The Cessna 210 pilot overflew the destination airport and landed at a nearby airport to fuel the airplane. After fueling, he departed for the destination airport in Soda Springs, Idaho, and was on a straight-in approach for the runway. Before touching down on the runway, he neglected to extend the landing gear and landed with the gear […]
Sunrise is favorite time to fly
Sunrise is Daniel Wilder’s favorite time to fly. After buying a copy of The Cheapskate’s Guide to Getting Your Pilots License, Daniel found himself this Cessna 150 for $20 an hour and reports he is having the time of his life.
Summer camp with altitude
Summer Camp on the SUN ‘n FUN campus is not your father’s summer camp. Here in sunny Florida on the southside of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (KLAL), during the seventh year of the camp, 96 students enjoyed learning about aviation from experts. One year, Patty Wagstaff dropped in to talk about unusual attitude recovery. “We […]
New name for KHAF
The Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) in Half Moon Bay, California, has been renamed in honor of local aerobatic pilot Eddie Andreini, Sr., who died in May 2014 while performing at the Thunder Over Solano air show at Travis Air Force Base. According to a report in the Half Moon Bay Review, the idea for […]
Midwest LSA Expo prepares for takeoff
The Midwest LSA Expo is slated for Sept. 7-9, 2017, at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN) in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Touted as “the place to be for sport aviation this September,” the Midwest LSA Expo will feature many Light-Sport Aircraft, including Part 103, STOL (Short Take off and Land) and Gyroplanes “on one easily accessible and […]
New Mexico students to be exposed to aviation
The fifth annual New Mexico Aviation Aerospace STEM Expo is set for Oct. 5, 2017, at Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport. The purpose of the event is to expose middle and high school students to all aspects of aviation, according to organizers. Moving the STEM Expo to Alamogordo Airport in 2017 greatly expands the number […]
Playing the Past
SEATTLE — Girl Scouts in grades 4-5 can earn a Playing the Past badge by participating in the Museum of Flight‘s Living History Experience program on Sept. 9. During the four-hour program, scouts will assume the character of a person who served as a World War II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP). Each Scout will […]
World premiere of Robin Olds movie slated
DAYTON, Ohio — The story of true American hero Brigadier General Robin Olds will be told with the world premiere of “Robin Olds, All American” at the Air Force Museum Theatre at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 21, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. Christina Olds, his daughter, and author of the […]
Cropduster hits wires
The pilot reported that after conducting a pass over a field near Fort Pierre, S.D., during an aerial application flight, he passed clear of a tower but did not see the tower support guy-wires and hit them. “After the guy-wire impact there was an immediate sound of the engine starting to lose power and/or shut […]