The FAA has approved the addition of Cessna 150 models L & M to Wag-Aero’s existing approval for Cessna models 120, 140 and 150 A through K for a complete muffler system. The left-hand replacing OEM part number 0450400-3, Catalog Number E-477-001, is available for $369.50. The righthand replacing OEM part number 0450400-26, Catalog Number […]
Airplane collides with powerline
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Zenair CH701 Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Lonsdale, Minn. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot departed from his private airstrip with a passenger […]
The race to euthanasia
I received an email over the weekend that stunned me. I don’t use that term lightly, either. I was truly shocked. The opening sentence read, “The fact is GA is just about done for.” That got my attention. Not only is that a sentiment I disagree with entirely, it is a position that I cannot […]
Compatible use
Recently my wife, kids, Mom and I all flew to Des Moines, Iowa, for the wedding of one of my cousins. While in Des Moines, we drove east to Newton to see where my Mom grew up. On our way in, I drove past the town so we could visit the Newton Municipal Airport (TNU). […]
NASA and partners test unmanned aircraft technology in N.D.
By KATHERINE BARNSTORFF, NASA Langley Research Center GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A research team made of officials from government, industry, and higher education has completed two weeks of flight testing of “sense and avoid” technology that could some day help unmanned aircraft better integrate into the national air transportation system. The MITRE Corporation and the […]
Space to land …and land to space
Space theme tops CalPilots annual meeting Oct. 19-21 at Mojave Air and Spaceport By Chris Mannion and Ed Story, California Pilots Association The California Pilots Association (CalPilots) will hold its “Meet-Us In Mojave!” 2012 Annual Meeting, taking place Oct. 19-21 at world-famous Mojave Air and Space Port. The association is inviting all pilots, aviation enthusiasts […]
Wag-Aero’s Fall catalog released
Wag-Aero has introduced its 2012 Fall Edition Catalog, featuring a 1949 Aeronca 7CCM owned by Wag-Aero customer Darell Bartram and photographed at the Wag-Aero Airstrip in Lyons, Wisconsin, on the cover. New items in this catalog include Taylorcraft Wheel Fenders, Curtis Flush Mount Fuel Valves, a Baggage Placard, and a Ram Air Pressure Cap, to […]
Poor approach for Pacer pilot
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Pacer. Injuries: None. Location: Valley, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot elected to land in a recently mowed field at […]
Embry-Riddle: Climbing out despite turbulent times
You might wonder how a big aviation university is doing during the recession. After all, airline flying is not the glamorous, big money career it used to be. What’s a college to do? At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, change is the order of the day. That change has been underway for some […]