Clint Gosch submitted this photo and note: “Evening flight with a friend, his first flight in a light aircraft was in my handcrafted plans-built CH750 STOL…Brave man indeed!”
Can you crowdfund a flight training scholarship?
Learning to fly is expensive, but if a community comes together and everyone donates just a little, that could easily pay for the flight training for a new pilot every year.
Ice runway opens for business
The ice runway at the Alton Bay Seaplane Base in New Hampshire has opened for the 2022 season.
First ever Washington Airport Guide photo contest launches
Photos will be accepted through March 6, 2022, with the winning photo announced March 18.
National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building to close in March
While the main building will be closed until the fall of 2022, the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport remains open.
RV-4 hits prairie dog on landing
Upon inspection of the runway a dead Prairie Dog was found in the vicinity of where I landed. It appears as though my right main tire struck the Prairie Dog, which caused me to veer to the right. There were no injuries.
Picture of the Day: Flying in Tennessee
Jon Humberd submitted this photo and note: “Low and slow fun flying in the Super 701 around the mountains in southeast Tennessee.”
Bulldozers target VNY
As for those bulldozers heading to VNY, I wish them blue skies and tailwinds.
FAA tests to integrate drones into national airspace set to begin
The tests, set to launch in the spring of 2022, will examine how to manage drone traffic in real world scenarios.