Aircraft: Taylorcraft BL-65. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Easton, Mo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane had been inactive for some time. The purpose of the flight was to ferry it to another airport to complete the annual inspection. The most recent annual inspection was completed in June 2005. The inspection had begun in June with the […]
Dumb mistakes and dumb luck
The other week, we Florida east coast residents enjoyed a strong, refreshing breeze — welcome tonic after a long summer. The weatherman said it was out of the north, but flags on the beach weren’t parallel to the surf. Reminds me of a grim story from my flying career. Stay tuned. I’m fessing up! For […]
GA looks to debt ceiling date
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct.. 17 is rapidly approaching and even the experts with crystal balls can’t predict what the government will do. Unless Congress moves before then and passes some sort of funding bills, general aviation could suffer more than the few problems the partial government shutdown is now causing. Day-to-day flying under the current […]
S.D. CAP searches for stranded hunters in the Black Hills
The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol has initiated an aerial search for hunters who may be stranded in the Black Hills after the recent severe snowstorm. The Department of Game, Fish and Parks requested the search after receiving numerous reports of stranded hunters. The CAP aircraft will fly the area north of […]
Dynon debuts D2 Pocket Panel Portable EFIS
Dynon has introduced the D2, a second model to the Pocket Panel product line. The D2 adds WiFi connectivity to allow flight data to be sent to iPad, smartphone, and tablet aviation applications, and has a second screen with a G-Meter. WiFi connectivity allows attitude and GPS ground speed, altitude, Gs, and ground track to […]
Red Tail pilots to be honored with monument at Orlando Science Center
ORLANDO, Fla. — On Monday, Nov. 11, Mike McKenzie, founder of Vision of Flight, hopes to give some long overdue recognition to a group of African-American World War II pilots. Known as the Red Tail Pilots, these Tuskegee Airmen played a quintessential role in U.S. aviation history in spite of the racial discrimination they faced […]
Newest Aviation Exporers Post slates first meeting
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Aviation Explorers Program is launching a new chapter in Long Beach and will have its first Welcome and Information meeting Wednesday, Oct. 9. Students between the ages of 14 through 20 and their parents are invited to attend. The Aviation Explorers is a nationwide program run by volunteers in the […]
Poor planning leads to off-airport landing
Aircraft: Piper Tomahawk. Injuries: None. Location: Centerburg, Ohio. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot visually checked the fuel level in the tanks. The left tank contained about six gallons and the right tank contained about 10 gallons. Shortly after takeoff, he switched the fuel selector from the left tank, which was now indicating one to two […]
Back to Blakesburg
Though the weather was sizzling hot in Iowa during Labor Day weekend, hundreds of aviators, friends, and families enthusiastically made the annual pilgrimage “Back to Blakesburg.” The Antique Airplane Association had its genesis in 1953, when founder Robert Taylor placed a classified ad in Flying. The first annual fly-in was held in 1954 at Ottumwa; […]