I hear the Traffic Alert start, which isn’t uncommon for aircraft 500 feet apart in this airspace, and as I look up Aircraft Y tells me he’s responding to an RA and his voice is clearly strained. I incorrectly said what I was thinking, which was “Aircraft X what are you doing! Climb immediately to 5,500” as I’m watching him descend through 5,200 feet right on top of Aircraft Y. He responds that he “thought they were on a collision course.” To which I informed him that his actions caused the collision course.
Picture of the Day: Oshkosh or bust
Scott Sundstrom submitted this photo and note: “New beginnings for N33LG: This is my son flying his plane he painted by himself to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 after eight months of hard work.”
The thrill of flying low and slow
“I enjoy the scenery while I’m flying low and slow, and watching the farmhouses go by,” he says. “If you didn’t like it, you wouldn’t do it.”
Signs of safety at Marcy Field
A Recreational Aviation Foundation grant will help purchase 10 signs to put alongside the turf runway to keep cars, pedestrians, and hikers safely away.
Woman-focused aviation podcast debuts
The podcast will feature trailblazers, record-setters, adventurers, and entrepreneurs, having “unguarded conversations about what it means to be a woman, especially in aviation,” according to host Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft.
Free tire maintenance course updated
The course reviews common causes for tire related events, consequences of tire under and over-inflation, recommended inflation service schedules, and wear condition damages caused by Foreign Object Debris (FOD).
Inadequate preflight inspection leads to loss control
The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the floats, which led to his subsequent attempt to depart from a lake with damaged floats and led to a loss of roll control and the right wing impacting the water.
Picture of the Day: A sea of aircraft
Bob Hayes submitted this photo and note: “It’s good to see a sea of aircraft in the North 40 at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.”
Ask Paul: Help with timing
When setting the timing on an Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E engine, do I align the 25° line on the starter ring with the centerline of the engine case and do I align it with the top or bottom of the case?