temporarily closed Runway 5. Photo by Carl Martin, volunteer member of the media productions team.”
The conflict within
After canceling a flight I’d planned due to weather, a friend commented to me as I tucked my airplane back into the hangar, “A lot of pilots have been buried on a sunny day because they flew when they shouldn’t have.”
Washington’s Osoyoos Lake gets seaplane base
The base, positioned near the U.S.-Canada border, features two designated waterway landing zones: Runway 15W/33W, with an expansive 10,000-foot by 500-foot surface area, according to Washington state officials.