The free app is designed to help pilots connect with one another, find fly-ins, and more, including aircraft co-ownership opportunities.
A disaster waiting to happen
For an uncontrolled field, it is one of the most dangerous airports I have ever flown. Traffic on any given day is packed with student pilots, private pilots, traveling pilots coming to ZZZ and — worse yet — gliders on a parallel runway to the active non-glider, powered runway. It’s a mess.
Picture of the Day: Fun with RVs
Carl N. submitted this photo and note: “A friend and I were able to rendezvous and join up just north of Astoria, Oregon, during a recent flight from Arlington, Washington. I took this picture of him flying his Van’s Aircraft RV-8 from my RV-8. Quite a patriotic paint job!”
A bargain-priced helicopter you can fly
Composite-FX’s XEL is a factory-built helicopter, bargain priced at $52,000. GA pilots should have no problem flying the aircraft, which falls under the Part 103 regulations, company officials claim.
Video: Warbird Roundup
The Warbird Roundup, hosted by the Warhawk Air Museum of Nampa, Idaho, kicked off with an F-35 demonstration flight, which “ups the ante for the long-running” show. The show’s first day also featured World War II fighter ace Bud Anderson in a specially-marked Beech Super King Air that looked a lot like the P-51 Mustang he flew in the war.
Gearing up for Girls in Aviation Day
Girls in Aviation Day takes off Sept. 25, with events around the world.
Garmin Pilot app adds new terminal environment NOTAM alerts and graphical runway closures
Runway closure NOTAMs are now color-coded, with other features added as well.
Pilot ground loops after foot slips on rudder
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Picture of the Day: Finally my Nena is taking me flying for lunch!
Nena Gorrell submitted this photo and note: “My granddaughter Savvy Kate has been begging me to take her flying for months but because of COVID I couldn’t! So I surprised her with a flight to eat lunch once restaurants were back open. We flew my Cessna 182 from Decatur, Alabama, to Shelbyville, Tennessee, to eat at the Bell Buckle Cafe. She is on top of the world with excitement!”