The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.
Picture of the Day: Tucano at Oshkosh
Jerry Goggin submitted this photo and note: “Taxiing my Tucano for a Warbird demo flight at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023. This aircraft won Judges Choice for Best Turbine Warbird.”
Can I use oil that’s 15 years old?
As with so many other things in aviation — and in life — the answer is not a simple yes or no.
Oshkosh Town Hall celebrates GA
“If GA in the U.S. isn’t successful, then aviation in the U.S. will not be successful,” Congressman Sam Graves.
Want to be an ag pilot?
Just published is “How to Succeed in the Agricultural Aerial Aviation Business” by Rick McCord.
King Schools releases new test prep app
King Schools has released The King Test Prep Companion App, which enables pilots using any King Schools course to check at a glance how far they have gotten in preparing for their FAA written exam, how many right and wrong answers have been given, and how many questions remain to complete.
This could have been deadly
The Cessna leaking fuel tanks appear to be a systemic problem and it is inconceivable that the FAA is unaware of the problem and obscene that there have been no ADs issued to warn pilots to have mandatory fuel tank inspections and ground the aircraft anytime there is the smell of fuel in the cockpit or fuel stains behind the filler caps or under the wing above the door.
Picture of the Day: Flying low, flying high
Lucky Kelson submitted this photo and note: “Nice day to fly to airport, nice day to fly…At Roscoe Field (83J) in Pensacola, Florida.”
Human Factors: Written vs. unwritten rules
Who has the right-of-way when several planes are approaching a runway. And should you give priority to another pilot just because they ask for it?