Alissa Eggenfellner submitted this photo and note: “Viking Aircraft Engines’ Jan Eggenfellner with the Zenith CH 750 SD (3-seater) powered by the Viking 195T engine. Flown from Florida to the Zenith factory in Mexico, Missouri. The first SD built outside of Zenith themselves took the slow journey north at less than 100 mph next to a slightly faster car, the Porsche 911.”
Avgas from the Wright brothers to today
There is still a lot of confusion about the transition to a new unleaded avgas, especially around the differences between fuels approved through the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and a specification from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). It may help to look at the history of specifications for avgas.
Flurry of events celebrates South Carolina Aviation Week
Discovery flights, career fairs, open houses, an airshow, and more helped celebrate aviation in the state.
EAA aims to inspire future pilots with Learn to Fly Week
Learn to Fly Week returns May 13-18, 2024, with 15 free webinars. New topics for 2024 include getting started with helicopters, aircraft options for flight training, and training with FAA-approved flight simulators. All webinars are free to attend, but online pre-registration is required, according to EAA officials.
ForeFlight unveils Reported Turbulence
The Reported Turbulence feature gives near real-time reports of turbulence and smooth air actually encountered by pilots flying with ForeFlight’s Sentry or Sentry Plus devices.
Legal, but not very smart
I do not know why the other pilot thought it was a good idea to fly 500 feet above the ZZZ Bravo without communicating with anyone. I get that it’s legal, but it wasn’t very smart.
Picture of the Day: Clipped Cub calmness
Bill Knisley submitted this photo and note: “Photographer Courtney Hale Caillouet captured our otherwise frisky Clipped Wing Cub resting in the grass at Grimes Field (I74) in Urbana, Ohio. Grimes Field features three aviation museums and two aircraft restoration facilities on or near the airport, in addition to the Airport Cafe, which serves what we consider to be the best pies in Ohio!”
Children’s book born from family’s love of aviation
Her love of flying was inspired by her father, but the idea for her new book was from her son, who proudly proclaims to the world “My Mama is a pilot.”
A cleaner way to change your oil filter
“The tool’s sole purpose when used along with manual or pneumatic vacuum pumps, is to extract fluids such as engine oil, diesel fuel, and hydraulic fluids from spin-on filters prior to removal.”