Art Woods submitted this photo and note: “Fueling complete just before a light shower. RV-7 back in the hangar at the airport in Albuquerque, N.M. In New Mexico, we appreciate any rain and rely on a summer ‘monsoon’ season. Getting ready to fly, we were surprised this rain actually materialized.”
Emasculating aviation
The FAA’s Inclusive Language Summit combined two of our columnist’s favorite things: Aviation and Language. William E Dubois gives us his take on the agency’s initiative to change crucial words in aviation, such as airman and repairman to more gender-neutral terms because language matters.
Giving kids hands-on experience
The winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s 2021 Aviation Design Challenge got some hands-on experience at Eviation and CubCrafters, while the second place team got their own two-day STEM Lab Camp presented by Redbird Flight Simulations.
SUN ‘n FUN president to retire after 2022 expo
After serving as president during the transformation of SUN ‘n FUN from “Spring Break for Pilots” into a world-class aviation-based education center, John “Lites” Leenhouts is retiring.
The Art of Flying
The 2022 calendar from Superior Air Parts, which features the work of aviation artist Dale Smith, is available to download for free.
A student who doesn’t use checklists plus a broken fuel selector valve leads to engine losing power
I noticed he was very busy on final this last trip around, and it appeared at this time he was switching tanks. I have never instructed him to switch tanks on final before. For some reason, he continues to do things in the airplane that were not taught, or are in direct opposition to what was being taught. Most of them are minor, but fuel is something I’m very passionate about having on board.
Picture of the Day: Into the spin
Santiago Arbelaez submitted this photo and note: “Flying out of the envelope in Colombia. The RV-4 is a very predictable and responsive aerobatic plane.”
In consideration of right seaters
There is nothing natural about piloting an aircraft. In fact, our belief that the act of flying is normal and enjoyable flies in the face of an opinion held by the vast majority of the wider population. I’m not talking about the fear of flying. That’s real, but increasingly rare. The intimidation factor, though, that can be found in abundance.
New name for Oklahoma airport
The Richard Lloyd Jones, Jr. Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma has a new name: Tulsa Riverside Airport.