Dr. Joe McMurray submitted this photo and note: “A Super Decathlon surf report.”
Long, winding, and unavoidable
So few have walked that short distance across the ramp, climbed into an aircraft, and flown away under their own direction that the average man or woman on the street just can’t conceive of what it must be like. They can watch it on video, but they won’t really understand what they’re seeing. They can ride along in the seat beside the pilot, and they’ll still miss 90% of what lights the pilot’s fire.
Use it or lose it
A study by an Embry Riddle researcher shows the COVID-19 pandemic had an “alarming impact” on pilot proficiency.
Celebration of life slated for CubCrafters founder
The celebration of life will be held Dec. 4, 2021, at the CubCrafters factory in Yakima, Washington.
New name for Carpenter Avionics
The company, which is based at Smyrna Rutherford County Airport in Tennessee, is now called Forge Flightworks.
Pilot crashes after being too focused inside cockpit
The pilot’s focus inside the cockpit during the base turn and final approach, which led to a high sink rate developing and a subsequent hard landing short of the runway.
Picture of the Day: Last landing of the evening
Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 185 does a high speed water taxi to its slip before dark after landing at Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage Alaska. No filter was used for this image the coloring is from natural ‘Alpenglow.'”
Still hunting for why my engine won’t hold its RPMs
My 800 hour Since Major Over Haul (SMOH) Lycoming O-540-C4B5 engine won’t hold its RPMs. We’ve done several things to find the problem, but we’re still hunting.
Video: Strategies to avoid CFIT
The new video offers several strategies to avoid Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), which make up more than 17% of all general aviation accidents.