After accomplishing a touch and go landing at the airport in Wendover, Utah, during a moonless night, the pilot initiated a left climbing turn and orientated himself with the departure end of the runway by looking outside and behind the Cessna 182. While looking outside, he inadvertently put the airplane into a left steep bank […]
Merry Christmas!
The Pulse of Aviation will not publish on Dec. 26, 2016, as the General Aviation News offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday. The Pulse will return to your email box on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
Flying Santa
One of our favorite photographers, Annemarie Bain, sent in these photos, snapped during a “Flying Santa” event, where William Clifford’s Bruner Winkle Bird flies over the Fire Island Lighthouse and drops cookies to the crowd below. “I was the photographer in a group of four Stearmans that flew over as well,” she noted.
Video: Merry Christmas on the fly
PASEWALK, Germany – A couple of pilots with REMOS Aircraft found an unusual way to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. They plotted out a mission profile over the German countryside on a VFR chart and then took off. At about 1,800 feet AGL, they began flying the course they had marked on their chart. As […]
Shark flies in American skies
When you look at this new-to-Americans aircraft, you might have a vague recollection of one or more aircraft that looked something like Shark. Are you fuzzy about that recollection? That’s understandable. It’s been a decade since FlyItalia’s MD3 Rider had U.S. representation. MD3 did earn Special LSA approval, taking its place on our SLSA List […]
Pilot recruitment program launches
PORTLAND, Oregon — Hillsboro Aero Academy (HAA) and Horizon Air have signed an agreement to establish a pilot development program, which will provide a tuition stipend to students pursuing an aviation career. This program is designed to help recruit new flight students and provide existing students with an opportunity to fly as a first officer/pilot with […]
Drone Camp, UAS training featured at AMA Expo
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) will host the 19th annual AMA Expo West, presented by ReadyMadeRC.com, at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California, Jan. 6-8. The three-day event is a “whole family” experience featuring opportunities to learn about, fly and buy model aircraft and drones, according to AMA officials. The event will include […]
Revelation crashes in cemetery after uncertified engine fails
According to the pilot, while in cruise flight over Ellisville, Mississippi, the Revelation’s engine lost total power. During a forced landing to a cemetery, the left wing hit a tree, and the airplane then veered left and hit a tombstone and nosed over. According to the pilot, the fuel tank was about 3/4 full when the engine lost power. Examination […]
A RedStar formation flight
Photographer Karyn King submitted this photo, which is also featured in the Dec. 22, 2016, print issue of General Aviation News, which focuses on The Year in Pictures. She explains what we are seeing: “The RedStar Pilots Tiger Squadron, flight of nine, in mass formation with Vipers T-34s. The Tiger Squadron is a formation display […]