David Baldwin submitted this photo and note: “Flying up the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska in my Kitfox Series 7 SLSA. The black stripes are caused by glaciers verging together under tremendous pressure, grinding up material between them as they slowly advance down the valley over the years.”
Love at first flight
The Swift’s 76th anniversary was heralded with a patriotic “Spirit of 76” celebration during the 2022 Swift National Fly-In at the Swift Museum Foundation in Athens, Tennessee.
New flight school opens at KTLH
Epic Flight Academy has opened its third location at Tallahassee International Airport in Florida.
Share your story of flight and win a trip to Oshkosh
“Tell us the true story of how pursuing the dream of flight enabled you to do something that would have otherwise been out of reach,” officials say. “We want to hear how becoming a pilot and getting involved in grassroots aviation made a memorable experience possible for you. How did you pilot your own adventure? Tell us how flying helped you transform from dreamer to doer.”
Industry Expo includes career expo, seminars, and more
A pilot hiring career expo will be held Feb. 9, with more than 100 exhibitors, including major airlines, meeting with job seekers to discuss career opportunities in the aviation industry, according to officials with NGPA.
Distracted pilot hits snowbank
The pilot’s distraction and his failure to maintain a proper glidepath on the approach, which resulted in him landing short of the runway and impacting a snowbank.
Picture of the Day: Whose wing are you under?
Kevin Wolley submitted this photo and note: “I landed at Portland-Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) in Oregon in the red and white Cessna 172 and taxied to the FBO for fuel. Much to my surprise, a B-17 and a Bf-109 were on the ramp, staged for an air show at the nearby Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, home of the Spruce Goose, in McMinnville. I found this delightful view of my modest mount from the shadow of the bomber, and reflected on the airmen of World War II who were my boyhood heroes, and moved me to 25 years of flying at FedEx.”
Be a gateway to the future, not a barrier
If your reason for getting into an aviation organization of any type is rooted in the desire to keep others out, I’m pretty sure you’re doing life wrong.
Problems with FAA’s failing computer system well-known before crash
The FAA’s most recent budget request includes nearly $30 million to “eliminate the failing vintage hardware that currently supports NOTAMs.”