We recently reached out to our readers to ask them their favorite destinations. Here’s what a few of them had to say: Tori Williams: I have always loved visiting airports with restaurants on the field. My favorite airport restaurant so far has been Sky Galley at Lunken Field near Cincinnati, Ohio. The airport has a lot of […]
A free way to preheat?
Butch Gordo from Winnemucca, Nev., sent in this: “I used to preheat my 172 with exhaust from my pickup piped into the engine compartment with clothes dryer duct. Half hour later it was pipin’ hot, for free. Some guys said they heard you shouldn’t do it that way, but no one seemed to know why.” […]
California legislators form Aviation Caucus
California lawmakers recently formed the California Aviation Caucus. The caucus is designed to educate other lawmakers, staff and the public about the many significant contributions of aviation and aerospace to citizens and communities throughout the state. The bipartisan state caucus follows the model established by general aviation (GA) caucuses in the U.S. House of Representatives […]
Remote control tower a reality in Sweden
How would you feel landing at an airport where the control tower is 105 miles away? It’s happening in Sweden, according to this report from NPR.
Hartzell receives STC for Cessna 172RG Cutlass prop
Hartzell Propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its new lightweight Scimitar prop for all Cessna 172RG Cutlass aircraft. The newly designed and “aggressively shaped” Scimitar swept tip aluminum compact blended airfoil two-blade propeller and light-weight carbon fiber all composite spinner assembly enhance standard-equipped propeller performance, according to company officials. The newly engineered propeller has […]
Low pass results in crash
According to the passenger, the pilot of the Super Cub was making a second low pass over friends just before the accident in Sterling, Alaska. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying very slowly, about 300 feet above the ground, with the engine at a low power setting. The right wing dipped, and it subsequently entered […]
Picture of the day: Chicken strip takeoff
Bryan Painter sent in this photo he dubs “Chicken Strip Camping” in his Mooney.
Type Club celebrates the Cessna 195
“You should see all the Cessna 195s!” You hear this all the time at AirVenture when someone comes back from Vintage Aircraft Parking. Often, there are rows and rows of the high-wing taildraggers with their distinctive bumped cowls. It’s not unusual to find multi-generational families of C195 owners camped beneath the wings of their airplanes, […]
Type club welcomes new pilot to the fold
Jan Johnson, a self-described caretaker of a 1952 LC-126C (the military variant of the C-195) living in the Silicon Valley of California, says the enthusiastic technological and emotional support of the International Cessna 195 Club were invaluable when she decided the iconic round engine Cessna was her aircraft of choice. In February 2009, a life-long interest […]