Probable cause: The failure of the right rudder cable and subsequent loss of directional control during landing.
Picture of the Day: Dawn Patrol
Les Taylor submitted this photo and note: “My M-20K sits on the ramp at Yellowstone Regional Airport (KCOD) in Cody, Wyoming, ready for a non-stop dawn patrol to Three Rivers in Haines, Michigan.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent […]
Questions from the Cockpit: Baffled by baffling?
How baffles work for general aviation engines is a lot more complex than most people think.
Massachusetts flight school takes top honors in AOPA Flight Training Experience Survey
The 2019 Flight Training Experience Survey garnered 1,876 recommendations for top CFIs and 972 for best flight school.
Making jet fuel from seawater
Unlike the biofuels we know today, which are dependent on agricultural land to produce corn and sugar beets, bio-production in seawater would avoid ethical concerns of “fuel vs food.”
Astronomy Night at 9I0 cancelled
The weather just isn’t cooperating for Astronomy Night at Havana Regional Airport.
Planes crash on runway
Probable cause: The other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane landing in the opposite direction on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s failure to use the correct runway call sign in his radio communications.
Picture of the day: All polished and pretty
Megan Vande Voort sent in these photos with a note: “The B-29 FIFI at her winter home at Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, all polished and pretty.” 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 […]
Build your own HUD
If you are at all handy, computer-wise, this might make for a fun project that has the potential to open your eyes to the traffic around you, while keeping more money in your wallet, so you can actually go flying.