“I shouldn’t have let the plane owner and mechanic pressure me into going when we suspected that the engine driven pump was ‘weak.’ Ironically, the owner has the fuel pump sitting in his house so he knew it was having problems and failed to tell me before I flew five hours over water outside of gliding distance of land.”
Pictures of the Day: Coupe to Coupe
Ken Thompson sent in these photos, with a note: “My friend, Ryan McDonald, took this shot of my 1946 Ercoupe 415-C from his Alon A2 Aircoupe recently, on our way home from a burger run south of Houston.”
Wings Over North Georgia returns to Rome
Wings Over Georgia returns as a drive-in event, with attendance topping 30,000 during Halloween weekend.
Tecnam diesel P2010 certified
The four-seat aircraft is powered by a 170-hp Continental engine that burns diesel and JetA1.
Phase One testing of bullet-shaped airplane concludes
After 55 successful test flights, Otto Aviation has concluded its Phase One testing of the Celera 500L, which is expected to be available by 2025.
Collection of aviation and adventure photos released
James Weibe of Radiant Technology has released a limited collection of his aviation and adventure photography prints called “Life Creations by James.”
It was like a tornado in the plane
The pilot’s distraction due to an open canopy during final approach, which resulted in a loss of altitude and ground impact short of the runway.
Picture of the Day: Engine off
Chris Huber submitted this photo and note: “Over Crater Lake.”
Christmas comes early for EAA chapter
Small changes to a hangar — like new lights and a new air compressor — makes the mission of inspiring kids to learn to fly, build and repair aircraft just a little bit easier this holiday season.