Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo with a note: “After a long day of training flights, the C172 takes in the winter Iowa sunset.”
Make Englaero official – finally
Englaero is English spoken by an individual who mixes a thick dose of aeronautical terms into their vocabulary. To a native English speaker, it’s absolute gibberish. To a college level English teacher with no aeronautical background, it’s incomprehensible.
Video: Landing on a frozen lake
Robin Johansson recently posted a video to YouTube that documents two days of flying in February in Scandinavia, including several landings and takeoffs from a frozen lake.
99s, Women in Aviation awarded $750,000 in grants from Hilton Foundation
Women in Aviation will use its $250,000 grant to offer 47 additional scholarships in 2021, while the Ninety-Nines will use its $500,000 grant to develop additional pilot proficiency programs and increase its outreach activities.
Flexible digital instrument debuts
Flex can bring new data into the cockpit or replace legacy gauges. Possible configurations include radar altimeter display, GPS clock, airspeed indicator, fuel management display, and more.
Instructional flight fatal for two
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during initial climb after a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: Fly in ice fishing
Curtis Penner submitted this photo and note: “Spending a beautiful afternoon ice fishing with my Bearhawk Patrol on Stephenfield Lake in southern Manitoba, Canada.”
How did LSA fare in the year of fear?
Even in the year of the pandemic, LSA registrations grew in 2020.
Why do pilots continue to inadvertently fly into IMC?
These kinds of accidents “stem from failed planning, lack of understanding, or poor decision-making. All pilots have the option to turn down a flight before launch, turn around, proceed to an alternate, or land in a safe place if the weather deteriorates below company or personal minimums, yet we continue to see these types of accidents.”