Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Picture of the Day: Stay away
Rusty Eichorn submitted this photo and note: “A good place for this storm to be — to the north and moving northeast. Whew! At Northbound Seaplane Base (5MN6) in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent […]
Learner settles into the flight deck’s seat
So, whether you happen to agree, or vehemently disagree, with the aforementioned changes coming to a favored reference handbook near you, know that those changes were years in the making and discussed by people, just like you.
Video: Best air show vapor action
“Here’s the best air show vapor action we’ve seen in one place in a long time.”
Pilot Briefing podcast tops 100,000 downloads
The podcast is a “quick recap of the week’s top general aviation news stories, so you know what’s going on throughout the industry, in under five minutes.”
DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase rescheduled, hopefully to January
Officials said they’ll put on the show “as soon as circumstances allow — hopefully in late January 2021, a date already suggested by several fans of the showcase.”
Loose bolt leads to total loss of power
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the detachment of the throttle linkage from the throttle arm of the fuel injector servo due to an insufficiently tightened and secured bolt and the subsequent inadequate maintenance inspection.
Picture of the Day: The Boneyard
Jim Roberts submitted this photo and note: “The Boneyard. Many airports have one…a repository of abandoned airframes. What a shame their owners didn’t sell or donate them before these once-loved aircraft reached the point of no return. But sometimes a forlorn ship finds a new home. An A&P friend of mine acquired a Grumman American […]
50 first-timers
I truly believe that my providing “first-timers” with flights has resulted in a good many wins. Don’t you agree that such a flight at an early age instills a desire for more aviation in later years?