A lineman who spoke with the pilot/owner of the Beech E90 before its departure from Casa Grande Airport in Arizona reported that the pilot stated that he and a flight instructor were going out to practice for about an hour. The owner had a multiengine certificate and approximately 663 hours in multiengine airplanes, including 112 […]
Picture of the day: Chicken Strip, Part 2
Nancy Bradshaw sent in this photo, simply title: “Found it, Chicken Strip! Pretty epic flying adventure.” It’s the second Chicken Strip photo we’ve gotten from readers.
A type club for the light-sport crowd
You don’t need to own a vintage airplane to benefit from a type club or aircraft owners group. The owners of Flight Design CTs have one of the most active owners associations in existence — not bad for an airplane that arrived in the United States on the first wave of the Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) rule […]
Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR 2), legislation to expand the third class medical exemption for recreational pilots and broaden the protections provided in the original Pilot’s Bill of Rights signed into law in 2012, was introduced today in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe […]
Northwest Aviation Conference attracts crowds
If it is the third weekend of February in the Pacific Northwest that means you’ll find a good portion of the aviation population at the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show, held at the Puyallup Fairgrounds southeast of Tacoma. This year the event spanned Feb. 20-22. The three day conference began with an aviation career […]
Video: Brodie Landing System
Seems to me we could save a great deal of wear on our tires and brakes (heck, we may not even need them) if we switched to the Brodie Landing System. Great video. What a landing (starts around 8:30 into the video).
F-22 headlines Wings Over North Georgia Air Show
The USAF F-22 Raptor, the GEICO Skytypers and country music legend The Charlie Daniels Band will headline the 2015 Wings Over North Georgia airshow and Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Oct. 3-4 at Rome’s Russell Regional Airport (KRMG). Last year’s airshow featuring the USAF Thunderbirds attracted more than 75,000 airshow attendees, resulting in a North Georgia economic impact […]
Breitling unveils new watch to commemorate jet team’s American tour
To celebrate the first tour of the Breitling Jet Team in North America, Breitling has unveiled the Breitling Jet Team American Tour Chronomat 44 Blacksteel timepiece. In a limited edition of 500 pieces, the new watch has a blacksteel case, onyx black dial, and yellow accents, which mirrors the colors of the Breitling Jet Team’s […]
Bounce bends RV
The pilot was attempting to land the RV6A in Lewisburg, Tenn. During the approach he was flying “slightly high and slightly too fast.” He reduced power in an attempt to make the landing. The airplane bounced hard on the runway and he applied power in an attempt to remain airborne, but lost directional control of […]