Thomas Civin submitted this photo and note: “Piper Turbo Arrow IV and crew sleeping peacefully under Orion at 3 a.m. on a frosty full moon night at a grass strip fly-in at Thomas Memorial Airport (76V) in Glendo, Wyoming, in early September.”
Big Sky perspective
Every day since Sept. 17, 2022, at 20,000 airports during nearly 55,000 flight hours, no collision has occurred. Were there a few close calls? I’d guess yes. And yet, no collision.
Aviation’s economic impact in Iowa tops $6.4 billion
A new economic impact report shows that aviation in Iowa employs more than 41,000 people and generates $124 million in tax revenue annually.
Memorial for British cadets from World War II slated for Sunday in Arizona
A large number of British cadets went to an airfield in Mesa, Arizona, to begin primary training in biplanes, and then moved up to single-engine fighter-trainers, such as the AT-6 Texan. The British Royal Air Force organization named the facility Falcon Field, which is still in operation today.
Mindset, Motion, and Mechanics
Master Flight Instructor Rich Stowell recently published a paper identifying the first principles of light airplane flying. The nine principles are divided into the three categories: Mindset, Motion, and Mechanics.
A near miss and a mishap with an iPad creates problems for Baron pilot
A near-miss in the pattern, an angry controller, and a mishap with an iPad breaking the pilot’s headset leads the tower to call the authorities once the pilot lands. “He wanted me in jail,” the pilot says in his ASRS report.
Picture of the Day: Mountain rescue
Derek Prendergast submitted this photo and note: “Mountain rescue operating Blackhawks out of Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (KASE) in Colorado. Photo taken by Davey Mowrey.”
Human Factors: No one in command
It wouldn’t be until after the crash that either one of them would have any clue that no one was flying the plane.
Skateboard superstar skates out of plane at 9,000 feet
Brazilian Leticia Bufoni’s recently skateboarded off a rail from a plane at 9,000 feet for her “Sky Grind” project.