The student pilot, accompanied by a flight instructor, were practicing takeoffs and landings in a Piper Cherokee at the airport in Winder, Ga., when the airplane’s engine lost all power. The CFI took the controls and attempted to glide to a runway. The airplane was not aligned with the runway centerline and went off the edge […]
Picture of the Day: Luscombe at sunset
Walt Kahn sent in this photo he says has been in his computer for a long time. “I don’t know much about it except that it’s a fabric wing Luscombe,” he says.
FAA asks law enforcement for help in policing RPAs
The proliferation of small, relatively inexpensive remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) has created a challenge for the FAA, which is why the agency has asked the law enforcement community to help identify people who don’t follow the rules of the air or who endanger the nation’s airspace. On Jan. 8, the FAA released some guidance to the law […]
Industry to FAA: Repair stations know when to call it quits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of aviation trade associations petitioned the FAA Jan. 9 to restore the right to voluntarily surrender a repair station certificate. In its new repair station rule, which became effective in November, the FAA will subject surrendered certificates to “acceptance for cancellation.” The coalition called for the removal of this requirement, which is […]
Study shows new app improves pilot’s vision
A study commissioned by the Israeli Air Force has shown that using a new app from GlassesOff resulted in “significant improvements in critical visual functions” of pilots in need of reading glasses. The study, which was presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, showed that by using the mobile app pilots […]
Tour set for world’s only flying B-29
DALLAS – The Commemorative Air Force Air Power History Tour, featuring the Boeing B-29 Superfortress FIFI, will visit airports in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas starting Feb. 18 and ending April 3. FIFI will be accompanied by a variety of other vintage military aircraft at each stop. Air Power aircraft will be on display and selling […]
Bearhawk LSA to make Sebring debut
The Bearhawk Aircraft LSA will make a first-time visit to the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, which kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 14, and runs through Saturday, Jan. 17. The aircraft is the first Bearhawk LSA to be completed from a Quick Build kit. It will be on static display at the show and […]
Museum to host play about ‘Flying Daredevil’
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. – The New England Air Museum will hold an original play by Alison Moncrief Bromage featuring the Connecticut aviation pioneer and daredevil, Charles Hamilton. The play will be performed on the following dates at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm: Sunday, January 18, 2015 Sunday, February 15, 2015 Sunday, March 15, 2015 Sunday, June […]
Failure to reset altimeter results in fatal low approach
The 387-hour instrument-rated pilot, who had just 17 hours in actual IMC, and a passenger were flying in a Piper Seneca in IFR conditions near Manteo, N.C. The weather at the destination airport at the time of arrival was IFR because of reduced visibility with low drifting fog. According to the passenger, the flight was normal and […]