The event is a fundraiser to support the Aviation Museum of N.H.’s youth education programs, which include an upcoming summer camp and a high school student plane-building project.
Water contamination results in total loss of engine power
Water contamination of the airplane’s fuel supply which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Picture of the Day: I Follow Roads
Yvonne Guerra submitted this photo and note: “I follow roads — up the mountain. C-150 flying over the Corona mountains on a winter day in Southern California.”
The other DECIDE model
Students cancel lessons, show up unprepared, and generally fail to make significant progress toward their goal of learning to fly for one specific reason. They don’t really understand the process of learning a complex subject that includes multiple components of knowledge combined with mechanical skill.
Airport Noise Classification System receives patent
“The technology helps solve a key question in the noise monitoring arena: ‘We have a sound, do we have an airplane?’” said Brad Juffer, the assistant director of terminal operations for the MAC and a co-inventor of the project. “No human or staff can efficiently decipher the thousands of inbound sound events that come through our system daily. With this classification system, we gain more reliable data to better understand overall trends impacting our airport neighbors.”
EAA’s B-25 returns to the skies in 2023
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-25, the Berlin Express, returns to the skies in 2023, with plans to embark on a tour across the United States with stops already scheduled in eight states.
New manufacturing facility for Schweiss Doors
Schweiss Doors, a manufacturer of hydraulic and bifold liftstrap doors, has built a new manufacturing facility that will also serve as a showcase for the company’s new “free-standing” header frames.
Mooney pilot learns several lessons during flight into icing conditions
With the brakes out, the windscreen obscured, and no autopilot to lean on, I nearly lost control.
Picture of the Day: Lunch at Nancy’s
David Weber submitted this photo and note: “Somewhere over northern California between Sacramento and Sutter Butte the gang from Rio Linda Airport (L36) are heading to Willows/Glenn County Airport (KWLW) for lunch at Nancy’s Airport Cafe. Dan West flying his supercharged Reno Racer RV-8 is just off the wing of Eric Schepper’s award-winning Glasair II-S with the snow-capped Sierra Mountains in the background.”