While flying in mountainous terrain to show one of the passengers the Neihart, Montana, area, the pilot entered a canyon that started to narrow as the canyon’s walls rose. The pilot initiated a climb. The Cessna 177 then experienced a downdraft followed by a second downdraft, and he found a low spot in the trees and attempted […]
Picture of the day: A Top Cub’s mini-me
Tom Snow sent in this photo of a Top Cub and its “mini-me” RC model at the Oshkosh Seaplane Base during AirVenture 2016.
Hypoxia, Part 1
El Paso to Phoenix, 11:30 p.m., cruising at 12,000, we could barely hear the radio calls from all the laughter in the cockpit. It was the second leg of three, after taking delivery of our newly acquired Twin Comanche in Dallas. The winds aloft were warmer than normal. We were positively giddy that neither the […]
People and planes… that’s why
When I think about why we produce General Aviation News, it boils down to two things: People and planes. It’s really that simple. Sure, it can get more complex from time to time, but strip away all the doo-dads and it quickly returns to a simple state: People and planes. In keeping with that theme, I […]
Beechcraft G58 vs. Diamond DA62
I earned my multi-engine rating in a 1973 Beechcraft Baron E55 and flew a few hundred hours in it. For that reason, if I see a Baron G58 on a ramp – or at a fly-in – I have to go look. Admittedly, I have a soft spot for that particular line of twins. The room, comfort and […]
Blackhawk launches new engine upgrade program for King Air 350
WACO, Texas — Blackhawk Modifications is developing a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that will allow the installation and operation of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engine to replace the existing PT6A-60A engines on the King Air 350 model. The Blackhawk program, called the XP67A Engine+ Upgrade, is currently installed on Blackhawk’s King Air 350 that will be […]
Aircraft Spruce West slates annual customer appreciation day
CORONA, Calif. — Aircraft Spruce West will host its annual Customer Appreciation Day Saturday, Oct. 8 from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Aircraft Spruce West is located at 225 Airport Circle in Corona, close to the Corona Airport (KAJO). Aerobatic pilot Anthony Oshinuga will make a guest appearance, while representatives from a number of leading aviation products […]
Video: World War I drama coming to Air Force museum
DAYTON, Ohio – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I Oct. 1-2 with the World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous. The event will feature vintage reproduction full-scale and 7/8-scale aircraft, such as the Nieuport, SE-5 and Fokker Dr. I triplane. Pilots will perform precision flying in the skies […]
Distracted pilot crashes
The Phantom X1 pilot flew a visual traffic pattern to a grass runway near Three Rivers, Mich., utilized by a combination of light-sport aircraft, powered parachutes, and radio-controlled aircraft. While on downwind at 400 feet above ground level, he noticed three ground vehicles parked in a lot often used by pilots when they flew radio-controlled […]