The occupant’s improper throttle movement during the start procedure, which resulted in forward movement and loss of airplane control.
Picture of the Day: Sunset Piper
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “A truly Florida sunset at Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) in Florida.”
A Santa Fly-In
A few days before his epic flight around the world Santa showed up at a Texas airport in a Waco UPF-7 to the delight of hundreds of local residents.
48Y to close permanently
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the municipality of Piney, Manitoba, Canada, will permanently close the Piney-Pinecreek Border Airport (48Y) on Dec. 27, 2024.
New taxiway opens at Falcon Field Airport
Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona, has a new Taxiway G, an addition that will streamline routing of aircraft from the north runway to southern airport facilities, according to airport officials.
Audio Authority now shipping White Lightning SmartGPU
The SmartGPU was designed for the needs of a wide range of general aviation aircraft, from piston-powered to mid-size business jets.
Aircraft problems scuttle check ride
Student B debated about continuing the check ride. He was nervous about the left engine failing. We concluded that it was vapor lock that caused the left engine to quit. He finally decided to discontinue the flight portion.
Picture of the Day: Mt Rainier
George Szukala submitted this photo and note: “A rare clear day in the Pacific Northwest while visiting buddies from the Air Force.”
The profound value of the basics
Who among us hasn’t had a flight instructor in the right seat repeating the words, “right rudder” over and over again? I heard that refrain quite frequently when I was a new student pilot. I nearly used the phrase to its ultimate limit when I was the CFI in the right seat. And I will acknowledge with a bit of humility that once, just once a CFI giving me a flight review threw that term out for me to consider when I’d lost focus for a moment.