Frédéric Petit submitted this photo and note: “The Morane Saulnier Rallye MS880B is ready for takeoff with a student pilot and her instructor. We are lined up on Runway 08 at Montbéliard-Courcelles Aerodrome in Montbeliard, France. Only the runway was mowed, but we can’t see it on the photo.”
What happens when a general aviation pilot busts a Presidential TFR?
Did you ever wonder what happens to pilots who bust a TFR and find themselves escorted by a military aircraft to the nearest airport? A pilot shares a tale of busting a Presidential TFR and dealing with the consequences.
A banner year for Young Eagles
Through the first 10 months of 2023, more Young Eagles have been flown than in all of 2022
Sheltair expanding hangars at KISM
Construction on the hangars is expected to be complete in summer 2024.
Cessna seat roller kits receive FAA nod
Seat Kit-1 is for use on all Cessna fully articulating seats, with two crank handles, while Seat Kit-2 for use on all Cessna standard or vertically adjustable seats, with one or no crank handles.
Unexpected flight ends unexpectedly
The pilot’s loss of directional control during a high-speed taxi operation and subsequent collision with terrain during the inadvertent flight.
Picture of the Day: Beautiful day to fly into Mountauk!
Francis Koester submitted this photo and note: “Flying into Mountauk, New York, to replace a flat tire on a friend’s Warrior.”
Questions from the Cockpit: What’s up with pilots who keep busting TFRs?
Randy, a commercial pilot in Massachusetts, writes: What’s up with these morons who keep busting Presidential TFRs? It seems like I read about this happening way too often. And then it always gets played up in the general media and it makes the rest of us pilots look bad!
Celebrating the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight
On Dec. 17, 2023, the 120th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first heavier-than-air, controlled, powered flight will be celebrated at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.