This February 2008 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: Cessna 210. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Baytown, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The non-instrument rated private pilot was on a 197-nm cross-country […]
Pilots panic over plastic
Did the news that paper pilot certificates are about to become obsolete catch you by surprise? Our recent story (Time running out to get new plastic certificates) generated several telephone calls from readers who were just learning about the change. But the change shouldn’t have come as a surprise, says Ian Gregor, communications manager for […]
The Douglas incubator
In the aftermath of the First World War, the stream of government money dried up and the manufacturing of aircraft declined drastically. In this period, when the market for new aircraft was almost nonexistent, it hardly seemed time for a new enterprise to start manufacturing aircraft. But there were those with the desire to design […]
Hanshew and Visser columns on fuels breath of fresh air
The articles recently posted from Steve Bill Hanshew (Passing gas) and Ben Visser (The demise of 100LL is no surprise) were a breath of fresh air, devoid of the usual P.C. claptrap surrounding most environmental debate these days. We, the co-authors of the online GaFuels blog, would like to add a few points to this […]
FAA seeks public input on pilot certification
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the FAA’s Call to Action to enhance airline safety following last year’s Colgan Air accident in Buffalo, N.Y., the FAA has asked for recommendations to improve pilot qualification and training requirements. “Experience is not measured by flight time alone,” said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. “Pilots need to have quality […]
Cessna rolls out 300th Mustang
Cessna Aircraft Co. has rolled out the 300th Citation Mustang at its assembly facility in Independence, Kan., less than three years after the first Mustang delivery in 2007. “The aircraft continues to set the mark for entry level business jet operations around the world, and its demand has remained fairly resilient during the past year,” […]
Gathering of B-25s planned for Doolittle Tokyo Raiders reunion
The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will celebrate their 68th reunion April 16-18 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. To coincide with the reunion, a gathering of North American Mitchell B-25 bombers is being collected from all over the United States and Canada to arrive in Dayton to take part […]
Paying it forward
What do you do when you work for an aviation industry battling politics, stagnate business travel and a subdued economy and you happen to win a $1,000 prize during a trade conference? Well, if you’re Lisa McCabe – who won a $1,000 WingPoints Rewards Card from Phillips 66 Aviation during the 21st Annual National Business […]
Photographer Howard Levy dead at 88
Howard Levy, 88, of Freehold, N.J., one of the nation’s outstanding aviation photographers and a frequent contributor to General Aviation News, died Friday, Jan. 29, at home. According to an obituary in the Asbury Park Press, Levy took his first airplane photograph at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn in 1936 when he was just 15. […]