This September 2009 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 Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Sibley, Iowa. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land in calm winds. The […]
Restoring ‘Twilight Tear’
It takes a lot more than a coat of paint to restore a vintage warbird to award-winning status. According to Eric Hokuf, owner of Aircorps Aviation in Bemidji Minnesota, it’s important to transport people back to the time of the aircraft’s heyday. Hokuf’s shop did the restoration work on “Twilight Tear,” the P-51D that is […]
Politics and LSA
Since the beginning of aviation (or at least since near the beginning) government has approved any aircraft the public may buy and fly. A newly designed model, after proving its airworthiness to company engineers and management, had to gain government approval before sales could begin. The cost curve has been steeply upward. Cirrus Design is […]
AOPA urges vigilance as 9/11 approaches
With the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks approaching and aviation security in focus, AOPA is urging pilots to review steps to take to stay vigilant, keep their aircraft secure, and report any suspicious activity they observe around the airport. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued an advisory in which it said […]
The problem with predictions
Aviation International News blogger Jeff Burger writes an entertaining post about all the current predictions surrounding GA, noting: “Rarely a week goes by when I don’t receive a report outlining how quickly the corporate aviation field will rebound, how many business jets will be sold over the next few years or what percent of the […]
Happy Birthday, Paul Poberezny!
Experimental Aircraft Association founder Paul Poberezny celebrates his 90th birthday Sunday, Sept. 11. EAA will be celebrating on the AirVenture grounds most of the day Sunday, even promising to open ConocoPhillips Plaza for aircraft wishing to fly in to Wittman Regional Airport (OSH). Planned activities include a pancake breakfast, AirVenture Museum open house throughout the […]
Zenith builders to learn about engine choices
Two engine seminars will be held at Zenith Aircraft Co.’s 20th annual Open Hangar Day and Fly-In next weekend, Sept. 16-17) at its kit manufacturing facility in Mexico, Missouri. In addition to looking at Zenith’s planes and touring the factory, visitors will be able to learn about engine choices for powering the two-seat LSA-class Zenith […]
Flight Design delivers newest model
On Aug. 24, David Williams, of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department traveled to Flight USA headquarters in Woodstock, Conn., to pick up the department’s new CTLE. He and Lt. Marsh Carter accepted the keys and flew the CTLE back to California. “The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department will be the first agency in the U.S. to […]
Cutter Aviation PHX approved as a gateway FBO for DCA
Cutter Aviation at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has been granted approval as an FBO gateway for approved general and corporate aviation flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as part of the DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) initiative to restore general aviation access to the […]