Most pilots think once they start flying with unleaded fuel, general aviation will no longer be polluting the air. A quick look at the automobile industry and the changes it has had to make show that this is just the beginning.
Back to the Backcountry
Now available to view for free is a recording of an Air Safety Institute webinar that looks at accidents in the backcountry, with an eye towards preventing these accidents in the future. Not a backcountry pilot? You can still learn something, says Bill McGlynn, president of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, who was one of the panelists on the webinar, along with Mike Patey, and the presidents of the Utah Back Country Pilots Association and the Montana Pilots Association.
New Aircraft Mechanic Training Center in the works at Dayton airport
The new training center, which will be housed in a renovated hangar at Dayton International Airport, is expected to open in early 2023.
Ice Light gets FAA nod
The PWI LED Ice light is approved for a variety of aircraft from Barons and King Airs to Cessna Caravans and Centurions.
Stearman narrowly avoids mid-air with banner tow airplane
I realized that I had made a mistake. Even though I had visually cleared the area in front of me, I should not have flown a shallow, wings level, straight-ahead descent. I should have made one (or more) S-turns during the descent to scan for traffic ahead and below my flight path.
Picture of the Day: Rainbow Cub
Rusty Eichorn submitted this photo and note: “A Super Cub on the ramp at KGPZ in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, after an October day of rain and a beautiful end to the day. There is nothing more fun or simplistic than a Super Cub. I’ve been flying them for almost 40 years.”
The future is behind us
The idea of replacing more than 100 aging traditional control towers with more than 100 new traditional control towers is frustrating to me.
Rushed decision to ban 100LL at California airports puts safety at risk
A letter sent to FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson from the leaders of GA’s advocacy groups asks the agency to mitigate a California county’s decision to ban 100LL, noting it will “significantly increase the risk of aircraft misfuelling. “Engine failures from misfuellings often occur at critical phases of flight, such as on takeoff and climb out, and NTSB accident reports document the grim outcomes,” the letter reminds the agency’s chief.
Tecnam’s U.S. takeover
The Italian aircraft manufacturer has identified the United States as a “strategic market,” with new representatives handling sales in 17 states.