The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane. Contributing was the marshaller’s improper marshalling techniques.
Picture of the Day: End of the day
Eric Parks submitted this photo and note: “After a day of doing some fun photo work with my daughter she got this still from a video with her iPhone as I taxied in at the end of the day. Notice the flaps are almost retracted. This is my 1955 Piper Apache at Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) in North Carolina.”
Here we go…again
The FAA opens a new remote tower facility in Atlantic City, but we’ve been down this path before.
General aviation survival tips and techniques
Improved survival planning before flight, along with survival training, can significantly improve a pilot’s chances of surviving an accident.
Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame names Class of 2025
The Class of 2025 includes astronauts, airline executives, an FAA inspector, and a WASP historian.
Flying Caddy introduced
Purpose-built for general aviation aircraft, the Flying Caddy is designed to combat common cockpit clutter, according to company officials.
High density altitude, passengers weight degrade Cessna 172’s performance
I learned that even though the performance numbers and weight and balance check out, you still may not get the performance you expect or need during high density altitude days.
Picture of the Day: North Woods
Walter Lange submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 152 on the ramp at Red Pine Grove Airport (82ME) in Maine, a formerly closed logging/forest service strip recently reopened with help from the Recreational Aviation Foundation. The airstrip, located seven miles from the Canadian border, is surrounded on all sides by thousands of acres of remote forest.”
Ask Paul: Is it OK to fly my Mooney lean of peak?
Question for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert: What is your professional opinion about flying a Mooney 20J with a Lycoming IO-360 engine lean of peak if the temperatures are within guideline perimeters?”