The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
Picture of the Day: A menace on the ramp
Gary Lanthrum submitted this photo and note: “This Yak 3 was visiting the Port Townsend Aero Museum in Washington state, looking menacing on the ramp. It was almost more of a draw out on the ramp than the airplanes inside the museum.”
Blue collar proud
As a pilot, I check the oil, peek into the fuel tanks, then climb under the wing to inspect tires and brakes. Whether a pilot is wearing a crisp white shirt with epaulets or a T-shirt with oil stains, I consider that position to be very blue collar. Gratifyingly so.
AOPA advocates against Michigan bill it says will stifle aviation
Michigan H.B. 6361 aims to “change the definitions of private airports and private landing areas, place burdensome regulations on flying clubs, and regulate skydive drop zones,” AOPA officials said.
Fargo Jet Center undergoing $22 million expansion
The new complex includes a 27,000-square-foot maintenance hangar, a 23,000-square-foot hangar dedicated to aircraft special mission modifications, as well as maintenance and avionics support offices, technical workspace, and rooms for composite fabrication, paint, and sheet metal fabrication.
Sporty’s 2022 ornament features the Ercoupe
The Ercoupe was the first aircraft certified by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) as “characteristically incapable of spinning,” leading to the marketing of the “World’s safest plane.”
Pilot smells smoke while flying home from annual inspection
I could smell a distinct smell of oil/rubber burning. I decided to get the fire extinguish ready and available if a fire broke out.
Picture of the Day: V-Tail visit to Wings of Honor Museum
Andrew Hesketh submitted this photo and note: “I flew to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, from St. Louis, Missouri, to visit the Wings of Honor Museum located on the field at Walnut Ridge Airport (KARG). Also had a nice $100 lunch at Don’s Steakhouse, a short ride away in the FBO’s crew car. Great day for summer flying.”
The sleek Swan
After shipping delays, the Swan 103, designed specifically for the U.S., made its debut at the Midwest LSA Expo in September 2022.