My 800 hour Since Major Over Haul (SMOH) Lycoming O-540-C4B5 engine won’t hold its RPMs. We’ve done several things to find the problem, but we’re still hunting.
Video: Strategies to avoid CFIT
The new video offers several strategies to avoid Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), which make up more than 17% of all general aviation accidents.
Are 3D printed parts strong enough for flight?
A new grant will help a Florida Polytechnic University professor determine if 3D printed parts are durable enough for rocket and jet engines.
Life lessons from fighter jet pilots
The new book offers life advice from 20 fighter jet pilots.
Pilot feels pressured to conduct ferry flight
“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.