Following a full-stop landing at an airport in Houston, the Cirrus SR22 pilot taxied the airplane from the runway toward an FBO and then reported to the FBO that the brakes were hot before getting to his parking spot. Several FBO personnel reported to the control tower operator that the airplane appeared to be on […]
Pictures of the day: San Carlos Airport Open House
Regular contributor Hayman Tam sent in these photos from the third annual Open House June 27 at San Carlos Airport (KSQL) in California. He reports that thousands of residents flocked to the airport for the event. With gorgeous weather, this one-day event was a great opportunity for the community to interact with many of the airport […]
Video: RanchPilot visits Mexican Mountain Airstrip
RanchPilot is back at it with this video of a recent trip into Utah’s Mexican Mountain Airstrip. I asked RanchPilot if the external camera was mounted on the left wing, because he sure seemed to land off the centerline. “Yep, left wingtip. I don’t normally fly past that much runway either, but that SQ lands […]
Call to pilots to block latest threat to SMO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has asked its members in Southern California to contact U.S. Representatives Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), in an effort to stave off the latest attempt to close Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO). Both members of Congress have endorsed a seven-point plan by local airport opponents to […]
Problem solved: iPad won’t charge in your plane?
Gene Lee of TheHDPilot.com had a problem: His iPad wouldn’t charge in the cockpit. “While investigating how to fix it, I realized a lot of other people have the same problem too,” he says. He wrote a short article explaining how he fixed the problem. You can read it here.
Eclipse Special Edition introduced
ONE Aviation has introduced the Eclipse Special Edition (SE) twin-engine jet, a factory-renewed Eclipse 500 that has been upgraded and reconfigured to include nearly all new features introduced on the Eclipse 550, including a Dual Avio Integrated Flight Management System (IFMS), Anti-skid Brake System, a newly designed pilot-side Standby Display Unit, PPG glass windshields, new premium interior, […]
Aviation Mechanic Practical Test Standards book updated
ASA’s fourth edition of the Aviation Mechanic Practical Test Standards (ASA-8081-AMT4) includes the General (8081-26A), Airframe (8081-27A), and Powerplant (8081-28A), along with the new Change 1, effective September 2015. This booklet provides information for aviation mechanics to prepare for the Oral & Practical exams, the last step in the quest for the Aviation Maintenance Technician […]
Newest Goodyear blimp to make first appearance at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest airship, “Wingfoot One,” will make its inaugural visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 later this month. The 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. “Wingfoot One” is the first of Goodyear’s new generation of semi-rigid […]
Fuel starvation breaks Beech A36
While the Beech A36 was on final approach to the airport in Tupelo, Miss., about 600 feet above ground level, the engine suddenly lost power. The pilot subsequently made a forced landing, and the plane hit the ground, became airborne, crossed a road, and then came to rest short of the intended runway. First responders […]