The pilot’s improper pitch trim setting during takeoff in a left quartering tailwind, which resulted in the airplane abruptly pitching up and subsequently experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow a preflight checklist and verify that the elevator trim tab was in the takeoff position.
Picture of the Day: Red Knight over Ontario’s West Coast
Eric Dumigan submitted this photo and note: “Todd Culver flying the Jet Aircraft Museum’s RCAF Red Knight T-33 over Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada. The Jet Aircraft Museum is based at London, Ontario, and maintains the T-33 in flying condition along with several other static jet aircraft. The photo was taken from Danny Richer’s T-28 Trojan.”
Questions from the Cockpit: A toast to the law
While pilots have to report getting caught driving under the influence, what about other alcohol-related troubles? And why does the FAA care about our drinking behavior?
Volunteers spruce up Oregon’s Toketee State Airport
Members of the Recreational Aviation Foundation and Oregon Pilots Association volunteered to help improve the primitive camping area at Toketee State Airport.
FAA expands weather camera coverage in Colorado and Montana
The cameras, along with weather data from the equipment, give pilots critical pre-flight information, such as weather trends and from which direction bad weather is approaching.
Whirly-Girls open 2022 scholarship season
Applications are due Oct. 3, 2021, for more than $100,000 in scholarships.
Hand propping goes awry
As I was walking around the wing to the cockpit, engine power increased more quickly than expected after start. I was unable to reach the cockpit to shut the engine down before the chocks gave way, followed by the tie-down stake pulling out of the ground.
Picture of the Day: Crop duster graveyard
Dan McCully submitted this photo and note: “Among a field of abandoned crop dusters at the Americus, Georgia, airport (KACJ), this airplane — a Polish PZL-106 Kruk — patiently waits for a pilot who will never return.”
The art of weather watching
A METARmap is functional art. Or the synthesis of art and technology. Or perhaps artistic technology. Or tech-imbedded art. Whatever you want to call it, it’s totally frickin’ cool.