Seems like a real dangerous way to fly — crossing midfield below pattern altitude in the wrong direction while someone is in the downwind within 500 feet of your position, only to do a 180 turn and cross back across midfield. I didn’t get the impression he felt he did anything wrong or unsafe. Seems like an accident waiting to happen with this individual.
Picture of the Day: Night flight over Anchorage
Marshall Severson submitted this photo and note: “A C172 night flight over Anchorage, Alaska, in October 2022. Photo taken from GoPro Max 360 video in the pattern at Merrill Field. Slightly lightened and color enhanced. Once we get snow cover, there will be more light reflected!”
Precious flying memories start with a tail number
Full disclosure: While I do not recall what my wife wore for our wedding, even without looking at my logbooks, memories come flooding back just by recalling certain tail numbers.
Backcountry airstrip repaved thanks to unique partnership
Cost of the project was shared by the U.S. Forest Service, the Arizona Pilots Association (APA), and the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) through a Master Challenge Cost Share Agreement. Tonto National Forest paid $15,000 towards the $30,000 project, while APA came up with $10,000, and RAF kicked in $5,000.
First flight for first kit-built Bearhawk Model 5
Besides the successful first flight of the Bearhawk’s newest model, the company reports that a pilot flying a Bearhawk Patrol took first place in the 2022 Northeast STOL series.
Pilot crashes while attempting low fly-by
The pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane at too low an altitude resulting in the airplane impacting terrain.
Picture of the Day: A SeaRey and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Hal Roberts submitted this photo and note: “A ‘golden hour’ photo of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge behind Charlie X-Ray captured during a two-plane formation flight out of Manatee Airport (48X) near St Petersburg, Florida. I photographed our SeaRey from Garrett Treanor’s SeaRey with Jeff Solum flying ‘Charlie.'”
The Stinson trimotor
The Stinson Aircraft Company carved its own niche in the market by selling its trimotors at low prices to airlines in the 1930s.
California county launches Friendly Approach Program
The new program is designed to inform the community about aircraft noise management efforts, while engaging with pilots about how they can minimize their aircraft noise footprint, according to county officials.