Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue to land without visual reference to the airport in low light conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to activate the private airport’s pilot-controlled lighting system due to its config
Picture of the Day: John Deere Air
Gary Kowalik submitted the following photo and note: “Imagination can fly. Farmer Elmer Schneider’s homebuilt plane gets off the ground in Chesaning, Michigan.” 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 […]
Roundabouts and runways
Should we meet in the air you can always depend on me to do the prescribed thing. The expected thing. The safe thing. I hope I can count on you to do the same.
Video: F-16 intercepts Cessna
What would it feel like to see F-16s around your Cessna?
MT-Propeller awarded STC for new prop on Diamond DA 42
The new prop improves climb performance by 10%.
BendixKing avionics added to Air Plains Services offerings
Air Plains Services now offers recently launched upgrade program for Cessna single-engine pistons.
Pilot crashes after thinking the plane ‘would straighten itself out’
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Picture of the Day: Waiting patiently
Nathan Mackey submitted the following photo and note: “This Piper Cub waited patiently to be put back in its hangar as a recent fly-in wound down at Bradford Field (NC05) in Huntersville, N.C.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos […]
Another path to an in-demand career
“We now have a true pathway to help new team members become knowledgeable, well-rounded aircraft technicians.”