Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor’s failure to properly configure the landing gear before landing, which resulted in landing with the landing gear retracted.
Picture of the Day: Snow is melting
Tajae Viaene submitted this photo and note: “Enjoying the first flights in my new C180 as the snow melts and more strips open up in the Midwest. Photo taken by Gordon Court with King’s Court Creative Photography.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via […]
A 1928 Pheasant H-10’s remarkable homecoming
It may have seemed a bit outlandish to ask the people of Memphis, Missouri, (population about 1,800) for $75,000 to bring the Pheasant home.
Video: Learning about flying from a seventh grader
Watch James Garvin’s research project and see a pilot in the making.
Piper begins manufacturing face masks
The aircraft manufacturer has turned to manufacturing face masks for medical personnel.
EAA publishes ‘The Final Mission’
The book recounts personal remembrances from World War II veterans who flew combat missions aboard B-17s.
Student hits pole while parking
Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a stationary pole while parking.
Picture of the Day: Burning season
Farmers in the area of the S79 grass airfield near Green Sea, S.C., were burning off their fields this week in preparation for the planting season as GAN contributor Bill Walker flew over the area inland from Myrtle Beach in his 1953 Cessna 180. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of […]
Don’t let ’em close your airport
The FAA is looking out for a vital national asset…our airports.