The flight instructor’s improper soft field landing technique while landing on a turf runway, which resulted in a nose over.
Picture of the Day: Icons over Tampa Bay
Joe Parker submitted this photo and note: “A nice way to end your training at Peter O’Knight Airport (KTPF) in Tampa Bay, Florida. My photo from an Icon A5 of my wife Emilia in another Icon A5.”
Why are the spark plugs on my Cessna 152’s engine filled with oil?
My suspicion of what’s causing the problem is that the piston rings are completely worn out.
Video: A behind the scenes look at the Thunderbirds training for air show season
Of Wings & Things columnist Frederick A. Johnsen, who is also the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel, posted a video of the Thunderbirds practicing for the upcoming air show season.
New resource launches to promote aerospace careers
The new AeroCareers.net website offers a spotlight on career paths in aviation and includes links to jobs, scholarships, aviation schools, veterans’ resources, information for educators, salary data, and more.
New pilot watch celebrates 747
As the last of the 747 airliners rolls off the Boeing production line, Breitling is launching a limited-edition Navitimer celebrating the jet that revolutionized air travel.
Pilot hits snowbank after he misjudges the end of the runway
The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glideslope during final approach, which resulted in contact with a snowbank at the approach end of the runway.
Picture of the Day: Fill ‘er up
Hal Roberts submitted this photo and note: “In June 2022 I flew with Kevin D’Angelo in his Shark SeaRey from his home airport in Hamburg, N.Y. The plan was to meet up with several other SeaReys and float planes for some $100 seafood at Galene’s on Conesus Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes. We hadn’t been 10 minutes in the air when Kevin said he was going to get some gas. We dove (literally) down to land on this postage stamp piece of grass behind a Kwik Fill gas station in Strykersville and proceeded to join the cars and fill ‘er up. You can only imagine the stares from the non-flying vehicles.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Are there decelerated stalls?
Megan, a commercial pilot candidate in Arizona, writes: I’ve just been introduced to accelerated stalls, and it made me wonder if there is such a thing as a decelerated stall. I checked my training books and couldn’t find anything, and when I checked in with Uncle Google, all I got was stuff about car engines stalling when decelerating. I asked my flight instructor and he said, “I don’t know, but I know who would know…”