The pilot of the wheel/ski-equipped Cessna 185 landed on a remote, frozen, snow-covered lake near Skwenta, Alaska. While taxiing to park, the right wheel/ski struck an area of ice overflow that was covered by snow. The axle bolts broke, pivoting the airplane to the right, sending the right wing into the snow-covered ice. The airplane […]
Picture of the day: Flying Tigers mascot
Jay Carpenter of the Texas Aviation Association submitted this photo of the association’s mascot “Flying Tiger” over San Angelo, Texas, VFR on TOP. Aircraft is, of course, a AA 5B Grumman Tiger, he adds.
Pilot’s paradise: Washington State’s Okanogan County
By DON FITZPATRICK JR. Do you like to fly for fun? Are you looking for a new adventure? Here is a trip that will thrill you, your passengers, and be remembered for a lifetime. Consider an air tour of Okanogan County. It is the largest county in Washington and bigger than the state of Connecticut. […]
AOPA unveils 2015 fly-in locations
FREDERICK, Md. – Building on the popularity and success of its inaugural events, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host five fly-ins at new locations nationwide during 2015. The events, which will include an AOPA Homecoming at the association’s Frederick, Maryland, headquarters, will be free to all attendees and will include aviation product […]
Sebring LSA Expo opens in one week
Final preparations are underway for this year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which starts next Wednesday, Jan. 14, and runs through Saturday, Jan. 17, on the Sebring Regional Airport (SEF). More than 18,000 U.S. and international visitors attended last year’s event. The Sebring Expo is the place to see, try, fly, and buy anything related to […]
Women in Aviation names Class of 2015
Women who changed aviation history make up the Class of 2015 for the International Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored at Women in Aviation’s 26th Annual International Conference, which will be held March 5-7, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. The ceremony will take place at the closing […]
Piper delivers G1000 Seminoles to UND
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft has delivered three twin-engine piston-powered Piper Seminoles to the UND Aerospace Foundation, which provides training and aircraft for the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. The pilot training aircraft, delivered in December, are now part of the Aviation Department’s training fleet of more than […]
Latest edition of FAA Safety Briefing online
The January/February 2015 issue of FAA Safety Briefing looks at all things airspace and air traffic control. Articles highlight important “rules of the sky” and cover the technology changes in our National Airspace System. Feature articles in this issue include: “The NAS of the Future – Entering a New Era in Safety” (p 8), “Proceed […]
Experts to tell new story about airmail
SEATTLE — Museum of Flight Curator Dan Hagedorn and The Boeing Company Historian, Mike Lombardi, will combine efforts Jan. 24 to help unravel the myths of early airmail delivery in the United States. For a time in the 1920s and early 1930s, airmail service quickly helped build commercial air service and bring attention to the […]