KEDJ has a very high amount of training activity conducting night landings in single and multi-engine aircraft. An inaccurate PAPI and runway lighting system is a safety of flight issue, in my view.
Picture of the Day: Returning to TJIG
Pedro Rodriguez Flores submitted this photo and note: “N123PR, a Lancair ES upon returning to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.”
Gem of the North Country
If you consider yourself a true aviation aficionado, whether pilot or aviation enthusiast, and you find yourself near Manchester, New Hampshire, make sure to visit the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire.
More than 100,000 NASA reports expected to be filed in 2023
“ASRS’s business of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating all kinds of aviation safety data has approached pre-pandemic levels and continues to grow,” officials reported in a year-end round-up of the Callback newsletter.
Women in Aviation names Class of 2024
The Class of 2024 will be honored at the 35th annual Women in Aviation International Conference, slated for March 21-23, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.
Air Plains introduces new airbox for Cessnas
Improvements for the new 172 PMA airboxes include the addition of structural adhesive reinforcements in areas of high stress, a hardened control arm with a thicker cross-section, and added nut plates to the front of the airbox to accommodate a Brackett air filter, if installed.
Disoriented pilot crashes on house
The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during an instrument approach, which resulted in an impact with power lines.
Picture of the Day: General aviation in Europe
Simon Paul submitted this photo and note: “General Aviation in Europe is far from dead. A gradual shift can be observed from single-engine piston certified aircraft to experimental and micro light aircraft. This picture shows Van’s RV-9 PH-SCP being rolled out of the hangar at Zwartberg Airport in Genk, Belgium, with a Bell 47 in the grass, having just arrived from a local joy flight.”
A tale of two towers
Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland has two towers: A modern one that keeps things flowing safely at the airport. The old tower has been transformed into a restaurant that captures the history of the airport.