According to the student pilot, he was performing takeoffs and landings in the local traffic pattern at the airport in Shirley, N.Y. While on short final, he flared too high, the Cessna 152 stalled, then landed hard and bounced. He attempted a go-around, however the plane veered to the left and hit a snow bank. An FAA […]
Business as usual
Star Novak sent in this photo, with a quick note: “Headed northbound for yet another business flight, the pilot of this PA28 takes up the gear as he departs from a grass strip in Kansas.”
A new pilot’s first flying vacation
As a relatively new pilot — having received my pilot certificate on April 3, 2015 — I’ve logged about 190 hours. Some of that includes the first multi-state, week-long trip I’ve ever done and by far the furthest I’ve flown as PIC. The series of VFR flights would take my wife, Tameka, and I from our […]
13 lucky number for Sebring Expo
Organizers, attendees and exhibitors are proclaiming the 13th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, a success. For the first time in many years, the weather cooperated, with “glorious” weather all four days of the expo, Wednesday, Jan. 25, through Saturday, Jan. 28, according to organizers. Visitors and exhibitors liked the new layout and entrance […]
LiveAirShowTV to provide live coverage of SUN ‘n FUN
LiveAirShowTV has once again teamed up with the SUN ’n FUN International Fly-In and Expo and will produce eight hours of live video coverage at the event from Friday, April 7, through Sunday, April 9. LiveAirShowTV produced limited coverage of the 2016 event for the demonstration of the Red Bull Air Race series, featuring pilots […]
Odyssey Aviation Bahamas partners with U.S. FBOs
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Odyssey Aviation Bahamas is partnering with two FBOs in the United States at Detroit’s Willow Run Airport (KYIP) and Orlando’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM). Owned by the Quantem FBO Group, an FBO acquisition and aviation consulting company, the U.S. FBOs will operate under the Odyssey Aviation brand, forming an international relationship […]
EAA teams with Seaplane Pilots
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA) have entered into a joint effort to boost participation in aviation. “There is a common passion for flight that connects SPA and EAA, with our organizations sharing a significant number of members,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman/CEO. “This memo […]
Online UAS training portal launches
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training Team at Avion Unmanned has launched its Online UAS Training Portal. Developed to prepare groups and individuals in law enforcement and the commercial sector for the challenges they face in the operation of UAS, also known as drones, in the National Airspace System (NAS), the UAS training portal offers self-paced remote […]
Fuel exhaustion brings down Piper
According to the flight instructor and the pilot-rated student, both believed the Piper PA 18-150 had been fueled at the time it was pulled out of the hangar by line personnel, and they both observed a fuel truck parked near the airplane prior to the flight. The student had performed the preflight inspection, during which he interpreted […]