William Hunt submitted this photo and note: “After soaring with the London Gliding Club in Dunstable, England, we went to the ridge overlooking the gliderport and caught this ASK-21 getting the last flight of the day. Soaring at its best!”
Building a better mouse trap
The EZ-UP Inspection Cover Kit, a new and improved inspection cover for fabric-covered aircraft, was developed by Marty Harris, who developed it after “40 years of fighting traditional riveted covers in six of my fabric airplanes.” He’s given the design rights to EAA Chapter 534 in Leesburg, Florida, with all proceeds from the kit sales going to the chapter’s youth aviation program.
Tips for saving money on flight training
There’s a lot of advice online about how to save money during flight training. Here are a few of our favorites.
New owner for Sonex
Long-time employee Mark Schaible takes over the company and will continue operations, while focusing on new products for the Oshkosh-based kit manufacturer.
PK Floats introduced for Super Legend Cubs
New amphibious and straight floats are now available for American Legend Aircraft Co.’s Super Legend. The new floats, manufactured by PK Floats, can be fitted to high performance Titan-powered Legend Cubs, according to company officials.
Beech 200 hydroplanes while landing on a wet runway
The airplane hydroplaning while landing on a wet runway, which degraded its braking capability and resulted in a runway overrun onto grass and mud and the nose landing gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land the airplane until it was near the runway midpoint due to fog over the approach end of the runway.
Picture of the Day: It takes a village…
John Chvatal submitted this photo and note: “It takes a small village to prep these beautiful birds at Wings of the North in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, for flight.”
Evolution, innovation, and then what?
Somewhere in the 1950s the idea of what an airport should be froze as if they were museum pieces, not viable centers of business and industry. That model, while once exciting and modern, is not practical to the world we live in today, more than half a century later. Nor will it be a desirable standard in the future.
FAA Airplane Flying Handbook adds aircraft energy management for first time
“Proper energy management is essential for performing any maneuver, as well as for attaining and maintaining desired vertical flightpath and airspeed profiles in everyday flying,” says Embry-Riddle’s Dr. Juan Merkt, who collaborated with the FAA on the chapter.