To support their mission “to ensure that Louisiana cancer patients will always have air transportation to the regional medical care they need,” Flying Wings of Louisiana will raffle off two Cessna 150s.
Pilot loses control during takeoff
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an uncontrolled turn and descent into terrain.
Picture of the Day: Coming in for a landing
John Lumkes submitted this photo and note: “Corben Meyer is piloting his S1 Pitts in for a sunset landing at Timberhouse Aero Estates in Lafayette, Indiana.”
A correlation worth noting
This past week an inexcusably argumentative exchange between a controller and a pilot, a Certificated Flight Instructor, made its way onto social media. Aside from the entertainment value some may find in this exchange, it gives aviation a black eye by linking us to the worst characteristics of humans. Arrogance, resistance to authority, complacency, deflection of blame, refusal to accept responsibility, and as if that isn’t bad enough, this all took place during an instructional flight with what we can reasonably assume was a primary student.
Wanted: One small airplane, you keep the engine
The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum is planning a new exhibit that celebrates those who fly small aircraft over the water, searching for schools of fish. Museum officials need a small airplane, like a Cub or Cessna, as the centerpiece of the exhibit so kids can climb in and pretend to fly.
30 years and 2.3 million kids later…
The 30th anniversary of Young Eagles will be celebrated at the 2022 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, with the goal to fly at least 30 Young Eagles during the big show.
Ercoupe baggage STC available once again
A skilled labor shortage is driving this creative way to make this modification available to Ercoupe owners.
Piper’s new engine stops mid-flight
Once the engine quit, I advised Approach I was going to set the plane down on a road in town. It was the only road that had enough lamp posts to where I could actually see the road. I executed the landing with no power.
Picture of the Day: Flying no matter what the weather
Roger Struthers submitted this photo and note: “First full day of flying for Snoopy and Woodstock. On April 2, 2022, I enjoyed a nice sunny day to decorate my hangar/storage building with a homemade propeller and Snoopy and Woodstock. The next day brought snow, but nothing was going to keep them from staying the course and keep flying.”