The fly-over takes off at 1:30 p.m. from Florida’s Punta Gorda Airport.
Homebuilder Week slated for January 2021
Homebuilders Week virtual presentations are free of charge to everyone interested in building an aircraft.
Avidyne update support multi-tasking
“The IFD100 app can now be displayed on a split screen with other apps that support multitasking.”
Carb icing brings down LSA
Probable cause: The pilot’s delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during descent due to carburetor icing.
Picture of the Day: The tradition continues….
Jennifer Thomas submitted this photo and note: “So excited for our son, Ryan Thomas, 19, earning his Private Pilot certificate in late October. Ryan is a fourth generation pilot on my side of the family. My husband, Jason, and I are both pilots and instructors, my Dad, Roger Saddler, is a Wright Brothers Master Pilot, and my grandfather, Charles Collins, was a pilot and instructor. Ryan is pictured with the Cessna 172 he learned to fly in and I got my instrument rating in back in 1992.”
The wind will blow
“Probably” should never have a place in your flight planning process.
Avionics sales plunge 27% so far in 2020
There is a bright spot: Sales in the third quarter were up 5.9% compared to the second quarter of this year, with retrofit sales up 10.8% over the second quarter.
Musicians + flying: A winning combination
Nominations for the scholarships, which take high school music students from zero time to solo, are due Jan. 31. 2021.
Latest edition of Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide released
All the subjects a Private Pilot candidate will be tested on during checkride and review flights are covered.