ASA awarded three scholarships to aviation mechanic students during the annual Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) Conference in 2022.
Confused student loses control while landing
I remember feeling confused because I was halfway through the procedures for a touch-and-go and halfway through the procedures for a go around.
Picture of the Day: Migration
Richard Melnick submitted this photo and note: “A Piper PA-11 and C-185 at Fifth Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York waiting the annual migration to warmer latitudes.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Rotate what, exactly?
Riley, a CFI candidate’s non-pilot flying companion from Florida, asks: “So what’s rotating when you say ‘rotate’ during takeoff? It seems to me to be more of a pull-back than a spinning motion.”
Ever want to set an aviation record?
With the recent release of the most memorable aviation records from 2019 to 2021, it caught my attention that the National Aeronautic Association has a list of its Most Wanted Records. Curious as to what they are?
300+ years of flight experience
Six 7S5 residents were recently presented with Wright Brothers Master Pilot Awards.
Cascade Warbirds names 2022 scholarship winners
Five youth from around the Pacific Northwest are the latest in a long line of aspiring aviators supported by Cascade Warbirds.
Sonex bent during precautionary landing
A gradual loss of engine power during takeoff due to the pressure regulator not keeping continuous fuel pressure which led to a precautionary off airport landing and collision with terrain.
Picture of the Day: Arctic Tern in a cornfield
Dean Carrell submitted this photo and note: “My 1982 Arctic Tern in a cornfield grass strip during a trip I took to a friend’s in Minnesota. I’m 74 and fly four or five times a week. I live in Worland, Wyoming, surrounded by mountains and love this type of flying.”