Jim Stevenson sent us this photo, which he took last week. “On the way to Idaho, stopped at Belle Fourche for fuel,” he says. “Trying to stay ahead of the storm.”
Can you rebuild a narrow deck engine into a wide deck?
Q: I’d be most grateful if you could advise whether it would be feasible to take a narrow-deck Lycoming 360-A1A and rebuild it as a wide deck 360-A1A, with a new crankcase and cylinders. What parts could be reused otherwise? Mark Holmes A: Mark, you asked for my advice regarding taking a Lycoming 360-A1A series narrow-deck […]
Video: How to prevent propeller blur
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a new video, “How to prevent aircraft propeller blur.” “One of most annoying things that we encounter when shooting video with our airplanes are those ugly dark lines of the propeller, spoiling the view and ruining the video. NFlightcam’s propellor filter removes these propeller lines in 90% of typical […]
Muroya takes Red Bull race in Japan
About 90,000 Red Bull Air Race fans went wild in Chiba, Japan, on June 3-4 as Yoshihide Muroya prevailed in showdown after showdown to capture a repeat home win, as well as his second victory of the season. After close calls in the opening Race Day rounds, Muroya’s Final 4 time of 55.288 was a […]
FAA issues final NavWorx AD
AVweb is reporting that the FAA has published its final Airworthiness Directive for certain NavWorx ADS-B devices. The final AD requires owners to remove, disable or modify the ADS–B unit. The FAA said the unsafe condition in the units “relates to the potential for the NavWorx unit to incorrectly report its own position to other aircraft […]
Newly restored P-63 Kingcobra to fly at Oshkosh
A newly restored Bell P-63 Kingcobra will join Warbirds in Review at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2017 in Oshkosh, Wis., July 24-30, 2017. The aircraft spent 16 years in restoration before flying again this spring at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Ga. The P-63, restored and operated by the Dixie Wing […]
New Airman Certification Standards for private pilot, instrument rating, and commercial pilot released
ASA will begin shipping new Airman Certification Standards (ACS) for Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Instrument Rating Airplane in mid-June. Effective June 12, 2017, these new standards will cancel the previous editions of the Private Pilot (FAA-S-ACS-6), Instrument Rating (FAA-S-ACS-8), and Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards (FAA-S-8081-12C). These FAA ACS documents provide the aeronautical knowledge, […]
Delay in lowering landing gear bends Beech
According to the pilot, after receiving clearance to land at the airport in Clearwater, Florida, he completed the before landing checklist. He added that, during the touchdown, the Beech B55’s landing gear collapsed. According to photographs provided by the airport authority, the airplane came to rest on its belly with the right main and nose […]
A trip east
Les Taylor sent us this series of photos, taken while he was flying his 1980 M-20K from Cody, Wyoming, direct to Martin State Airport (KMTN) in Baltimore, first crossing the Big Horn Mountains, then “right over Devil’s Tower, Madison, Wisconsin, and Akron, Ohio.” He notes they stopped once for fuel in Boscabel, Wisconsin.