Reservations are still being accepted for rides in the B-25 Mitchell bomber, “Panchito,” which will be at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Florida on April 10, 2022.
New tri-axial accelerometer introduced
The TXA201 utilizes next generation micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies to convert gravitational and inertial forces into a DC voltage output for each of the three axis requirements — lateral, longitudinal, and vertical — for flight data recorders and flight data acquisition units, according to company officials.
River sandbar landing goes awry
The pilot’s failure to reconnoiter the approach area in preparation for an off-airport landing on a sandbar, which necessitated an evasive maneuver to avoid wires and resulted in an unintentional landing in the river short of the sandbar and a subsequent nose-over.
Picture of the Day: A gathering of Wagons
Ben Carlson submitted this photo and note: “A gathering of Skywagons in Morton, Washington. Ben Carlson’s 1955 Cessna 180 (left), Matt Stewart’s 1953 180, and Dale Schramm’s 1967 180H.”
Something old, something new-ish
Breaking in a new engine requires heightened focus, along with some parameters for the first few hours of flight: Stay below 5,500 MSL to assure the engine can run at 65% power or better. Only conduct cross-country flights of an hour or more in duration. Full stop landings. No touch-n-go pattern work. No stalls and recoveries. Limit use of idle power to start up, taxi, and landing. And of course, use mineral oil exclusively for this break-in period.
A clean sweep
When you can’t fly, what’s the next best thing? Coming together to help your community.
Garmin introduces D2 Mach 1 pilot watch
The D2 Mach 1 includes preflight, in-flight and post-flight features and tools to assist pilots in navigation and enhance situational awareness, along with multi-band frequency and multi-GNSS support for better and more accurate GPS positioning, Garmin officials said.
Live daily weather brief for pilots launches
“The goal of the Daily EZ Weather Brief program is to provide general aviation pilots with a 10- to 15-minute synopsis of today’s aviation weather impacts across the conterminous U.S. and southern Canada using high-resolution weather guidance,” meteorologist and CFI Dr. Scott Dennstaedt explained.
Near miss in the pattern
As we accelerated for takeoff, we see the Caravan coming straight towards us from the departure end of the runway. Right as we lift off, I make a left turn to side step the runway and we see the Caravan pass by right underneath us.