Our cooling temperatures present us with a great gift. This is a perfect time to accomplish time-consuming tasks we don’t want to undergo during the height of the spring and summer flying seasons. Painting, upholstery work, engine rebuilds, avionics upgrades and such can all put an otherwise perfectly functional airplane on the ground for weeks, or longer. In June that lost time can be a major point of frustration. In January, not so much.
Win a chance to fly in a P-51
Donate to the First Flight Society and win a chance to fly in Stallion 51’s P-51. Donations start as little as $25, with the winner drawn on Dec. 17, 2021, at Kill Devil Hills, N.C, the site of the Wright brothers’ first successful flight.
Museum of Flight accepting applications for Washington Aerospace Scholar Program
Applications are due Oct. 17, 2021, for next year’s program, which includes a free online component as well as a six-day residency at the museum during the summer.
Cirrus expands to Central Florida
CIrrus will open new locations at Kissimmee Gateway Airport and Orlando Executive Airport.
Misjudgments, mistakes, and missing the big picture
Since I had cut off the PA28, I figured the only possibility was that I had turned into my crosswind turn too early. However, I was confused about this as the PA28 had reported being on crosswind at least a full minute before I had even started my crosswind turn, and I could not figure out as to how they would then end up behind me.
Picture of the day: On the right track
Ted Luebbers sent in this photo with a note: “Granpa Frank McCutcheon shows his granddaughter, Molly, how to fly using one of EAA Chapter 534’s simulators. Frank is one of the chapter’s A&Ps and private pilot who keeps both young and old on the right track while repairing and building aircraft.”
A stay of execution in Hawaii
This is where the family feud analogy comes full circle in my mind. HDOT, the Army, and the FAA are all cousins, and on this topic, they aren’t getting along all that well.
Scenes from the Zenith homecoming
The 30th annual Zenith Homecoming featured STOL demonstrations, seminars and workshops, and a tribute to designer Chris Heintz, who passed away in April 2021.
Congress tackles FAA’s new flight training policy
“This is an important first step toward a solution to the FAA’s misguided interpretation on flight training. The FAA did not heed the committee’s bipartisan call to work toward a consensus solution in July and now Congress is taking action,” said Rep. Sam Graves.