Originally designed for liaison missions, the Boeing YL-15 is noted for its unconventional design, featuring a blimp-like fuselage, 40-foot wingspan with flaperons and spoilers, and a cockpit providing observational capabilities.
Avidyne introduces installation kit for Vantage12 displays in Cirrus aircraft
“Avidyne was first to bring big-glass flight decks to the light GA market and now Vantage12 gives owners of these earlier Cirrus models (2000-2008) the ability to easily upgrade to larger 12-inch diagonal glass with touch screens, 3D Synthetic Vision, and most importantly, dual Attitude Reference Systems (ARS) that provide full redundancy and no loss of autopilot in the unlikely event of a display failure,” said Tom Harper, senior director of marketing.
Pilot seriously injured after failure to retract flaps during go-around
The pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during a go-around from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collision with trees then terrain.
Picture of the Day: Cirrus sim while flying the Cirrus
Chad Jensen submitted this photo and note: “On a recent flight, my son thought it would be hysterical to fly ‘his’ Cirrus on Microsoft Flight Simulator right seat on the same route, time, and altitude while I am flying my actual Cirrus left seat. What can I say? He has his Dad’s humor. He wants to be a fighter pilot. The love of aviation is strong with this one.”
Human Factors: From the frying pan to the fire
What is the takeaway from the Red Bull Plane Swap debacle? While there are many lessons to be learned, a key one is dealing with external pressures.
Dynon expands with new engineering center in Fargo
“Dynon is experiencing tremendous growth, and this new facility allows us to expand our talented engineering team,” said Brad Thurow, vice president of engineering for Dynon.
Hartzell Aviation rolls out FAA Safety Tip videos
Hartzell Aviation has released a series of firewall forward safety tip maintenance training courses covering a variety of Hartzell products installed on four popular aircraft: Cirrus SR22T, Beech Bonanza, Piper Seminole, and Van’s RV8, that qualify for FAA credit.
Mike Busch on Aircraft Ownership now available as audiobook
Mike Busch’s guide to aircraft ownership, “Airplane Ownership (Volume 1),” is now available as an audiobook on Audible.
Cessna 172 damaged by jet blast
The student pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient distance behind a jet airplane which, resulted in his loss of airplane control due to the jet airplane’s jet blast and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.