Learn to Fly Week returns May 13-18, 2024, with 15 free webinars. New topics for 2024 include getting started with helicopters, aircraft options for flight training, and training with FAA-approved flight simulators. All webinars are free to attend, but online pre-registration is required, according to EAA officials.
ForeFlight unveils Reported Turbulence
The Reported Turbulence feature gives near real-time reports of turbulence and smooth air actually encountered by pilots flying with ForeFlight’s Sentry or Sentry Plus devices.
Legal, but not very smart
I do not know why the other pilot thought it was a good idea to fly 500 feet above the ZZZ Bravo without communicating with anyone. I get that it’s legal, but it wasn’t very smart.
Picture of the Day: Clipped Cub calmness
Bill Knisley submitted this photo and note: “Photographer Courtney Hale Caillouet captured our otherwise frisky Clipped Wing Cub resting in the grass at Grimes Field (I74) in Urbana, Ohio. Grimes Field features three aviation museums and two aircraft restoration facilities on or near the airport, in addition to the Airport Cafe, which serves what we consider to be the best pies in Ohio!”
Children’s book born from family’s love of aviation
Her love of flying was inspired by her father, but the idea for her new book was from her son, who proudly proclaims to the world “My Mama is a pilot.”
A cleaner way to change your oil filter
“The tool’s sole purpose when used along with manual or pneumatic vacuum pumps, is to extract fluids such as engine oil, diesel fuel, and hydraulic fluids from spin-on filters prior to removal.”
uAvionix boosts situational awareness on runways
uAvionix’s FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational awareness system has been selected by the FAA to help reduce the risk of runway incursions at U.S. airports.
New plaques celebrate pilots
Sporty’s has launched a new line of Pilot License Plaques, designed to commemorate the significant milestones achieved by aviators worldwide.
Problems with fuel pump contributes to homebuilt’s crash
A total loss of engine power due to intermittent operation of both the engine-driven fuel pump and the electric boost pump. Contributing was the pilot’s delay in rejecting the takeoff, after the initial loss of engine power, which resulted in a collision with terrain.