The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in his inadvertent departure with the tow bar connected to the nose wheel, and the low approach while returning to the airport, which allowed the tow bar to contact trees.
Picture of the Day: A serendipitous landing
Geoff Nicholson submitted this photo and note: “While performing acceptance flight testing of our newest SeaRey LSA, our test pilot Dan Nickens decided to take a break in this Florida lake. The scene turned out to be so amazing that he memorialized it with this photo.”
What is, what was, and what might one day be
Truthfully, the general aviation market and environment is as good or better than it has ever been. Our challenge remains, however. The pilots who attend safety seminars are by and large the pilots who least need the refresher. The pilots who don’t attend safety seminars are the pilots who present the greatest threat to the rest of us.
The impact of the EPA’s proposed endangerment finding on GA
“Any ban of 100LL for piston-powered aircraft before an unleaded alternative is widely available poses a serious safety risk to pilots, carries economic consequences to thousands of local communities, and is a violation of current federal rules and regulations.”
Free webinar on preflight self-briefing
The webinar, which goes live Oct. 13, 2022, at 1 p.m. Eastern, will discuss “A Pilot’s Guide to a Preflight Briefing,” published as Advisory Circular 91-92.
Nominations open for Flying Musicians scholarship
Music teachers of high school junior or senior students who have a passion for aviation can nominate the students.
RV-12 pilot learns not to trust his fuel gauges
This is a relatively new aircraft with three different fuel gauges and it has a very low burn rate. I have come to not trust two of the gauges.
Picture of the Day: Heading towards the sunset
Raymond and Meri Walker submitted this photo and note: “We had just left Stumpy’s Grille on Lake Granbury in Texas in our SeaRey Elite when a friend took this picture of us heading out. The sunset was beautiful.”
Be a goldfish
Research could lead to new methods for training current and aspiring pilots beyond the mechanics and memorization of flight.