I should have stopped with the first indication the brakes weren’t as I expected. I am super glad there was no equipment damage and that I didn’t just fly off somewhere.
Picture of the Day: Back in the Montana nest
Michael Schwartz submitted this photo and note: “Returning my 1964 Cessna 182 to the Stevensville, Montana, airport, after attending a summer morning EAA breakfast event in Missoula, Montana. There were thunderstorms in the nearby mountains, which is common for this time of year, so it was time to safely retreat to the nest and enjoy coffee and friendship with local aviators.”
Jimmy Stewart’s Mustang is the best of old and new
It’s a wonderful life for Jimmy Stewart’s newly restored Mustang, now ensconced in the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, North Dakota.
Training tips from award-winning flight instructors
The September/October 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine includes an interesting article that offers training tips from several CFIs who have won the National General Aviation Flight Instructor of the Year Award, including Gary Reeves, Amy Hoover, and Bob Raskey.
KAPF director named 2023 Florida professional of the year
Chris Rozansky has served as the airport’s executive director for seven years, overseeing the airport, which generated a $781 million economic impact for the community in 2022.
Sherwin Williams introduces new conductive coating for general aviation airplanes
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has launched a new new aerospace conductive coating that gives general aviation aircraft owners a high-conductivity solution for dissipating static on aluminum and composite aircraft.
Pilot seriously injured when wrong fuel put into his plane
The fueler’s addition of the incorrect fuel to the fuel tanks which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Picture of the Day: Turnagain Arm
Al Echeverria submitted this photo and note: “Crossing the Turnagain Arm just south of Anchorage, Alaska, in March 2022 on my 150 nautical mile student solo cross country.”
Get into Career Day
Most high school teachers and guidance counselors don’t actually know a pilot, or an A&P, or an air traffic controller, or an aeronautical engineer. That leaves teenagers in the unenviable position of not being able to aspire to careers they don’t have any insight into. In fact, it may not have occurred to them that these jobs exist at all.