Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent landing in snow adjacent to the snow-covered runway resulting in a collision with runway signs.
Picture of the Day: Having a blast
Sean Mulligan submitted the following photo and note: “After getting my Basic Rusty Pilot skills back up to snuff, it’s time to fly a tailwheel again after 20 years of not doing so. Having a blast flying a buddy’s beautiful Champ.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You […]
Now that’s something to get excited about
Excitement while flying can be good and bad.
Proposed rule on Remote ID for drones released
The rule will be officially published in the Federal Register Dec. 31.
Survey of female pilot training launches
“The female demographic is highly under-represented in the pilot and aerospace industry.”
FreeFlight’s radar altimeter display certified
The RAD-45 radar altimeter display is now shipping.
Airplane stalls on landing after ‘bottom fell out’
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the Day: Ready to go
Steve Moody submitted the following photo and note: “My 1985 Wittman W8 Tailwind at home in the English Midlands, just out of a rejuvenation and ready to fly! This is a slightly modified W8 as redesigned in the 1970s by Andrew Perkins, who set out to produce a British compliant kit of this classic efficient […]
Ask Paul: Should I wait to start this engine until my plane is done?
“I’ve spent a lot of money on the project and don’t want to risk the new engine being ruined because of eagerness.”