Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to securely lock the canopy before takeoff.
Picture of the Day: Baby it’s cold outside
Colton Kinney submitted the following photo and note: “Pre-flight warm up.Burt Ackerman and his 1946 Super Cruiser at Winsted Airport in Minnesota.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered for […]
A logbook success
Whether you use paper and pen or a keyboard to log your flights, do you go above and beyond to document the details? Why? Why not?
Almost 80,000 GA aircraft ADS-B equipped
The data does not include experimental aircraft or light-sport aircraft.
NBAA continues its fight for SMO
NBAA’s appeal maintains that the excessive landing fees collected by Santa Monica must be refunded.
Drone tracking standards developed by ASTM
Remote ID is “paramount for the continued integration of drones” into the National Airspace System.
Second flight in homebuilt plane ends in stall
Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive application of aft stick during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to this accident was the pilot’s inexperience in the airplane.
Picture of the Day: A circular rainbow
Matthew McCoy submitted the following photo and note: “Float flying near the Columbia River.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered for our new Page 4 photo feature in the […]
Westbound round-the-world record attempt happening now
Five legs, most over open ocean, in a single-engine piston-powered homebuilt aircraft.