Maintenance personnel’s failure to use the correct throttle linkage hardware when reinstalling the engine, resulting in a disconnection of the throttle during flight.
Picture of the Day: A new perspective
Kent Shiemaker submitted this photo and note: “Another view of the beautiful P-51.”
Living large on wheels and wings
There is a common thread between the motorcycle and the airplane that perhaps deserves consideration. Those of us who engage with these machines are considered to be adventurers. Some might call us daring, although the truth is most of us do our best to limit risk when riding or flying. It’s in our best interest to do so.
A shorter route to aviation success
Imagine graduating from high school with an associate’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. That’s exactly what Florida pilot Noah Burrows just did.
EAA Ray Scholarship program reaches 400 pilots
Since the program’s introduction in 2019, more than 730 scholarships have been provided to young people. The current pilot certificate completion rate for Ray Scholars is 81%, with approximately 240 more scholars currently in flight training, according to EAA officials.
Sherwin-Williams introduces high-flexibility body filler
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has introduced Fill Bond Flex Aerospace Filler (FBF100) as a new method for filling seams, rivets, and small spot repair areas on general aviation aircraft prior to painting.
Maintenance error leads to in-flight oil leak
I was very lucky to have made the airport before oil starvation and engine seizure, which could have occurred minutes later.
Picture of the Day: Unique Fokker flying again
Robert Erenstein submitted this photo and note: “The only flyworthy Fokker D.XXI (D.21) in the world, a Dutch design from just before the Second World War, has recently become airborne again. Van Egmond Vintage Wings — a private initiative — has built it from original parts and it is completely new again. Here it is flyig from Hoogeveen Airport in The Netherlands.”
The 32nd annual Fly/In Cruise/In sets records
2023 was a record-setting year for the 32nd annual Fly/In Cruise/In. Held on Saturday of Labor Day weekend every year, the weather was perfect this year. The sky was brilliant blue, and the traffic pattern was humming with all sorts of aircraft, while the well-orchestrated mass arrival of vintage and antique cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, and more poured through the gates and onto the grounds of Marion Municipal Airport-McKinney Field in Indiana.