I’m a long time reader of GANews, and I’ve even had an article or two published by your paper. I was dismayed by the cavalier attitude of your article recently about Sport Pilot medicals (Pilots still frustrated by Sport Pilot medical, Oct. 21). In particular, it starts off with, “It’s always better to ask forgiveness […]
More on Connies
Keith Meyers is correct that there is a flying Connie in Australia (Connie down under, Oct. 21 issue), and the Save-A-Connie in Kansas City, however he is misinformed about where the rest of the flying Connies live. The MATS Connie, N494TW, was purchased by Korean Airlines about a year ago and was flown to its […]
Bad idea
I couldn’t help but notice in the Oct. 21 issue that CFI Tom Thibodeau was standing directly under one of the Super Cub’s prop blades (Teaching kids to fly Alaskan style). Bad idea! Instructors should make it a point to remind students (and themselves, in this case!) that one should never stand underneath or so […]
A holiday gift idea
I renewed my subscription to GANews on Oct. 20, 2005. One of my hangar flying cronies told me if I failed to do that, the airport wouldn’t let me read their free copy anymore! I just couldn’t take that chance because someone usually steals the free copy from the pilots’ lounge anyway. (The thief normally […]
NASA flying wing model soars in historic wind tunnel
Ask anyone what an airplane looks like and most will tell you a tube with wings. NASA researchers are trying to expand that image, testing a design for a flying wing called a blended wing body. Technicians have installed a 5% scale model of a blended wing body in the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel at NASA’s […]
Goodyear to launch new airship
A new blimp will take to the skies next Spring. The new airship has been in production for the past two years as a replacement for the Stars & Stripes, one of four Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. blimps. The new blimp will be based at Pompano Beach, Fla. The Goodyear blimps are celebrating their […]
NTSB’s ‘most wanted list’ tackles runway incursions and deicing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently reexamined its “”Most Wanted List”” of safety improvements and retained two items of importance to general aviation: runway incursions and icing. The board’s public hearing revealed there is an average of three operational errors a day at the nation’s towered airports and one severe incident […]
Should engine break-in after an overhaul be as fast as possible?
QUESTION: After an engine overhaul, it is recommended that the engine be run at high power settings for 50 hours during the break-in period and oil consumption, etc., is to be monitored. My question: Is there any advantage or requirement to putting these hours on as fast as possible or can this be spread out […]
Alcohol and fog a deadly mix for C150 pilot
These November 2003 Accident Reports are provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, they are intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 150. Location: Bruceton Mills, W.V. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident victim purchased the airplane in October 2003 […]