Probable cause: The Extra pilot’s failure to see and avoid the Cessna, which resulted in an in-flight collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Extra pilot to tune his radio to the correct frequency, which resulted in no common traffic advisories being heard or recognized as relevant by either pilot.
Picture of the Day: Sunset on Oconomowoc Lake
Tom Read submitted this photo and note: “Sunset on Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin. 30 miles west of Milwaukee. 1976 A185F on Wipline 3730 amphibious floats.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also […]
Flying on Purpose
My soul occasionally whispered, “add purpose to your flying.”
Grant awarded to help maintain Red’s Horse Ranch Airstrip in Oregon
Concerns were that without mowing, the airstrip could become unusable and likely lost to future use.
Win a chance to fly a P-51
Raffle tickets are $20 each.
iFlightPlanner launches Bring Your Own EFB
Flights planned with iFlightPlanner can be exported to ForeFlight, FltPlan Go, FlyQ, Garmin Pilot, Jeppessen, or WingX running on Apple devices.
Pilot mistakes service road for taxiway
Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent navigation onto a service road instead of a taxiway, which resulted in a collision with a stop sign.
Picture of the Day: Heartland fields of Iowa
Tom Murray submitted this photo and note: “Flying over the lush green fields of corn and soybeans of central Iowa in my PA-12.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered […]
The trials and tribulations of being a third wheel
My Cub came out of the factory as a taildragger, somewhere along the line it was converted to a tricycle gear configuration, then in 1997 it returned to its original glory as a taildragger.