Rusty Eichorn sent us this photo, with a quick note: “Another day on a northern Minnesota lake with the Cessna 180 on Aerocet 3500 straight floats.”
Couple build World War I fighter
Retired USAF Colonels Blake and Sandy Thomas met at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. On their first date Blake took Sandy on a ride in a 1944 BT-13, a two-seat military trainer with a radial engine. “It was love at first flight,” Sandy said. In December 2017, they will celebrate their 23rd anniversary. Their […]
Tell Congress, then tell a friend
A little more than 44% of all airline flight delays between May 2016 and April 2017 were categorized as Air Carrier Delay. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics defines Air Carrier Delay as “within the airline’s control (e.g. maintenance or crew problems, aircraft cleaning, baggage loaded, fueling, etc.).” So it feels a tad misleading when Southwest […]
Winners repeat victory at Hayward Air Rally
It was a repeat for the winners of the 53rd Hayward Air Rally, held June 22-25, 2017. Because Tim Ronan and Michael Saboff, Race 24, have won two air rallies, they will have to compete in the Masters class in 2018 against previous two-time winners and not against the general field of competitors. This year’s destination was […]
Saturday’s scene at the Arlington Fly-In
The 49th Arlington Fly-In ran July 7-9. Those of you near a calendar will notice the fly-in ran Friday to Sunday instead of the past Thursday to Saturday. With Chamber of Commerce weather, the fly-in parking area hosted a healthy number — and wide variety — of aircraft. One of the great things about smaller events is the ability to see a wide range of […]
CFI professionalism topic of July 12 livestream
Flight instructor professionalism will be the topic of a July 12 livestream at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Instructors Rod Machado, Greg Brown, and David St. George will discuss the role instructors play in creating future pilots. The livestream is presented by the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and sponsored by the FAA and […]
RunwayMap app launches
Just released is RunwayMap, a new app for general aviation pilots. Swiss IT entrepreneur and private pilot Daniel Saxer developed the app to provide GA pilots with a community for sharing flight-related content. It first launched in Europe in March 2017. “With RunwayMap pilots can share their passion for flying and help other pilots through photos, […]
Fuel starvation brings down C210
In preparation for a local flight, the pilot performed a preflight inspection of the Cessna 210, which included checking the fuel gauges, but he did not look into the fuel tanks to verify the fuel quantity. He recalled that both fuel gauges indicated below half full. The engine start, taxi, and run-up were performed uneventfully, […]
Sunrise flight lessons beat the heat
Scottsdale, Arizona-based instructor Bob Littlefield encourages his students to fly early. “In June, I start flying with my students at sunrise to beat the Arizona heat,” he said In addition to instructing, Littlefield has written multiple aviation books. Learn more FlightSkills.com.