Sponsored by Avemco Insurance Company and Hartzell Propeller, the free program is includes a 98-page digital booklet, a 42-page graphics supplement to facilitate classroom discussion, a 28-minute webinar recording, a 12-minute video, targeted training exercises, and a pilot survey.
Pilot experiences dizziness, other symptoms, from carbon monoxide
A few seconds after rotating I stated feeling symptoms of what I believed to be from the CO. I was going to give the plane to my student so I could open the door for air as he warned me of the sensor reading close to 250 ppm of CO.
Picture of the Day: Electric CruZer
Chris Brammer submitted this photo and note: “Dutchie’s Electric CruZer and Pop’s Lycoming O-320 powered CruZer. What I did during the pandemic.”
Make dollars make sense
It takes dollars to fly. As daunting as the costs may be, those dollars aren’t locked away in a secret vault, hidden from public view, reserved for only the wealthy few. They’re flowing through our wallets and checking accounts on a regular basis. Our challenge is to get focused enough to direct a portion of those dollars to the goal we most sincerely want to achieve.
Video: How much it really costs to own an airplane
From the original $150,000 acquisition price to avionics, hangars, insurance, fuel, oil, and more, this aircraft owner breaks down what it really costs to fly his Bonanza.
Flying Boat documentary premieres
In celebration of the movie, Braun is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sales of 100 limited edition FLYING BOAT film posters (both signed and framed) to the Pan Am Museum Foundation, Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Aspen Flight Academy.
Pilot, mechanic shortage to be spotlighted at symposium
The three-day symposium will bring together officials from airlines, manufacturers, industry associations, labor unions, government agencies, and academic institutions to “identify and mitigate challenges to creating a sufficient pool of qualified pilots and technicians,” according to Purdue University officials.
Reconnaissance flight over mountains ends badly
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid mountainous terrain, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: Flying Over the Dead Sea
Nof Miron submitted this photo and note: “A climb out of Bar Yehuda Airfield (LLMZ) in Israel, the lowest airstrip in the world, just off the shore of the Dead Sea. Flying my Tecnam P92 from the left side of the cockpit, and my friend Amit Agronov, who is an aviation photographer, is in the right seat. Shot with the Gopro 7 mounted on my wing.”