Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management and his failure to switch to a fuel tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.
Picture of the Day: Iconic Iowa
Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo with a note: “Father and son capitalize on a sunny winter day at Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA) in Iowa.” “I love this shot because it looks like what everyone thinks Iowa looks like, she adds. “This runway is truly plop in the middle of corn fields.” Would you […]
Flying an AirBike 900 miles
When Mike Jefferson flew 900 miles to the Copperstate Fly-In in Arizona, it took three days and 17 hours of flight time on his AirBike.
Video: A different way to fly
Skiing with kites is a new way to fly.
Able Flight awards 10 scholarships
Most will train at Able Flight’s program at Purdue University beginning in May, while one will become Able Flight’s first student to train at the Aerospace Center For Excellence in Lakeland, Florida.
Pick up your Aircraft Spruce order at SUN ‘n FUN
Orders must be placed by noon on March 25.
Instructional flight ends in hitting sagebrush
Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and lateral control during the go-around in gusting crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication between the flight instructor
Picture of the Day: Cessna at sunset
Clint Goff submitted the following photo and note: “What an amazing gradient of colors as the sun sets over East Texas!”
From 0 to 100 in just eight years
Blaise Kessler is the 100th teen to earn their private pilot certificate at the Aerospace Center for Excellence.