Garmin’s updates to its GI 275 electronic flight instrument, including transponder control, simpler GPSS mode switching, and more, have been granted FAA STC approval.
Cessna 180 hits fence after running out of fuel
The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
Picture of the Day: Breakfast fly-in
Dennis Bonilla submitted this photo and note: “Morning fly-in by pilots to Payson from Scottsdale and Deer Valley for a great breakfast.”
One man’s unfinished history with a Pietenpol
After a lifelong fascination with aviation, Ted Luebbers finds a connection with a long-forgotten Pietenpol project.
Are you flying to Oshkosh?
Make sure you are prepared to fly into the big show. Read the NOTAM, practice your flying skills, and pick up some tips during two webinars the Experimental Aircraft Association is hosting in late June.
Fargo Air Museum launches flight simulator lab
Featuring two sets of controls, a yoke and joystick, with the option of virtual reality, pilots and aspiring aviators will be able to take to the sky virtually anywhere in the world. Individuals are able to choose from more than 30 aircraft to fly. Flights can be adjusted to depart and land in various destinations all while the user experiences real-time weather and air traffic conditions.
Oklahoma flying club offers private pilot scholarship
Named in honor of one of the flying club’s founders, the scholarship will cover all costs for a private pilot certificate for a high school student or young adult.
Improper fuel management and unsuitable terrain for takeoff bad combination
The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in the precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.
Picture of the Day: She’s waiting to fly
Joe Miller submitted this photo and note: “The sun coming up over KFLX in Fallon, Nevada, as I arrived for today’s lesson in this awesome 1975 Cessna 172. She loves flying as much as I love learning how to fly her.”