Ryan Weir submitted this photo and note: “Justin Treat’s Cessna 185 along with Ryan Weir’s Cessna 180 at Skykomish State Airport (S88) in Washington.”
Everything Explained: The low approach
Everything Explained combines the two bits from the AIM and Pilot Controller Glossary, adds some additional airspace context, and stylizes it with the intent of making pertinent information stand out.
Volunteers put in the work to get 0S1 ready for the season
More than a dozen volunteers from the Recreational Aviation Foundation and Montana Pilots Association met at Meadow Creek (0S1) in Montana to prepare the backcountry strip for the summer flying season.
STC approved for new prop on Seneca
The prop, which weighs about 20 pounds less than the original propeller, is approved for Senecas powered by Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 and LIO-360-C1E6 engines.
Accident Case Study: Hazardous Attitudes
The video recreates the events that led a Cessna 414 Chancellor to crash shortly after departing Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) in California on its way to Minden, Nevada, 320 nautical miles to the north.
Pilot crashes after failing to consider density altitude
The pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning and his decision not to utilize all available runway during high density altitude operations which led to an inflight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain.
Picture of the Day: Heading to Oshkosh
With Oshkosh 2022 just around the corner, here’s a Picture of the Day about flying to the big show: “James Jinnette, Bill Gideon, and Ben Davis flew formation to EAA AirVenture 2021 in James’s 1963 Champion 7GCB and Bill’s 1954 Cessna 170B. This photo was taken over Central Indiana.”
Motivational speakers aplenty
Find your own personal mentor, motivational speaker, or coach right there on the ramp. Listen to them. You might be surprised at the results you get from that interaction.
Oklahoma #1 in nation for high school aviation curriculum
The four-year “You Can Fly” High School Curriculum developed by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has been adopted by 58 school districts in Oklahoma.