Jeremy Katz submitted this photo and note: “On the longest days of the year, a bit of light lingers in the sky well after sunset. This photo was taken a bit after 10 p.m. during the summer of 2020 while over south downtown Seattle. In the foreground are T-Mobile Park (home of the Mariners) and […]
Is a tiny bit of escaping noise OK with properly sealing rings?
The worst thing you can do is to baby the engine.
The flight of a lifetime
“I thought 2020 would be total wash-out, and then this!”
GA pilots needed for study on PIREPS
Pilots will be asked to review a six weather-related flight scenarios and record PIREPs as if they are flying.
Former Topgun instructor takes readers on the ride of a lifetime
Readers can ride along as Baranek shares all the stomach-dropping thrills of dogfighting and the pulse-pounding tension of patrolling the skies over Iraq with the ability to launch a 100-mile Phoenix missile at the touch of a button.
Cause of fatal crash a mystery
Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Picture of the Day: Does anyone know where this Heath Super Parasol is?
Mary Ann Lebold submitted this photo and note: “This Heath Super Parasol was built by my father, Frank Vomocil, and his brother, Charley Vomocil, circa 1931 in Yuma, Arizona. In this picture, my father is at the controls. Aircraft flew once piloted by Bill Pender. Crashed near Pilots Knob due to a clogged oil line. […]
WINGS: The CFI is the MVP
Did you know you can renew your CFI certificate without a flight instructor refresher course?
Pilot completes Pole-to-Pole circumnavigation
The flight began on Nov. 16, 2019, from Gillespie Field in San Diego County, returning home to San Diego eight months and 24 days later on Aug. 10, 2020.