Nathan Mackey submitted this photo and note: “I have been in love with aviation since I was 4 years old. This Saturday I got to ride along with my daughter, Hannah, who just turned 4 last month, on her first airplane ride. It was a very special flight as it was in Helio Courier s/n 001, N242B, made in 1954. I flew in this airplane from 1998-2004 as a volunteer with JAARS to various airshows, including Oshkosh. N242B’s owner flew from Texas to JAARS in North Carolina to attend a private fly-in and to give Hannah her first airplane ride. Hannah’s comment when we rose above the trees was, “Wow! I can see EVERYTHING!” Here’s to many more years of flying for Hannah.”
The art of negotiation
The act of negotiating is good. Yet, few of us will engage in an obvious negotiation for fear that we might be turned down, or worse, that negotiation is somehow an indication of greed or of being egocentric. Neither of those fears is valid.
5G launch delayed as impact on aviation safety assessed
Originally planned to roll out Dec. 5, 5G from AT&T and Verizon has been put on hold for about a month while the wireless companies assess potential impact on aviation safety.
FAA to CFIs: Teach the Impossible Turn
The notice from the FAA Safety Team tells CFIs to teach their students “when and how to make a safe 180° turn back to the field after an engine failure.”
Coleman Jet Solutions launches
Started by business aviation industry veteran Dave Coleman, the boutique aircraft transaction firm provides technical, regulatory and financial advisory services to those looking to buy an airplane.
Student’s first cross-country ends with prop strike
I entered my flair and “ballooned” slightly. When I came back down from ballooning, I came down hard and, in the process, experienced prop strike, front gear collapse, and damage to my right wing before coming to a stop on the grass to the left of the runway with the help of the grass to arrest my momentum.
Picture of the Day: Early morning departure
Philip Potts submitted this photo and note: “An early morning light show as the Pilatus climbs out of Nashville. It is calm, cold, quiet, and magnificent.”
Pilots Without Pants returns for 2022
The 2022 Pilots Without Pants calendar features pilots from the Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York posing “nude” with their airplanes. It’s all in good fun for a good cause: Raising money for a scholarship fund to help a low-income student become a pilot.
‘Because words matter’
A virtual summit slated for Nov. 10, 2021, will provide a platform for the public to comment and provide additional recommendations to the FAA as it develops an “enterprise-wide initiative to adopt language that is both gender-neutral and inclusive.”