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!”
Airmail history in a tiny town
The tiny town of Medicine Bow, Wyoming, with a population just under 300, is home to a museum that features historic mementoes of the early days of airmail.
Sonex’s next design: A high wing
The new high-wing design is expected to be ready for orders after EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.
Midwest LSA Expo prepares for takeoff
The free event features Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), including Part 103, STOL (Short Take off and Land), and gyroplanes on one flightline. Unlike some of the bigger shows, demo flying is a lot easier at this show, organizers note.
New owner for Stuart Jet Center at KSUA
Denver-based Ross Aviation has acquired Stuart Jet Center at Witham Field (KSUA) in Stuart, Florida.
Broken mixture control cable leads to loss of all engine power
The cable was completely severed at the carburetor.
Picture of the Day: Test flight
Minh Hieu Vo submitted this photo and note: “Pilot Nguyen Tuan Vo is doing a test flight before a festival at Tri Ton, An Giang, Vietnam. The test flight was preparing for a show at the end of April 2021 for Reunification Day in Vietnam. The event may gather up to 10,000 people. We will do paragliding, paramotor, trikes, and kites.”
When ‘just buy a new engine’ isn’t the right answer
I’m frustrated at this juncture simply because many are defaulting to the “just buy a new engine” solution while myself and others realize that doing so without determining exactly what the root cause of this issue is seems foolish and professionally and technically timid.
5 tips for making better landings
Landing is one of the most fun and rewarding parts of flying, since all of your skills come together in a few important seconds and you get to grade the outcome based on tangible factors like landing smoothness, touchdown accuracy, and overall landing distance. This video offers some practical and effective tips from Charlie Gasmire of the Airplane Academy.