The pilot’s failure to maintain to directional control during takeoff from a snow-covered runway with a right, quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a snowbank.
Picture of the Day: A rare January day
Mary Ann Lebold submitted this photo and note: “Dale Weir fueling his 1929 Fleet Model 1 biplane on a warm January day at Lenhardts AirHaven just east of Hubbard, Oregon.
Still no answer on unleaded avgas 30 years on
The push for unleaded avgas began in the 1980s. It seems we’re still no closer to an answer today than we were then.
Sporty’s Foundation giving tops $160,000 in 2020
Bequests were made to organizations from the Young Eagles to aviation scholarships to the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
National Aviation Hall of Fame wins $250,000 state grant
The grant will allow the Hall of Fame — which is in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio — to begin work on its new state-of-the-art facility called the NAHF’s Heritage Hall and Education Center (HHEC).
New hangar, fuel farm in the works at KPWK
The new hangar, increased ramp space, and new fuel farm are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Failure to use carb heat brings down Piper
The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat while operating the airplane in weather conditions and at engine power settings conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the subsequent forced landing.
Picture of the Day: Ski flying in Idaho’s backcountry
Lori MacNichol submitted this photo and note: “After landing the Carbon Cub in Idaho’s backcountry soft snow, I could not wait to get out and take a photo for sharing the extremely rewarding and the fun of flying on skis.”
Tips & tricks from our readers
In this installment of Tips & Tricks from our readers, there are tips on everything from the importance of landing lights to how to tell if grease is still good to how to gauge how much fuel you have.